In a season full of awards and recognitions for Louisburg College softball, two Hurricanes received the highest individual honors in the nation at their position. Brianna Tucker was the Tucci/NFCA NJCAA Division II National Player of the Year. She was also the NJCAA Division II National Player of the Year. Zoey Jones was the NJCAA Division II National Pitcher of the Year.

Brianna Tucker was a sophomore shortstop from Wilson, North Carolina. She batted leadoff for the Hurricanes for three seasons.

"Bri[anna Tucker] plays the game with a child-like joy that is contagious for her teammates and coaches," said Louisburg coach Eric Lee.

Tucker led the nation in four categories including: home runs (46), runs batted in (107), extra base hits (67), and slugging percentage (1.383). She was 3rd in the nation with 98 hits; 4th with a .630 on base percentage; 8th with 51 stolen bases; and 15th with a .521 batting average.

"Bri is the most dynamic athlete that I've ever had the privilege of coaching," said Lee. "I have never witnessed anything like what I saw over the course of this season from her."

He continued, "While her numbers were off the charts, her greatest impact was the way in which she led a core group of freshmen to heights that we weren't sure were attainable. Her presence in the lineup made everybody's job easier because of the fear that it created in our opponents knowing they eventually would be back to her."

Zoey Jones was a freshman pitcher from Smithfield, North Carolina. 

Coach Lee reflected, "I recruited Zoey to be 'The One'. She was going to be the one with the ball in crunch time when it mattered most. I knew that she was going to give us a chance even when we weren't at our best."

Jones had a 31-2 record leading the nation in wins. She threw 19 complete games. Jones was second nationally with a 1.03 earned run average. She only gave up 25 earned runs in 170 innings pitched, tallying 170 strikeouts. Among pitchers with at least 150 innings pitched she allowed the second fewest hits.

"Zoey already has the mentality, demeanor, and approach to take the next step. The challenge for her at this point is to expand and polish her arsenal," said Coach Lee.

This was the first time in program history that Louisburg College softball has received either such recognition as national player or pitcher of the year.