LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. revealed the nine recipients of the 2025 NCAA Division II Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the NFCA, on Thursday.
2025 NFCA All-American Rylee Lemos, a left fielder from University of Central Oklahoma highlights this year's award winners. For Lemos, who is named second-team All-American yesterday, it is her second Gold Glove in three year, earning the award and a freshman in right field
Also earning Gold Glove honors in the outfield are Colorado Christian University centerfield Camryn Quilling and Hillsdale College right fielder Ashley Strick.
This year's recipients at pitcher and catcher are Missouri Western hurler Sydney Rader and Southern Arkansas backstop Sophia Stoddard. Going around the horn from first to third base are Concordia St. Paul's Rachel Novak at first base, Ouachita Baptist's Baylee King at second base, Columbus State's Madison McDonald at shortstop and Texas A&M International's
Kennedy Griego at third base.
Recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the NFCA, were selected by the NFCA's NCAA Division II All-America Committee, following regional voting to identify the finalists at each position. The group utilized fielding statistics and school-submitted video to closely examine finalists and select the winners at every defensive position. Any student-athlete that competed in the current championship year and was nominated by their head coach who is a member in good standing with the NFCA was eligible for consideration for this prestigious accolade.
2025 NCAA DII Rawlings Gold Glove Awards presented by the NFCA
Pitcher: Sydney Rader, Missouri Western State University
Catcher: Sophia Stoddard, Southern Arkansas University
First Base: Rachel Novak, Concordia University, St. Paul
Second Base: Baylee King, Ouachita Baptist University
Third Base: Kennedy Griego, Texas A&M International University
Shortstop: Madison McDonald, Columbus State University
Left Field: Rylee Lemos, University of Central Oklahoma
Center Field: Camryn Quilling, Colorado Christian University
Right Field: Ashley Strick, Hillsdale College
NFCA reveals 2025 NCAA DII Rawlings Gold Glove recipients
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