Bridgeport's Anderson, Veigel Earn Honorable Mention Status on Class AAA All-State Softball Team
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on June 11, 2025
A pair of Bridgeport High School standouts, Kyleigh Anderson and Addison Veigel earned honorable mention status on the Class AAA All-State softball team announced today by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Anderson, a 2025 graduate who will continue her career at Bethany College, hit .397 with three home runs and 18 RBIs. She also hit nine doubles, three triples, scored 29 runs and stole 14 bases.
Veigel hit .407 with two homers and 20 RBIs. She also had nine doubles, a triple, scored 25 runs and stole 11 bases.
Winfield's Mattie Carroll was named the first-team captain and Grafton's Lillie Crimm is the captain of the second team.
Wooden plaques in the shape of West Virginia that include the player’s name, school, licensed WVSWA logo, year of the honoree are available to All-State first-team, second-team, and honorable mentions, and can be purchased from the Bear Wood Company through WVSWA.org or Bearwoodcompany.com.
Class AAA All-State Softball Team as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association
First team
P – Mattie Carroll, Winfield (Jr.) (Captain)
P – Rylee Mangold, Frankfort (Sr.)
P – Chloe Murphy, Chapmanville (Sr.)
C – Taylor Likens, Frankfort (Sr.)
C – Ava Parks, Independence (Soph.)
IF – Bibs Felton, Keyser (Soph.)
IF – Rayna Hoover, Weir (Sr.)
IF – Hannah Shamblin, Herbert Hoover (Sr.)
IF – Brielle Root, Keyser (Soph.)
IF – Jenna Joyce, Shady Spring (Soph.)
OF – Emma Lilly, Independence (Sr.)
OF – Kenlie Zigmond, Winfield (Sr.)
U – Eliza Utt, Weir (Jr.)
U – Evie Loyd, Winfield (Sr.)
U – Avery Noel, Frankfort (Sr.)
U – Arien Cooper, Lincoln County (Soph.)
Second team
P – Lillie Crimm, Grafton (Sr.) (CAPTAIN)
P – Shelby Maddox, PikeView (Fr.)
P – Leighton Johnson, Keyser (Soph.)
C - Lydia Ellis, Sisonville (Jr.)
C – Peyton Raban, Shady Spring (Fr.)
IF - Cortney Boggs, Lewis County (Sr.)
IF – Brooke Christian, Chapmanville (Sr.)
IF – Riley Pearlman, Lincoln (Sr.)
IF – Adison Pritts, Frankfort (Sr.)
IF – Abbie Jeffers, Lincoln County (Jr.)
IF – Kassidy Bradbury, Independence (Sr.)
OF – Jullian Starcher, Lincoln County (Soph.)
OF – Reagan Cline, Greenbrier East (Soph.)
U – Sadi Wehrle, Herbert Hoover (Sr.)
U – Kalyn Harper, Herbert Hoover (Fr.)
U – Chloe Patrick, Point Pleasant (Jr.)
Honorable Mention
Emilee McKinney, Brooke; Jazmyn Woods, Brooke; Kylie Dean, Weir; Makenzie Hanshaw, Nicholas County; Lyndi Campbell, Nitro; Abby Hilleary, Nicholas County; Emeri Nelson, Winfield; Evy Altizer, Chapmanville; Peyton Lusk, Chapmanville; Reagan Lane, Shady Spring; Ayva Veltri, Herbert Hoover; Kierstin Ross, Lincoln County; Emma Compton, PikeView; Kylee Copley, Wayne; Reese Vanzant, East Fairmont; Ally Martin, Greenbrier East; Paytin Brehm, Independence; Hailey Riffle, Elkins; Ashley Crook, Lewis County; Lexi Napier, Wayne; Tailia Olivito, Fairmont Senior; Kyleigh Anderson, Bridgeport; Jaelynn Smith, Lewis County; Lexi Hardy, Robert C. Byrd; Alaira Harrington, Berkeley Springs; Addison Veigel, Bridgeport; Aubrie Root, Frankfort; Claire Westfall, Frankfort; Ivy Bromhal, Keyser; Ava Call, Hampshire
