LOUISVILLE, KY.– Anderson University softball standout, Kayson Boatner, has earned a spot on the 2023 Tucci/NFCA D2 Player of the Year Watchlist.

Boatner, the 2022 NFCA D2 Player of the Year, is currently batting .450 which includes 12 doubles, one triple and 15 home runs. The senior first baseman has collected 44 RBI and crossed the plate 39 times for the Trojans this season. The native of Phenix City, Ala., has walked a career-high 18 times for a season and sports a career-high .531 on base percentage and an impressive .991 slugging percentage.

New in 2023, the list is broken down into the eight NCAA Regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast and West) with up to 15 student-athletes represented in each region. The list is compiled and the award is voted on by the elected members of the NFCA Division II All-American Committee with one head coach representing each of the eight NCAA regions. To be eligible, a student-athlete's head coach must be a member.

Voted on by the NFCA's Division II All-American Committee, the 2023 Tucci/NFCA Player and Pitcher of the Year will be announced on June 1. All student-athletes are eligible for the end-of-the-season award and do not have to be on this list to be considered.

Southeast Region

Macauley Bailey, Carson-Newman, C, Fr.

Morgan Beeler, Lenoir-Rhyne, P, Sr.

Kayson Boatner, Anderson, 1B, Sr.

SieAnna Cameron, Carson-Newman, OF, Jr.

Courtlynn Cooney, Mount Olive, OF, Jr.

Hannah Rose Corbin, Columbus State, UT-P, Sr.

Makayla Cuthbertson, Francis Marion, SS, Jr.

Kristen Davis, North Georgia, P, Jr.

Mattie Edwards, Emmanuel, P, Jr.

Delaney Heaberlin, North Georgia, P, Jr.

Sophie Mooney, North Georgia, DP, Jr.

Lexis Wilkinson, North Greenville, OF, So.

Zoe Willis, Georgia Southwestern, P, Jr.

Katelyn Wood, Georgia Southwestern, 3B, Sr.

Anderson returns to action on Sunday when it travels to South Atlantic Conference opponent Newberry. First-pitch of the doubleheader begins at TBD.