Senior first baseman EmmaLee Essary was one of five unanimous selections to the All-Central Ozark Conference softball team selected by league coaches. Essary hit .462 and slugged an even 1.000 during her senior season. She homered 13 times and finished the year with 29 extra base hits.
Sophomore Annabelle Gerhardt-Hobbs and junior Jenna Belcher were both named to the second team. Gerhardt-Hobbs hit .449, finishing with eight home runs and 23 runs batted in. Belcher led Republic with 35 runs scored and stole 25 bases from her leadoff spot in the lineup.
Junior Gracie Woods earned honorable mention with her season. Her .471 on-base percentage helped her score 31 runs, second on the team behind Belcher.
Republic finished the season 16-13.
