Four Gators Claim Five All-Southeastern Conference Softball Awards

Last Updated: May 9, 2025By


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, 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                                                                                 

Reagan Walsh – Senior – Infield

  • 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

Taylor Shumaker – Freshman– Outfield

  • 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

Mia Williams – Sophomore – Infield

  • 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

Player of the Year: Bri Ellis, Arkansas
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

All-SEC Second Team

























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

SEC All-Defensive Team













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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