AMERICUS, Ga. -- Georgia Southwestern softball second baseman Zoe Willis was named the 2023 Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) Southeast Region Player of the Year. 

Willis recently became the first GSW softball player to earn conference Player of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons. She had one of the greatest seasons any PBC player has ever had. A junior second baseman and pitcher from Pine Mountain, Ga., hit .447 with 25 home runs and 67 RBIs.

Her 25 home runs are the highest single-season total in Peach Belt Conference history Willis finished in the top five in five different NCAA hitting categories including finishing atop of the NCAA in home runs.

Her best game came against USC Aiken on April 23rd, when she went 2-3 from the plate hitting two home runs and seven RBIs.

Named the PBC Player of the Week twice she has five multi-homer games this season and eight games with three or more RBIs. 

She led the Peach Belt in two different hitting categories home runs (25), and total bases (151), and finished in the top three in three others.

In the circle, she finished 14-3 with a 2.54 ERA in 104.2 innings of work with 99 strikeouts.

Last season, she became the first Hurricane to ever be named the PBC Player of the Year and is the first GSW player to be awarded the accolade in consecutive seasons.

Willis's stellar season continued during the PBC Tournament she put up impressive numbers going 4-for-9 hit two home runs recorded five RBIs and was walked five times over the three-game span. 

All-Southeast Region - First Team

All-Southeast Region - Second Team