2026 Softball Media Guide by Wallace State Community College

Message from the President

Welcome to Wallace State Community College, and thank you for supporting Wallace State Athletics!

We have a long and storied history of excelling at athletics and we are exceedingly proud of all our teams - with nine national championships, numerous conference championships, and national team and individual honors among them. Our scholar-athletes go on to successful careers, whether they plan to enter the workforce, transfer to a university, or go professional.

Your support is so important to our college and to our teams. We look forward to having you on campus this semester to watch these talented athletes compete, and we hope you will return again and again to take advantage of the many opportunities Wallace State offers.

Sincerely,

Vicki P. Karolewics, Ed.D. President

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2026 Softball ROSTER

WALLACE STATE

WALLACE STATE LIONS SOFTBALL

#1 Reese Decker #2 Tenayja Thomas #3 McKenzie Stribling #4 Lexie Kelly

#5 Leah Graves

#6 Ava Smith

#7 Camdyn Bassett #8 Teagen Harmon

#9 Taylor Stalling #10 Emma Coan #11 Sydney Gurley #12 Ashlyn Burns

#13 Leilah Mennes #14 Kaelyn Jones #15 Charli Kyser

#16 Mallory Flournoy

#17 Ashlynn Massey #18 Allyssa Hunt #20 Kenley Vaughn #22 Blakelyn Austin

#23 Brooklynn Sertell #24 Allie Tatum #34 Madeline Howard MGR Presley Orazine

MEET THE SOFTBALL COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Sallie Beth Burch

Sallie Beth Burch enters her second year as head coach of Wallace State Community College’s Softball team. In her first year as head coach, she led the Lions to a third-place finish at the NJCAA Softball World Series. The Lions went 52-15 overall for the season and 26-6 in the conference.

Burch served as an assistant coach at Wallace State from 2017-2019. Before returning to Wallace State, she was an associate head coach at UAB and an assistant coach at Jacksonville State for three years.

As a player, Burch was an all-state and all-region player at Wallace State. A .346 hitter who was also an Academic All-American, she led the Lions to the 2008 National Championship, National Runners-Up in 2009 and state titles in both seasons. Burch then transferred to Jacksonville State University from 2010-2011, where she was a key component in two Ohio Valley Conference Tournament titles and trips tot he 2010 Atlanta and 2011 NCAA Louisville Regionals. She was a First Team All-OVC infielder as a junior in 2010 after leading the league with a .417 batting average in conference games. She was also solid at second base over two years, starting 105 games, including 60 in her senior season.

Burch earned an associate degree at Wallace State in 2009 before finishing her playing career at Jacksonville State, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Education with a minor in Biology and a master’s degree in Sports Management.

Assistant Coach Mollie Hanson

Mollie Hanson enters her second season as assistant coach of the Wallace State Softball team. Before serving at Wallace State, Hanson was the assistant coach and pitching coach for UAB for the 2023-2024 season. Previously, she was the pitching coach at Florida Gulf Coach (2022) and Mercer (2017-2021). While at Mercer, she helped the team achieve an overall record of 33-19. She started her coaching career at Samford University as a graduate assistant before heading to Mercer for four seasons.

GO LIONS!

Good Luck Lions! -PB

Talladega, Al

Ava, your hard work and dedication to your sport, your team and yourself continue to amaze us every day! We could not be prouder of the person that you are—keep Him first in all you do and the sky is the limit! We love you so very much!

Love Mom, Dad & Logan

Psalm 46:5