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USA Today
5 days ago
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- USA Today
Oklahoma's Ailana Agbayani wins Gold Glove award
Oklahoma's Ailana Agbayani wins Gold Glove award Ailana Agbayani picked up an award Wednesday that only one Oklahoma softball player ever won before. The Sooners' junior infielder earned a Rawlings Gold Glove award Wednesday. She was the only player in the country at second base who won one. By capturing the award, she joined former Oklahoma shortstop Grace Lyons as the only such winners from OU. In fairness, the award has only been given out since 2022. Agbayani totaled 100 assists, 69 putouts, and just one error. She was named to the Southeastern Conference All-Defensive team at season's end and had earlier been named SEC Player of the Week on April 29. At the plate, Agbayani has hit for a .336 batting average with eight doubles, four home runs, 35 RBI, and 36 runs scored. Unsurprisingly, the SEC did well in the Gold Glove awards. Agbayani joined conference mates Jocelyn Erickson from Florida (catcher), Arianna Rodi from South Carolina (first base), Koko Wooley from Texas A&M (shortstop) and Kendra Falby from Florida (centerfield) as SEC winners. Oklahoma State's Tallen Edwards won the third base award. Oklahoma returns to the diamond on Thursday in the first round of the Women's College World Series. The Sooners play at 1:30 p.m. CT against Tennessee, a team that took the regular-season series against the Sooners. OU has won the last four national championships and is playing its ninth straight WCWS. Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso will be seeking her ninth title, all of which have come with the Sooners. Contact/Follow us @SoonersWire on X, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions.
USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Florida softball's star outfielder named Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist
Florida softball's star outfielder named Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist The 10 finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award were announced on Wednesday, a list that included Florida Gators senior outfielder Kendra Falby. It is the first time the three-time All-SEC selection from Odessa, Florida, has been among the top 10 in her illustrious collegiate career. Falby earned SEC All-Defensive Team honors over the past two campaigns and was the 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove award winner in centerfield. The UF standout is also the NCAA active career leader in hits and runs scored, while ranking in the top-12 nationally this season in hits (82), runs scored (63) and stolen bases (35). She leads Florida in batting average for both the overall season (.439) and Southeastern Conference play (.393) this season as well, currently ranking second in program history in career hits (329) and stolen bases (117) and third in runs scored (251). Lauren Haeger (2015) and Kelly Barnhill (2017) are the only members of the Orange and Blue to have won the prestigious award. The top 10 finalists will be narrowed down to three athletes on May 19, followed by the announcement of the 2025 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year before the NCAA Women's College World Series, which is scheduled to take place from May 29-June 6 in Oklahoma City. Follow us @GatorsWire on X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Bluesky, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Florida Gators news, notes and opinions.
