RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Carson-Newman senior utility player Macey Hughes (Corryton, Tenn.) has been named to the Division II Conference Commissioner's All-America Third Team, the D2CCA announced Thursday afternoon.
Hughes becomes Carson-Newman's 23rd All-American all-time, the most in the history of the South Atlantic Conference. She earns the honor as a utility/non-pitcher. Hughes is the first Eagle to earn the award as a utility/non-pitcher since Abby Fiessinger in 2017.
The Gibbs product is one of two players from the South Atlantic Conference to earn an honor from the D2CCA. Wingate second baseman Savanna Brooks earned second team honors.
The accolade caps a storied career for Hughes.
A three-time all-region honoree, Hughes was epic at the plate since moving to the leadoff spot in the lineup. Her .438 batting average was the third-highest in the SAC for the regular season. She finished the year hitting .429. Hughes smashed 66 hits, 20 doubles, a triple and four home runs while driving in 32. Her 20 two-base hits are tied for the most in a season in school history. She scored the seventh-most runs in school history with 57 this year. Her .529 on-base percentage is the 10th-highest for a single-season.
Hughes produced 20 multi-hit games this year, including a 5-for-5 day at the plate where she tied four other Eagles for the single-game record for hits, which she accomplished against Milligan on April 16. Hughes was also top five all-time in RBI for a career with 167. She is tied with Sara Kelley and her 167 for third-most all-time.
Hughes earned a fourth consecutive All-SAC honor and her second straight first-team recognition as a utility player. Hughes is the seventh player in program history to earn an all-league honor from the SAC four times.
