Four Gators Claim Five All-Southeastern Conference Softball Awards
Friday, May 9, 2025 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday morning that Kendra Falby, Reagan Walsh and Taylor Shumaker have been named First Team All-SEC and Mia Williams has been named to the All-SEC Second Team, as voted on by the league's coaches.
Falby also picked up an All-Defensive Team selection for the second year in a row.
The All-SEC Teams consist of 21 student-athletes on the First Team, 22 student-athletes on the Second Team and a 10-member All-Defensive Team. No ties were broken.
Walsh and Falby are now both three-time All-SEC selections, each earning First Team honors in 2024 and Second Team honors in 2023.
Williams is a first-time selection.
Kendra Falby– Senior – Outfield
Pitcher of the Year: Karlyn Pickens, Tennessee
Newcomer of the Year: Sam Landry, Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Tori Edwards, LSU
Coach of the Year: Patty Gasso, Oklahoma
All-SEC First Team
All-SEC Second Team
SEC All-Defensive Team
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Falby also picked up an All-Defensive Team selection for the second year in a row.
The All-SEC Teams consist of 21 student-athletes on the First Team, 22 student-athletes on the Second Team and a 10-member All-Defensive Team. No ties were broken.
Walsh and Falby are now both three-time All-SEC selections, each earning First Team honors in 2024 and Second Team honors in 2023.
Williams is a first-time selection.
Kendra Falby– Senior – Outfield
- 2025 All-SEC First Team, 2025 SEC All-Defensive Team
- 2025 USA Softball Division I Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
- Led the conference in both hits (35) and triples (2) and ranked in the top-10 in batting average (.393) and runs (23)
- Tallied eight multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games in SEC play
- Reached base and recorded a hit in all but two conference games and held a 17-game hitting streak
- Had a perfect fielding percentage with 63 putouts and one assist in 64 chances, with three home run robberies
- 2025 All-SEC First Team
- Named SEC Player of the Week on March 3 and NFCA Player of the Week on March 4
- Led the Gators with 11 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games in SEC play
- Ranked in the top-10 in the SEC in hits (31), RBI (26), batting average (.388), total bases (49) and sacrifice flies (3) in league play
- Fielded a league-high 13 double plays with a perfect fielding percentage at first base
- Hit five home runs, including her third grand slam of the season against Arkansas on April 6 and had a pair of home runs at Texas A&M on March 8
- 2025 All-SEC First Team
- 2025 USA Softball Division I Collegiate Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
- 2025 NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 10 Finalist
- Four-time SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 10, March 10, April 22 & May 5)
- First Florida freshman to earn First Team honors since Brittany Schutte in 2011
- Led the SEC with nine doubles in league play
- Ranked in the top-10 in hits (29) and RBI (25) in the SEC
- Hit five home runs against conference opponents, including first career grand slam against No. 1 Oklahoma on May 2
- Recorded nine multi-hit and six multi-RBI games
- 2025 All-SEC Second Team
- Named SEC Player of the Week on April 15
- Hit 10 home runs in league play, third-most of any player in the conference
- Held a .716 slugging percentage in SEC games, a team-best, with 20 RBI, 21 hits, 17 runs and two doubles
- 57% (12-of-21) of her hits went for extra bases
- Slugged a pair of home runs at Ole Miss on April 11, the first multi-home run game of her career
- Recorded four multi-hit and five multi-RBI games
Pitcher of the Year: Karlyn Pickens, Tennessee
Newcomer of the Year: Sam Landry, Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Tori Edwards, LSU
Coach of the Year: Patty Gasso, Oklahoma
All-SEC First Team
| Audrey Vandagriff | Alabama |
| Bri Ellis | Arkansas |
| AnnaLea Adams | Auburn |
| Kendra Falby | Florida |
| Taylor Shumaker | Florida |
| Reagan Walsh | Florida |
| Tori Edwards | LSU |
| Jaden Pone | Ole Miss |
| Sierra Sacco | Mississippi State |
| Julia Crenshaw | Missouri |
| Sam Landry | Oklahoma |
| Nelly McEnroe-Marinas | Oklahoma |
| Kasidi Pickering | Oklahoma |
| Taylor Pannell | Tennessee |
| Karlyn Pickens | Tennessee |
| Reese Atwood | Texas |
| Teagan Kavan | Texas |
| Mia Scott | Texas |
| Joley Mitchell | Texas |
| Emiley Kennedy | Texas A&M |
| Mya Perez | Texas A&M |
| Kali Heivilin | Alabama |
| Robyn Herron | Arkansas |
| Reagan Johnson | Arkansas |
| Ella McDowell | Arkansas |
| Mia Williams | Florida |
| Dallis Goodnight | Georgia |
| Hallie Mitchell | Kentucky |
| Maci Bergeron | LSU |
| Sydney Berzon | LSU |
| Danieca Coffey | LSU |
| Lexie Brady | Ole Miss |
| Persy Llamas | Ole Miss |
| Nadia Barbary | Mississippi State |
| Raelin Chaffin | Mississippi State |
| Gabbie Garcia | Oklahoma |
| Sam Gress | South Carolina |
| Kayden Henry | Texas |
| Ashton Maloney | Texas |
| Katie Stewart | Texas |
| Mac Barbara | Texas A&M |
| Amari Harper | Texas A&M |
| Koko Wooley | Texas A&M |
| Pitcher | Sam Landry | Oklahoma |
| Sam Gress | South Carolina | |
| Catcher | Reese Atwood | Texas |
| First Base | Bri Ellis | Arkansas |
| Second Base | Ailana Agbayani | Oklahoma |
| Shortstop | Gabbie Garcia | Oklahoma |
| Third Base | Nadia Barbary | Mississippi State |
| Left Field | Jaden Pone | Ole Miss |
| Center Field | Kendra Falby | Florida |
| Right Field | Ashton Maloney | Texas |
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