OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Texas Wesleyan was recognized with six athletes appearing in the Sooner Athletic Conference All-Conference Awards, announced by the conference Wednesday morning.

Kylie Barnes repeats her feat of being an All-Conference first team selection. Coming off a year in witch she recorded career highs in several categories. With a .416 batting average and recording 69 hits, 65 RBIs, and nine home runs with 35 extra base hits, Barnes stood out offensively among the rest of the conference. Offensively she set a new program record with 21 doubles on the season as well. On the mound Barnes was one of the top pitchers in the conference with a record of 18-9, her most wins and least losses in a season in her career, and a career-low 3.90 earned run average and a career-high 98 strikeouts.

Haylie Delarosa also achieved a first team selection for the second consecutive year. Delarosa is coming off a season where she set a new program record with 81 hits in a single season. In doing so, she recorded a .429 batting average with eight doubles and seven triples. She also recorded 106 total bases on the season.

Arieanna Hernandez, in her freshman season, has been named to the All-Conference second team. Coming off a season where she recorded 47 hits, 27 RBIs, and eight doubles to already put herself in the conversation as a top second baseman in the conference. Just on the other side of second, Payton Blanco was also named to the All-Conference second team, and on top of that, the only Ram to receive a Gold Glove, and the first to win it in program history at the shortstop position. Blanco recorded 57 hits, 10 doubles, and five home runs with a .358 batting average. Defensively Blanco was a standout as she had a .947 fielding percentage on 209 total chances with 91 putouts and 107 assists.

Rachet Houston and Christina Jackson both had solid seasons and were recognized with honorable mentions in the All-Conference selections to round out the Rams season.

The full list of selctions are below:

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
Kaiden Spidell, OCU 

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

SAC Honorable Mention:
Kailee Sanchez, WBU
Cassidy Stanhope, OPSU
Haeley Vasquez, OPSU
Summer Marron, OPSU 
Serena Rodriguez, MACU 
Heidi Noisey, MACU
Taylor Martinez, MACU
Jessie Moralez, SCU 
Jessica Czikra, SCU 
Jaci Jeffers, CCC
Hallie Thomas, CCC 
Ryan Cornist, LU
Alexas Worthy, LU 
Lilly Ritter, LU
Iliana Ashford, OCU
Lilyana Portillo, USAO 
Rachet Houston, TXWES
Christina Jackson, TXWES
 

Gold Glove:

USAO, Leighanne Eaton, Chickasha, OK
OCU, Peyton Barrow, Mackay, Australia
TXWES, Payton Blanco, The Colony, TX
MACU, Serena Rodriguez, Palmdale, CA
SCU, Jessie Moralez, Norman, OK
LU, Ryan Cornist, Hickory Creek, TX 
NU, Avery Coleman, Cypress, TX
CCC, Ashley Vaccaro, Lewisville, TX
OPSU, Marin Jacobs, Bloomington, IN
WBU, Kynleigh Kirby, Pampa, TX