Canyon, Texas- Junior standout Kennedy Griego would go on to claim two conference accolades as TAMIU's season commenced. After batting an outstanding .398 average on the season and fielding .982 in a tough third base position, Griego would go on to win the conference Golden Glove and be placed on the All-LSC Second Team. Griego finished with 68 hits, two homers, 18 RBI's and a .515 slugging percentage on the year.
 
West Texas A&M pitcher/utility player Emilee Boyer claimed Lone Star Conference Softball Player of the Year honors to highlight the 2025 softball awards, it was announced Wednesday by LSC officials at the tournament reception.
 
A junior from Harrisburg, S.D., Boyer was also named the LSC Pitcher of the Year. She opens postseason carrying a .476 batting average over 54 games and totals 32 extra base hits, including 20 home runs. In the circle, Boyer is 24-3 with a 1.98 ERA and a conference-best 209 strikeouts over her 155.2 innings. Boyer was also named to the LSC All-Conference First Team.
 
Texas A&M-Kingsville's Arianna Alaniz was voted LSC Freshman of the Year. A pitcher, Alaniz made 21 starts and worked 152.0 innings, totaling 200 strikeouts and a 12-12 record with two saves. Alaniz was selected All-Conference Second Team and led the 10-player LSC All-Freshman Team.
 
The LSC Newcomer of the Year award was presented to UT Tyler right fielder Ka'lyn Watson. The senior posted a .458 batting average with 65 hits and 45 RBI for the overall season.
 
West Texas A&M's coach Michael Mook was named LSC Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Buffs to the conference season co-championship and the West Division title, while putting together a 28-game winning streak and listing at No. 1 ranking in the NFCA Coaches Poll for four weeks.
 
The softball all-conference awards are determined by vote of the league's head coaches, who select a 25-player first team with 16 recognized by position and nine at-large selections, followed by 15 players on the second and third teams.
 
 
2025 LSC SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
 
Special Recognition
Player of the Year: Emilee Boyer, West Texas A&M
Pitcher of the Year: Emilee Boyer, West Texas A&M
Freshman of the Year: Arianna Alaniz, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Newcomer of the Year: Ka'lyn Watson, UT Tyler
Coach of the Year: Michael Mook, West Texas A&M
 
The first 16 players on the First Team are the top-vote getters at their position; the next nine are at-large selections sorted alphabetically by team. The Second and Third Teams are at-large and sorted alphabetically by team.

First Team

Player	Pos	Team	Yr	Hometown
Bailey Krolczyk	C	UT Tyler	Sr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
Kendra Levesque	1B	Lubbock Christian	Gr.	Albuquerque, N.M.
Sam Schott	2B	UT Tyler	Sr.	Longview, Texas
Laylonna Applin	SS	Angelo State	So.	Stamford, Texas
Alondra Vasquez	3B	Eastern New Mexico	Sr.	Santiago, Dominican Republic
Tatiana Trotter	OF	Angelo State	Jr.	Lubbock, Texas
Aylene Lucero	OF	Eastern New Mexico	Gr.	Albuquerque, N.M.
Katie Dillon	OF	St. Edward's	Sr.	Houston, Texas
JT Smith	OF	UT Tyler	Sr.	Decatur, Texas
Ka'lyn Watson	OF	UT Tyler	Sr.	Houston, Texas
Cheyenne Floyd	P	Angelo State	Sr.	Liberty Hill, Texas
Cera Blanchard	P	UT Tyler	Sr.	Metairie, La.
Kaylee Davis	P	UT Tyler	Sr.	Venus, Texas
Haley Gardella	DP	Cameron	Fr.	Royse City, Texas
Madysen Boutwell	UTL	Cameron	Jr.	Aledo, Texas
Emilee Boyer	UTL/P	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Harrisburg. S.D.
Averie Gunther	INF/P	Angelo State	Sr.	Wylie, Texas
Kaiden Boren	C/OF	Cameron	Sr.	Choctaw, Okla.
Grace Anderson	P/UTL	Oklahoma Christian	Sr.	Tishomingo, Okla.
Jill Dickson	P	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	Edmond, Okla.
Marti Yaerger	C/OF	Oklahoma Christian	Fr.	Dewar, Okla.
Taryn Barney	UTL	UT Tyler	Jr.	Lewiston, Idaho
Primrose Aholelei	P	UT Tyler	Sr.	Honolulu, Hawaii
Lauren Granger	C	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Minnetonka, Minn.
Heidi Vortherms	P	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Sioux Falls, S.D.

Second Team

Ashton McMillian	OF	Angelo State	Sr.	San Angelo, Texas
Stormee Reed	PO	Cameron	Jr.	Shawnee, Okla.
Miranda Guillen	P	Eastern New Mexico	Fr.	El Paso, Texas
Christina Meneses	UTL	Eastern New Mexico	Fr.	Glendale, Ariz.
Kristen Boyd	INF/OF	Lubbock Christian	Gr.	Carbon, Alberta
Baylea Myers	INF	Lubbock Christian	Sr.	Keller, Texas
Madeline Bloom	P	St. Mary's	Sr.	Poway, Calif.
Kennedy Griego	3B	Texas A&M International	Jr.	Covina, Calif.
Arianna Alaniz	P	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Fr.	Palmview, Texas
Lindsey Evans	OF	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Gr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
Miia Campos	INF	UT Tyler	Sr.	Tucson, Ariz.
Cadence Colborn	INF	West Texas A&M	Fr.	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Abby Howell	INF	West Texas A&M	Fr.	Amarillo, Texas
Emily Liskai	OF	West Texas A&M	So.	Waterville, Ohio
Heaven Moreno	INF	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas

Third Team

Valeria Contreras	INF	Eastern New Mexico	Sr.	Amarillo, Texas
Yaya Kaaialii	INF/OF	Lubbock Christian	Jr.	Las Vegas, Nev.
Kendall Ward	P/UTL	Lubbock Christian	Fr.	Round Rock, Texas
Sydney Linn	OF	Midwestern State	So.	Wichita Fallas, Texas
Camile Nunez	UTL	Midwestern State	Sr.	Madera, Calif.
Kadence Brewster	UTL/P	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	Wichita, Kansas
Kallie Rupp	INF	Oklahoma Christian	Fr.	Valley Center, Kansas
Ella Hutzler	1B	St. Edward's	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Emily Ayala	P/1B	St. Mary's	Jr.	San Antonio, Texas
Gabriela Banda	INF	St. Mary's	So.	San Antonio, Texas
Lauren Gonzales	OF	St. Mary's	Gr.	San Antonio, Texas
Keri Sanford	OF/INF	UT Permian Basin	Jr.	Georgetown, Texas
Kiley Avery	OF	West Texas A&M	Sr.	Riverton, Utah
Avery Cannon	INF	West Texas A&M	Fr.	Frisco, Texas
Lauryn Carbajal	OF	Western New Mexico	Fr.	Tucson, Ariz.
Toni Lucero	3B/INF	Western New Mexico	Fr.	Albuquerque, N.M.

 
All-Freshman Team
Sorted alphabetically by team

Player	Pos	Team	Hometown
Haley Gardella	C/3B	Cameron	Royce City, Texas
Miranda Guillen	P	Eastern New Mexico	El Paso, Texas
Christina Meneses	UTL	Eastern New Mexico	Glendale, Ariz.
Kendall Ward	UTL	Lubbock Christian	Round Rock, Texas
Marti Yaerger	C/OF	Oklahoma Christian	Dewar, Okla.
Arianna Alaniz #	P	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Palmview, Texas
Randi Crawford	P	Texas Woman's	Blossom, Texas
Cadence Colborn	INF	West Texas A&M	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Abby Howell	INF	West Texas A&M	Amarillo, Texas
Lauryn Carbajal	OF	Western New Mexico	Tucson, Ariz.

 
Lone Star Conference Golden Glove Awards for softball were announced on Wednesday by league officials at the conference tournament reception.
 
Presented for the 13th season, the Golden Glove awards are determined by a vote of LSC head coaches based on defensive performance alone for all nine positions.
 
Golden Glove honorees for 2025 are led by three-time award recipient UT Tyler outfielder JT Smith and two-time winner UTT second baseman Sam Schott. The duo is joined by outfielder Tatiana Trotter, Angelo State; outfielder Kelsey Creech, Cameron; first baseman Kendra Levesque, Lubbock Christian; shortstop Kallie Rupp and outfielder Kadence Brewster, Oklahoma Christian; outfielder Sofia Aponte, St. Edward's; pitcher Cera Blanchard and catcher Bailey Krolczyk, UT Tyler; and Kennedy Griego, Texas A&M International.


2025 LSC Softball Golden Glove Awards
Outfielders sorted alphabetically by team.

Player	Pos	Team	Yr.	Hometown
Kendra Levesque	1B	Lubbock Christian	Gr.	Albuquerque, N.M.
Sam Schott	2B	UT Tyler	Sr.	Longview, Texas
Kallie Rupp	SS	Oklahoma Christian	So.	Morrison, Okla.
Kennedy Griego	3B	Texas A&M International	Jr.	Covina, Calif.
Tatiana Trotter	OF	Angelo State	Jr.	Lubbock. Texas
Kelsey Creech	OF	Cameron	Sr.	Hillsboro, Texas
Kadence Brewster	OF	Oklahoma Christian	Jr.	Wichita, Kansas
Sofia Aponte	OF	St. Edward's	Fr.	Houston, Texas
JT Smith	OF	UT Tyler	Sr.	Decatur, Texas
Cera Blanchard	P	UT Tyler	Sr.	Metairie, La.
Bailey Krolczyk	C	UT Tyler	Sr.	Corpus Christi, Texas