Oklahoma City – For the second consecutive year, Analise Rayburn has been named the 2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Year as voted on by the league's head coaches before the start of the conference tournament this past weekend.
 
Aubree Ferguson of Science & Arts earned the conference Pitcher of the Year award, while Kaiden Spidell of Oklahoma City garnered the Newcomer of the Year honor, with Hadley Gibson of Oklahoma City claiming the Freshman of the Year award. Science & Arts head coach Jadyn Wallis was named the SAC Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
 
Rayburn led the Stars to the SAC tournament championship with a .461 batting average while driving in a team-high 96 runs this season. Rayburn also had a conference-best 26 home runs and 24 doubles for the season.
 
Ferguson led the conference with a 0.68 earned run average and finished the season with a 22-2 record with 19 complete games. Ferguson also led the league with 144 strikeouts while allowing a conference-best 20 runs during the year.
 
Spidell finished the year with the 10^th-best batting average in the league as she had a .419 average at the plate. Spidell also had 46 runs batted in with 17 doubles and three home runs.
 
Gibson was third in the conference with a .488 batting average while driving in 44 runs and scoring 90 runs herself. Gibson completed the season with 23 doubles, four triples, and a home run. 
 
Wallis led the Drovers to the SAC regular season championship with an overall record of 47-9 and a league mark of 33-3 as Science & Arts is currently ranked fourth in the country heading into the upcoming NAIA National Tournament.
 
Here is the complete list of All-Conference and postseason award winners:
 
 
2026 SAC Softball All-Conference Awards
 
Coach of the Year: Jadyn Wallis, USAO 
Pitcher of the Year: Aubree Ferguson, USAO 
Player of the Year: Analise Rayburn, OCU 
Newcomer of the Year: Kaiden Spidell, OCU
Freshman of the Year: Hadley Gibson, OCU

1st Team SAC All-Conference 
Pitchers:
Aubree Ferguson, USAO
Brynlee Alsip, OCU
JaydenAnderson, USAO 
Catchers:
Leighanne Eaton, USAO

Infield:
Analise Rayburn, OCU
Malea McMurtrey, USAO 
Hadley Gibson, OCU
Hannah Keele, SCU
Maddy Barber, USAO

Outfield:
Tara Hoehner, OCU 
Haylie Delarosa, TXWES 
Trinity Norwood, SCU
Kinzie Williams, USAO 
Utility:

Kylie Barnes, TXWES

At-Large:

Mikayla Carrillo, WBU
Emmerson Dickinson, MACU
Gabby Moreno, OCU
Kylee Coy, SCU
Maveryk Lightfoot, USAO

2nd Team SAC All-Conference

Gia Reynosa, MACU
Kynleigh Kirby, WBU
Yaneli Jaramillo, WBU 
Berkley Bradley, WBU
Reagan Davis Pena, WBU 
Marin Jacobs, OPSU
Adelmi Rodriguez, LU
Asharah Thibodeaux, LU
Melani Butts, LU
Tandy Garrett, LU
Arieanna Hernandez, TXWES
Payton Blanco, TXWES
Raynie Tom, SCU
Ebony Garza, SCU
Taylor Cronic, USAO
Jordan Ramsay, USAO 
Carlee Mollet, OCU
Ciara Valadez, CCC
Layla Oliver, NU
Elena Mendez, NU