• OVC 75th Anniversary Website
The 2022-23 academic year marked the 75th anniversary of the Ohio Valley Conference, which began in 1948 and currently ranks as the eighth-oldest Division I Conference.
As part of the celebration of the storied accomplishments of the League, a Committee working in conjunction with current and former schools, captured the "best-of-the-best" in each sport and celebrate the top athletes in league history with
75th Anniversary Teams across all OVC sports. A similar listing was compiled during the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the league.
Below is a listing of the top softball student-athletes and coaches in OVC history.
Softball
Maigin Alexander (OF), Jacksonville State (2005-06)
Rachel Anderson (OF), Southeast Missouri (2017-21)
Mykaela Arellanes (OF), Southeast Missouri (2017-19)
Jenny Bain (SS), UT Martin (2009-12)
Diana Barreras (SS), Eastern Kentucky (2001-04)
Taylor Beshears (OF), Jacksonville State (2018-19)
Sara Borders (INF/OF), Jacksonville State (2012-15)
Lori Bayless (P), Tennessee Tech (2001-04)
Jenna Bradley (OF), Murray State (2010-11)
Beth Boden (SS), Tennessee Tech (2005-08)
Megan Burton (SS), Eastern Illinois (2018-22)
Rebecca Butler (3B), Morehead State (2008-11)
Bonnie Bynum (P), Tennessee Tech (2004-07)
Cheyenne Cavanaugh (OF), Belmont (2018-22)
Haley Chambers-Book (P), SIUE (2013-15, 2017)
Allison Cheatham (OF), Middle Tennessee (1995-98)
Candice Clark (INF), Tennessee Tech (1994-97)
Rachel Countryman (SS), Jacksonville State (2001-04)
Jonelle Csora (P), Eastern Kentucky (2000-03)
Stephanie Dallmann (OF), Tennessee Tech (2000-03)
Ella Denes (INF/OF), Jacksonville State (2013-16)
Jenny Doehring (INF/P), Southeast Missouri (2000-01)
Stephanie Fischer (UTIL), Tennessee Tech (2005-08)
Rachel Fleming (OF), Jacksonville State (2007-08)
Adrienne Fortmann (P), Tennessee Tech (1998-01)
Kaci Fuller (OF), UT Martin (2021-present)
Diane Gallagher (OF), Eastern Kentucky (2009-12)
Alex Gjevre (P), Morehead State (2007-10)
Whitney Gillespie (P), Jacksonville State (2015-17)
Sierra Gilmore (INF), Murray State (2018-22)
Tiffany Harbin (P), Jacksonville State (2011-14)
Hannah James (P), Murray State (2019-22)
Chelsea Jones (P), UT Martin (2009-12)
Carly Kellam (P), Jacksonville State (2005-06)
Beth Keylon (INF), Tennessee Tech (1992-94)
Lisa Kraxner (C), Southeast Missouri (1995-96)
Danielle Liberatore (P), Tennessee Tech (2014-17)
Danielle Liermann (3B), Austin Peay (2016-19)
Paij Lintz (P), UT Martin (2007-10)
Amber May (P), Eastern Illinois (2009-11)
Alex McDavid (INF), SIUE (2012-15)
Melinda McDonald (C/DH), Jacksonville State (2002-05)
Hanna Mennenga (P), Eastern Illinois (2012-13)
Andrea Miller (SS), Austin Peay (1993-96)
LeeAnn Mongar, Tennessee Tech (2000-03)
Paige Murphy, Eastern Kentucky (2015-18)
Jenny Oermann (INF), Southeast Missouri (1995-98)
Lexi Osowski (INF), Austin Peay (2019-22)
Jamie Parker (INF), Eastern Kentucky (1994-96)
Kim Palmer (OF), Southeast Missouri (1995-98)
Daniela Pappano (OF), Jacksonville State (2004-07)
Stacey Perkins (C), Austin Peay (1993-94)
Karla Pittman (P), Jacksonville State (2007, 2009)
Nikki Prier (1B), Jacksonville State (2007-10)
Morgan Rackel (P), Austin Peay (2018-19)
Sara Reichert (INF), Southeast Missouri (1994-97)
Rachel Rook (P), Southeast Missouri (2018-22)
Kim Sarrazin (C), Eastern Kentucky (1977-00)
Debbie Schmelz (P), Southeast Missouri (1996-99)
Faith Sims (P), Jacksonville State (2016-19)
Jodi Smith (OF), Southeast Missouri (1993-96)
Kelly Swanson (INF), Eastern Kentucky (1997-00)
Leah Taylor (OF), UT Martin (2011-13)
Angela Thompson (P), Austin Peay (1992-95)
Jessica Twaddle (3B), Murray State (2014-17)
Kelsey White, Southeast Missouri (1999-00)
Megan Williams (OF), UT Martin (2007-10)
Coaches of Note
Tory Acheson, Tennessee Tech
Donley Canary, UT Martin
Jana McGinnis, Jacksonville State
Sandy Montgomery, SIUE
Lana Richmond, Southeast Missouri
Jane Worthington, Eastern Kentucky