CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior second baseman Hayden Dye (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named to the NFCA All-America third team, the organization announced at its banquet at the College World Series in Chattanooga.
Dye becomes the 24th player to earn All-America honors for the Carson-Newman softball program, the most in the history of the South Atlantic Conference.
The senior is one of six players from the South Atlantic Conference to earn recognition.
Dye becomes the program’s fifth All-American at second base, joining Emily Harris (2022), Abby Fiessinger (2017) and Hall of Famer Whitney Hickam (2007 and 2008). Macey Hughes (2024) and Elayna Siebert (2015) also earned All-America honors while playing second, but qualified under the utility/non-pitcher category.
The Knoxville, Tenn.-native hit .428 in her senior season with six bombs and 44 RBI. She socked 17 doubles – the 10th most in a season in school history.
She finished her career with 198 starts – 11th most in school history, and ranks sixth all-time in career doubles (49) and RBI (166), eighth in hits (219) and home runs (27) and ninth all-time in runs scored (149). She is also the program record holder for career sacrifice flies with 13.
This marks a fourth consecutive season Carson-Newman has produced an All-American.