Williams Named To SEC Softball Good Works Team
May 25, 2016 | Softball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - For her efforts in community service on both the campus and local levels, Mississippi State junior infielder Callye Williams was named to the second annual SEC Softball Good Works Team, the league office announced Monday.
The junior from Katy, Texas, currently serves as president of MSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee where she has played an integral role in the reorganization efforts of the organization as well as the planning of special events.
Williams is a member of Mississippi State's Student Athlete Community Service Organization, The M Club, serving on the M-Club's Tsunami Relief efforts, as well as Project Angel Tree, which gives gifts to underprivileged kids at Christmas time, and the annual canned food drive. The junior has also participated in reading projects at local elementary schools in Starkville and litter pick up in Starkville/Oktibbeha County Area.
An everyday starter at second base for the Bulldogs this season, Williams has posted career highs nearly across the board. The Texan currently boasts a .304 (48-for-158) batting average to go along with 16 extra-base hits and 22 RBI. Currently ranking among the league's top defensive second baseman as well, Williams has committed just nine errors in 214 total chances this season in the middle infield for a fielding percentage of .960. Of Williams' career-best 22 RBI this season, 18 have been of the two-out variety.
The Southeastern Conference sponsors Good Works teams for all 20 league-sponsored sports, serving to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to his or her community with outstanding service efforts.
Williams and her MSU teammates will return to action on Thursday afternoon when the top eight teams from the league gather in Gainesville, Fla., for the 2005 SEC Softball Tournament. The seventh-seeded Bulldogs (32-27, 12-18 SEC) will open up their portion of tournament play at 1:30 p.m. EDT against second-seeded and SEC Western Division champion Alabama (53-12, 23-7) at the Florida Softball Stadium.
