Congratulations to our October 2023 ITG Next Georgia Female Athlete of the Month, presented by Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance, Camden Anders. The Lowndes High softball player received the most votes to capture the award. Anders was one of four nominees chosen from hundreds of deserving athletes around the state for their outstanding performance, dedication, and impact to their team. The other nominees were Logan Wiley (Alpharetta volleyball), Bailey Bartlett (Oconee County volleyball), and Jada Savage (East Coweta softball).
Anders, a senior left-handed pitcher, has been a major force for head coach Stewart Thomas and the Vikettes. She joined Lowndes softball last season and is a major reason for the team’s success in 2022 and 2023. Last season, Anders helped Lowndes reach the Class 7A “Sweet 16” of the state playoffs, and she was an All Region 1-7A First Team selection as a junior. She topped off that stellar season by being selected to play in the GACA All-Star game as one of the top 40 juniors in the state, then committing to Georgia Tech, where she’ll attend school and continue her softball career at the collegiate level for the Yellow Jackets.
This season, Anders has been a big part of Lowndes’ 10-1 region record, good enough for the region title and No. 1 seed heading into the state playoffs. With one regular-season game remaining at the time of this writing, Lowndes is 18-6 overall and set to host a first-round playoff game with Archer.
Anders is a force both in the circle and at the plate for the Lowndes softball team. She broke the school’s single-season record of 185 strikeouts, previously held by current Arkansas All-American Rylin Hedgecock. Anders has recorded 10 shutouts so far this year, including a no-hitter. She has a 1.63 ERA and has allowed just a .182 batting average against (BAA).
At the plate, Anders is batting .507 with 5 HRs and 25 RBI. She has scored 9 runs and has walked 14 times in 83 plate appearances, with only 4 strikeouts.
In addition to her Lowndes career, Anders plays travel ball with the HotShots National ATL team, who she helped lead to championship finishes at PGF State, a fifth-place finish at the Triple Crown Nationals (Championship Bracket), and a top-10 finish at Atlanta Legacy Invitational.
“Camden has been a force to be reckoned with, within the circle and lineup for the last two years,” Thomas said. “She is a bulldog in the circle and believes that she can get anyone out at any time. That confidence comes not only from her successes, but from the hours of work that she has poured into becoming a great pitcher. I am super proud of her and can’t wait to see what her future holds for her at Georgia Tech.”
Anders has a 3.8 GPA and is a member of the Lowndes High School Athletic Leadership Council and Committee.
Anders comes from a sports family. She is the daughter of Lowndes assistant football coach Ashley Anders and Sheri Anders, who were both college athletes at the University of Arkansas Monticello. Coach Anders played baseball, and Sheri was just inducted into the Mississippi Delta Sports Hall of Fame for her outstanding performance in basketball and softball at USM.
Anders has a brother, Cade, who played high school football for Tift County and now plays collegiately at Duke. Her sister, Mary Alex, is a sports reporter for CBS and has worked at Sports Illustrated while also interning at the SEC Network.
