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Rayburn Claims SAC Softball Player of the Year Honors

Williams, Higgins, and Wallis Garner Post-Season Awards

Oklahoma City – After leading Oklahoma City to another outstanding season and aiding in a top 10 national ranking, Analise Rayburn has been named the 2025 Sooner Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Year as voted on by the league’s coaches last week before the conference tournament began.
 
Sophie Williams of Science & Arts earned the conference Pitcher of the Year award while Trinity Williams of Panhandle State garnered the Newcomer of the Year honors. Drovers Head Coach Jadyn Wallis was voted as the SAC Coach of the Year.
 
Rayburn led the Stars to an overall record of 46-8 and a runner-up finish in the conference tournament by leading the conference with a .503 batting average, in hits with 90, and runs batted in 90 as well.
 
Williams claimed her third consecutive conference end-of-the-year award by leading the Drovers to both the conference regular season and tournament championships with an overall record of 47-7, with an earned run average of 1.31 in pitching 181 innings this season. Williams led the league in wins with 26 and in strikeouts with 193.
 
Higgins was a key to the Aggies earning the No. 5 seed in the SAC tournament with an overall record of 26-27 by finishing eighth in the conference with a batting average of .442 and was sixth in the league with 56 runs scored. Higgins also led the conference with 66 stolen baes.
 
Wallis garnered the Coach of the Year award by leading the Drovers to the top spot in the last NAIA Top 25 poll as Science & Arts claimed the regular season and tournament titles with an overall record of 47-7.
 
The 2025 SAC All-Conference, Golden Glove, and award winners are listed below.
 
 
Player of the Year: Analise Rayburn, OCU
Pitcher of the Year: Sophie Williams, USAO
Newcomer of the Year: Trinity Higgins, OPSU
Coach of the Year: Jadyn Wallis, USAO
 
 
1st Team All- SAC
 
Pitcher                  Sophie Williams, USAO
Pitcher                  Emerson Heron, OCU
Pitcher                  Gia Reynosa, MACU
Catcher                 Tiffany Paul, OCU
Catcher                 Leighanne Eaton, USAO
Infield                    Analise Rayburn, OCU
Infield                    Malea McMurtrey, USAO
Infield                    Kisbel Vizcaya, MACU
Infield                    Trinity Higgins, OPSU
Infield                    Hannah Keele, SCU
Outfield                 Kinzie Williams, USAO
Outfield                 Tara Hoehner, OCU
Outfield                 Sasha Jennings, Nelson 
Outfield                 Haylie Delarosa, TXWES
DP                         Sierra Selfridge, USAO
Utility                     Kylie Barnes, TXWES
At large                 Shaylann Grace, USAO
At large                 Jayden Anderson, USAO
At large                 Brooklyn Araujo, WBU
At large                 Jaelin Ornelas, TXWES
 
 
2nd Team All-SAC
 
Pitcher                  Marian Jacobs, OPSU
Pitcher                  Chana Wolfe, MACU
Pitcher                  Adriana Armstrong, WBU
Catcher                 Dani Burleson, SCU
Catcher                 Madisson Chavez, MACU
Infield                    Ashley Darilek, TXWES
Infield                    Jaydn Goucher, USAO
Infield                    Stormy Haynes, MACU
Infield                    Trinity Norwood, SCU
Infield                    Asharah Thibodeaux, LU
Outfield                 Maliyah Patton, SCU
Outfield                 Alexis Cahwee, SCU
Outfield                 Ryan Cornist, LU
Outfield                 Carlee Mollet, OCU
DP                         Jess Moralez, SCU
Utility                     Emylee Campbell, MACU
At large                 Camryn Frick, CCC
At large                 Summer Marron, OPSU
At large                 Madyson Wiggins, Nelson
At large                 Ally Hinojosa TXWES 
 
 
 
Honorable Mention
 
Abbie Bird, TXWES
Addy Rich, WBU
Abby Schleisman, CCC
Madison Jones, SCU
Brooke Kinnibrugh, Nelson
Kaylynn Du Preez, OPSU
Dayanara Monero, LU
Makenzie Thurman, MACU
Abi Gregory, USAO
Rally Radacy, OCU
 
 
Golden Glove
 
Haylie Delarosa, TXWES
Ashley Vaccaro, CCC
Amber Poorbaugh, WBU
Malea McMurtrey , USAO
Iliana Ashford,OCU
Maliyah Patton, SCU
Stormy Haynes, MACU
Makinzy Kneip, Nelson 
Dayanara Moreno, LU
Marian Jacobs, OPSU