New COC career hits leader Phillips among five Lady Eagles named to All-COC East First Team
Published 10:21 am Friday, November 6, 2026
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Nixa’s representatives on the All-COC East First Team include the COC’s new career hits leader in shortstop Jordan Phillips.
She is among the Lady Eagles’ five First-Team selections.
Phillips capped her senior season by upping her career hits total to 191, a new high for COC hitters. She overtook Neosho 2026 grad Autumn Kinnaird as the COC’s hits queen. Kinnaird had 189 hits.
Joplin 2016 grad Makenzie Goswick had 206 hits from 2012-2015, but Joplin did not join the COC until 2018.
Phillips is tied for 25th in state history for career hits.
Joining Phillips on the First Team are teammates Ossie Cooper, Miah Johnson, Bradey Harper and Tenley Piwko. Phillips, Cooper, Johnson and Harper are seniors, while Piwko is a sophomore.
Phillips hit .492 as a senior with 59 hits, 17 doubles, four triples, six homers and 42 RBIs. She struck out only six times in 135 plate appearances.
Cooper topped Nixa with a .530 batting average and 61 hits. She also had 17 doubles, nine homers, 44 RBIs, 49 runs, 17 walks, a .590 on-base percentage and a .930 slugging percentage.
Johnson finished second in COC history with 40 career home runs. The leader is Willard 2023 grad Alyson Miller with 41.
Johnson belted 13 home runs, had a .980 slugging percentage and accounted for 97 runs. She had 54 runs scored and 43 RBIs. She drew 22 walks and was hit by a pitch 11 times to up her on-base percentage to .593.
Harper set career highs for herself across the board. She hit .442 with 57 hits, 15 doubles, eight homers, 28 RBIs and 48 runs.
Piwko hit .451 with 33 RBIs.
Ozark’s First-Team picks are third baseman Lola Kensinger and pitcher Paisley Turner.
Kensinger set a Lady Tigers single-season record with 43 runs scored.
The rest of the First Team is made up of Kickapoo’s Maddie Akers, Jayce Skyles, Bailee Burke and Aishah Hafferman, Glendale’s Peyton Lindstrom and Waynesville’s Maliah Hillei.
Akers was named the East’s Player Of the Year.
The Second Team includes Ozark’s Hannah Loofbourrow, Avery Tennison, Gracie Mason and Ginny Gallivan, along with Nixa’s Emma Draile and Abbi Sloan.
