One hundred twenty-two softball student-athletes from the Gulf South Conference were named by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as Scholar-Athlete All-Americans following the 2025-26 academic year, while three programs were among the top-25 in the NFCA Team GPA rankings for Division II.
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AUM led the conference as it claimed a share of 12th, with Montevallo following in 21st and Mississippi College (formerly Mississippi College) tied for 24th. In addition, UAH, Lee, Trevecca Nazarene, Valdosta State and West Florida were among the top-87 team GPAs in NCAA Division II.
Individually, Montevallo had a conference-best 21 student-athletes named Scholar-Athlete All-America. UAH followed with 17 while three teams–AUM, Lee and Mississippi Christian–had 16 honorees apiece.
Team GPAs and scholar-athletes are submitted by NFCA member head coaches. Student-athlete must have recorded a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the 2025-26 academic year, while teams must have posted a collective GPA of 3.0 or better.
2025-26 Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete All-Americans
UAH (17): Kylie Ballentine, Katie Bracken, McKamey Bratcher, Mia Brown, Alyssa Butts, Kennedi Clark, Jill Cockrell, Baylee Darby, Alexa Douthitt, Sydney Harris, Kennah Lacy, Megan Shurtz, Brittany Slaten, Kylee Smith, Hannah Temple, Brylie Waechter, Lydia West
AUM (16): Gabrielle Barnowsky, Chloe Baynes, Sydni Free, Chloe Hollon, Meredith Kellum, Rebecca Komers, Arianna Machado, Lydia Mason, Shelby Morgan, Chelisa Newsome, Karris Rhine, Kennedy Sevcik, Jasmine Sneed, Olivia Watkins, Ansley Watson, Whitney Wells
Lee (16): Eva Armstrong, Kaelin Ault, Layne Bailey, Ella Baker, Hope Barnett, Addi Emmerson, Taryn Gibbs, Katie Hastings, Reese Haun, Alyson Jarvi, Addi Lewis, Brie Patterson, Hailey Simco, Abigail Welbaum, Kaylee Wilson, Sadie Winsett
Mississippi Christian (16): Emma Catherine Arnold, Camryn Bailey, Lydia Bethards, Ellie Fryar, Blakely Gill, Madelyn Halle, Sarah Lee, Mary Lem, Hadley Lemons, Megan Matheis, Maguire Miskelly, Isabella Myers, Kallee Nichols, Reagan Rios, Shelby Samples, Grace Wallis
Trevecca Nazarene (13): Brianna Asmondy, Kyleigh Burgett, Annabelle Ellis, Bailey Goad, Sarah Kinderdine, Zoe Lawrence, Hal'e Martin, Annalise Mecklenburg, Brookelyn Miles, Sarah Nicholson, Madison Pruitt, Addy Grace Summers, Callie Williams
Montevallo (21): Rebecca Benton, Kinsley Byrd, Kendall Channell, Riley Daniel, Madison Fargo, Emma Faulk, Emma Hawkins, Peyton Hull, Skylar Johnson, Taylor Lloyd, Madison McCrary, Berkley Mooney, Kiera Olson, Makayla Peters, Bentlee Stiner, Addyline Tillery, Riley Tyree, Laney Williams, Maddison Williams, Ryleigh Yates, Mya Young
West Florida (10): Brianna Adams, Jessie Baughan, Angelia Discenza, Meg Fountain, Haley Guffey, Hannah Harper, Bella Holliday, Olivia Keith, Gabrielle Luna, Kamila Vicente
Valdosta State (13): Krisley Arnold, Carly Bogart, Chloe Eichelberger, Saylor McNearney, Maci Padgett, Charlotte Phillips, Evie Pitts, Adrianna Portanova, Giselle Portanova, Jayme Prandine, Alyssa Vallad, Toree Wofford, Emilee Zetmeir