GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Southeastern Conference announced that Skylar Wallace, Cheyenne Lindsey and Hannah Adams of the Florida softball team were selected to various 2022 All-SEC teams Friday morning.
Wallace was selected to the All-SEC First Team, while Lindsey received All-SEC Second Team accolades and Adams secured a spot on the SEC All-Defensive Team. The awards for Wallace and Lindsey are the first in their respective careers, while Adams secured the third SEC All-Defensive Team accolade of her career.
This is the first All-SEC First Team accolade for Wallace and first All-SEC Second Team award for Lindsey.
In addition, Adams becomes just the second player in Florida program history to earn three all-conference defensive team accolades at second base in program history and just the third player in SEC history to achieve the feat. The Hoschton, Ga. native joins former Gator Aja Paculba and Tennessee Lady Vol Lauren Gibson as the only second basemen to receive the award three times.
Overall, the Gators lead the SEC with nine all-time selections to the defensive team at second base and her selection puts Florida with 27 all-time defensive team selections, which is the more than any other program in the league.
Skylar Wallace – Redshirt-Junior – Infield
* 2022 All-SEC First Team
* 2022 USA Softball Division I Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
* Leads all players in with 15 stolen bases on just 17 attempts in SEC play.
* Scored the second most runs in SEC play this year with 23.
* In league play, also ranks fifth in doubles, fourth in walks, fourth in hit-by-pitch and fourth in on base percentage.
* Drove in the game-winning runs in wins over at Texas A&M (3/18) and at Ole Miss (4/14), while also scoring the game-winning runs against then ranked No. 15/14 Tennessee (3/27) and at Ole Miss (4/15).
* Produced seven multi-hit games in league play and tallied a nine-game hit-streak in league games.
Cheyenne Lindsey – Senior – Outfield
* 2022 All-SEC Second Team
* Leads the conference in triples with three in SEC play.
* Drove in the game-winning run at Texas A&M (3/20) and twice at then ranked No. 19 LSU (4/30 & 5/1). Also, was responsible for scoring the game winning run against Mississippi State (3/12), at then ranked No. 17 Auburn (4/3) and both times against then ranked No. 19 LSU (4/30 & 5/1).
* Produced seven multi-hit games in league play, which includes a trio of career-high tying three hit games.
* Registered a double play from right field in the fifth inning against Tennessee to preserve a 1-1 tie.
Hannah Adams – 5th Year Graduate – Second Base
* 2022 SEC All-Defensive Team
* Recorded 30 putouts and 26 assists with no errors in league play this season. Also, turned five double plays from her second base position.
* Instrumental in the Gators come-from-behind victory over then ranked No. 5 Alabama (4/11) with a season-high three hits and three runs scored.
* For the second time in her career, Adams recorded a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at second base during league play.
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