WALESKA, Ga. — On Monday afternoon, the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) unveiled its All-AAC Teams in softball for the 2026 regular season during the AAC tournament. Milligan University's Alana Parsons was recognized as a Second Team All-Conference member at third base. The Buffs also had eight Academic All-AAC selections and a Champion of Character honoree as part of the awards announcement.

Parsons, who is coming off a Second Team All-Conference selection in 2025, earned an AAC Player of the Week nod in the 2026 campaign after she went on a tear during the stretch of Feb. 28 through March 8, recording a hit in 12 straight at-bats, including a perfect six-for-six series against Pikeville. In that same span, she drove in eight runs, highlighted by a five-RBI game on March 7 in a win over Johnson. Overall, Parsons leads the Milligan herd offensively batting for a .430 average, a team-high 52 hits and a .485 on-base percentage. She has also produced runs for the squad, belting seven home runs while driving in 47 runs and crossing the plate 28 times herself. Parsons is a threat to do damage every time she steps to the plate, having struck out just 10 times in 121 at bats this season. Across 40 games, she leads the team with 13 multi-hit games, including eight three-or-more-hit performances, and her dominance at the dish has produced 15 multi-RBI games. Defensively, she holds down the hot corner with a .924 fielding percentage and 47 putouts on the year.

Here is the list of athletes who earned Academic All-AAC honors:

Hannah Bates
Mia Grasse
Jaylyn Halliburton
Mollie Johnson
Alana Parsons
Bree Presnell
Jordan Roulettwheeler
Haley Vigil
 
Jordan Roulettwheeler was selected as the team's champion of character.