CANYON, Texas — At the annual pre-championship banquet for the Lone Star Conference Softball tournament, four St. Mary's University Softball student-athletes were announced as members of the All-Conference teams.
Madeline Bloom was voted to the Second Team in a vote by the league's head coaches, while
Emily Ayala,
Gabriela Banda and
Lauren Gonzales were all named to the Third Team.
Bloom, a senior pitcher from Poway, Calif., went 10-7 in the circle with a 2.40 ERA and 11 complete games with three shutouts. She pitched over 30 percent of the team's innings in 2025, working 111. Two of her 10 victories came against top-three-ranked teams, as she defeated UT Tyler twice, throwing a complete game shutout in the first win when the Patriots were ranked No. 1.
Ayala, a junior from San Antonio, was Bloom's counterpoint in the circle for the majority of the season. She was 8-6 with a 3.02 ERA, throwing four complete games and one complete-game shutout. On offense, Ayala hit .333 for the year with seven doubles and six home runs, walking 14 times and was hit by a pitch five times. She led the team with four sacrifice flies and scored 13 runs.
Banda, a sophomore second baseman from San Antonio, started in 54 of the team's 55 games, hitting .335 for the year. She led the team with 15 doubles, adding one triple and six home runs. She tied for the team lead with 27 walks, striking out only 14 times in 167 at bats. Banda also led the Lone Star Conference with 132 assists, ranking among the top 20 in the nation all season.
Gonzales, a fifth-year senior from San Antonio, led the team with a .357 batting average. She started all 54 games in which she played, stealing a team-best 16 bases. She scored a team-high 43 runs and led the club with 66 hits – all singles. The left fielder also led the team with seven sacrifice bunts.
The Rattlers ended their season with a 26-29 overall record and were 21-23 in Lone Star Conference play.
2025 LSC SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Special Recognition
Player of the Year: Emilee Boyer, West Texas A&M
Pitcher of the Year: Emilee Boyer, West Texas A&M
Freshman of the Year: Arianna Alaniz, Texas A&M-Kingsville
Newcomer of the Year: Ka'lyn Watson, UT Tyler
Coach of the Year: Michael Mook, West Texas A&M
The first 16 players on the First Team are the top-vote getters at their position; the next nine are at-large selections sorted in alphabetical order by team. The Second and Third Teams are at-large and so
rted alphabetically by team.
First Team
| Player |
P |
Team |
Yr |
Hometown |
| Bailey Krolczyk |
C |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Kendra Levesque |
1B |
Lubbock Christian |
Gr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Sam Schott |
2B |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Longview, Texas |
| Laylonna Applin |
SS |
Angelo State |
So. |
Stamford, Texas |
| Alondra Vasquez |
3B |
Eastern New Mexico |
Sr. |
Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| Tatiana Trotter |
OF |
Angelo State |
Jr. |
Lubbock, Texas |
| Aylene Lucero |
OF |
Eastern New Mexico |
Gr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Katie Dillon |
OF |
St. Edward's |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| JT Smith |
OF |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Decatur, Texas |
| Ka'lyn Watson |
OF |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Cheyenne Floyd |
P |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Liberty Hill, Texas |
| Cera Blanchard |
P |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Metairie, La. |
| Kaylee Davis |
P |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Venus, Texas |
| Haley Gardella |
DP |
Cameron |
Fr. |
Royse City, Texas |
| Madysen Boutwell |
UTL |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Aledo, Texas |
| Emilee Boyer |
UTL/P |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Harrisburg. S.D. |
| Averie Gunther |
INF/P |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
Wylie, Texas |
| Kaiden Boren |
C/OF |
Cameron |
Sr. |
Choctaw, Okla. |
| Grace Anderson |
P/UTL |
Oklahoma Christian |
Sr. |
Tishomingo, Okla. |
| Jill Dickson |
P |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
Edmond, Okla. |
| Marti Yaerger |
C/OF |
Oklahoma Christian |
Fr. |
Dewar, Okla. |
| Taryn Barney |
UTL |
UT Tyler |
Jr. |
Lewiston, Idaho |
| Primrose Aholelei |
P |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Lauren Granger |
C |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Minnetonka, Minn. |
| Heidi Vortherms |
P |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
Second Team
| Ashton McMillan |
OF |
Angelo State |
Sr. |
San Angelo, Texas |
| Stormee Reed |
PO |
Cameron |
Jr. |
Shawnee, Okla. |
| Miranda Guillen |
P |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
El Paso, Texas |
| Christina Meneses |
UTL |
Eastern New Mexico |
Fr. |
Glendale, Ariz. |
| Kristen Boyd |
INF/OF |
Lubbock Christian |
Gr. |
Carbon, Alberta |
| Baylea Myers |
INF |
Lubbock Christian |
Sr. |
Keller, Texas |
| Madeline Bloom |
P |
St. Mary's |
Sr. |
Poway, Calif. |
| Kennedy Griego |
3B |
Texas A&M International |
Jr. |
Covina, Calif. |
| Arianna Alaniz |
P |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Fr. |
Palmview, Texas |
| Lindsey Evans |
OF |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Gr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Miia Campos |
INF |
UT Tyler |
Sr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| Cadence Colborn |
INF |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Abby Howell |
INF |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Emily Liskai |
OF |
West Texas A&M |
So. |
Waterville, Ohio |
| Heaven Moreno |
INF |
West Texas A&M |
Jr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
Third Team
| Valeria Contreras |
INF |
Eastern New Mexico |
Sr. |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Yaya Kaaialii |
INF/OF |
Lubbock Christian |
Jr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Kendall Ward |
P/UTL |
Lubbock Christian |
Fr. |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Sydney Linn |
OF |
Midwestern State |
So. |
Wichita Fallas, Texas |
| Camile Nunez |
UTL |
Midwestern State |
Sr. |
Madera, Calif. |
| Kadence Brewster |
UTL/P |
Oklahoma Christian |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
| Kallie Rupp |
INF |
Oklahoma Christian |
Fr. |
Valley Center, Kansas |
| Ella Hutzler |
1B |
St. Edward's |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Emily Ayala |
P/DP |
St. Mary's |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Gabriela Banda |
INF |
St. Mary's |
So. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Lauren Gonzales |
OF |
St. Mary's |
Gr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| Keri Sanford |
OF/INF |
UT Permian Basin |
Jr. |
Georgetown, Texas |
| Kiley Avery |
OF |
West Texas A&M |
Sr. |
Riverton, Utah |
| Avery Cannon |
INF |
West Texas A&M |
Fr. |
Frisco, Texas |
| Lauryn Carbajal |
OF |
Western New Mexico |
Fr. |
Tucson, Ariz. |
| Toni Lucero |
3B/INF |
Western New Mexico |
Fr. |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
All-Freshman Team
Sorted alphabetically by team
| Player |
Pos |
Team |
Hometown |
| Haley Gardella |
C/3B |
Cameron |
Royce City, Texas |
| Miranda Guillen |
P |
Eastern New Mexico |
El Paso, Texas |
| Christina Meneses |
UTL |
Eastern New Mexico |
Glendale, Ariz. |
| Kendall Ward |
UTL |
Lubbock Christian |
Round Rock, Texas |
| Marti Yaerger |
C/OF |
Oklahoma Christian |
Dewar, Okla. |
| Arianna Alaniz # |
P |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Palmview, Texas |
| Randi Crawford |
P |
Texas Woman's |
Blossom, Texas |
| Cadence Colborn |
INF |
West Texas A&M |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Abby Howell |
INF |
West Texas A&M |
Amarillo, Texas |
| Lauryn Carbajal |
OF |
Western New Mexico |
Tucson, Ariz. |
