SAN ANGELO– The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team walked away from the annual Lone Star Conference softball championship banquet with a plethora of awards. Mariah Jameyson was named LSC Player of the Year, the first player in program history to receive such an honor.
 
In addition, Jameyson and Ciera Nunez were named to the All-Academic team. Nunez was joined by Baylea Higgs and Emily Otto as Gold Glove recipients. Jameyson, Higgs, Nunez and Kinsie Hebler were named First Team All-LSC, the first time in school history that four players were named to the First Team. Otto was named Second Team All-LSC and Kayla Kilcrease brought home Third Team All-LSC honors. All awards were announced Thursday by the LSC.
 
After receiving LSC Newcomer of the Year honors as a junior, Jameyson improved on her already stellar numbers during the 2018 campaign. The senior from Seattle, Wash. was a top-5 statistical leader in several categories and received national recognition several times during the season. She is currently a Top-25 finalist for the NFCA National Player of the Year and was a two-time NFCA National Player of the Week and a one-time Fastpitch News National Player of the Week.
 
Jameyson finished the regular season as the nation's leader in on-base percentage (.644). She was second in the nation in batting average (.542), slugging percentage (1.137) and RBIs (80), third in total bases (149), fourth in walks (39) and fifth in home runs (22). Jameyson's .542 batting average was nearly .100 points better than any other player in the LSC and broke the single-season record that was set in 1997. Jameyson also had an on-base percentage more than .100 points higher than any other LSC player. She was also the only hitter in the LSC to finish the season with a slugging percentage over 1.000. Jameyson led the LSC in batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, RBIs, hits (71) and walks (39). She had the game-winning RBI in 13 different games this season. This is the second All-LSC selection of her career and her first All-Academic award.
 
Higgs– a senior from Arlington– set career bests in batting average (.411), runs scored (50), hits (62), RBI (34) and doubles. She led the LSC in triples with five and was third in the conference with 26 stolen bases. She finished third amongst outfielders in both runs scored and batting average and was second in hits. As a defender, Higgs led the LSC with a perfect fielding percentage. She also robbed two home runs during the year and made numerous diving catches. This is the third All-LSC award of her career and her second Gold Glove award.
 
Nunez– a junior from Amarillo– set career highs in batting average (.375), runs scored (55), walks (36) and steals (44). Nunez led the LSC in stolen bases and finished fifth in the nation. She was also in the top 10 in walks and in the top 20 in the nation in runs scored. Nunez was second in the LSC in walks, third in runs scored and fourth in on-base percentage (.506). On defense, Nunez finished the season with a .986 fielding percentage with 65 putouts. She robbed one home run and made numerous diving catches throughout the year. This is the second All-LSC selection of her career, her second All-Academic award and her first Gold Glove award.
 
Hebler– a sophomore from Cypress– improved her batting average (.414), home runs (15) and RBIs (56) from her freshman season and has received national recognition for her play. Hebler is a current Top-25 Finalist for the NFCA National Player of the Year award and was named Fastpitch News National Player of the Week. She finished in the top 20 in the nation in home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage (.814) and total bases (118). Hebler finished fifth in the LSC in RBIs, home runs, walks and on-base percentage and sixth in batting average. She had the game-winning RBI in 12 different games this season. This is the second All-LSC selection of her career.
 
Otto– a freshman from Richmond– had an impressive freshman season in the circle for the Lions. She set the single-season school record with 16 wins. She pitched a no-hitter against West Texas A&M, who was the best-hitting team in the nation at the time. She led the LSC with five saves and finished fourth in the league, holding hitters to a .211 average. She also finished in the top 10 in the league in ERA and strikeouts. She led all freshmen in every pitching category. She also finished the season with a perfect fielding percentage. This is the first All-Conference award of her career and her first Gold Glove award.
 
Kilcrease– a junior from Kerens– finished the regular season setting career highs in batting average (.292), hits (26), runs scored (26), doubles (5), home runs (8), RBIs (24), walks (14) and stolen bases (7). In the outfield, she recorded 44 putouts and two assists, helping throw out a runner at the plate to help the Lions to a win earlier in the season. Kilcrease hit .333 in LSC play with seven homers and 21 RBIs. This is the first All-LSC selection of her career.
 
The No. 13 Lions are the third seed in the LSC Tournament and will face Texas A&M-Kingsville in the first round of the single elimination tournament. The game will be played on Friday at 11 a.m. Should the Lions advance, they would face No. 10 West Texas A&M, the second seed in the tournament, in the semifinal round. The championship game will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m. All games will be played at Mayer Field in San Angelo.
 
2018 Lone Star Conference Softball All-Conference Awards
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Mariah Jameyson, Texas A&M-Commerce
Pitchers of the Year:  Brandy Marlett, Angelo State, and Jordan Withrow, Tarleton State
Academic Player of the Year: Jordan Withrow, Tarleton State
Freshman of the Year:  Georgia Capell, Tarleton State
Newcomers of the Year:  Tanna Huie, Tarleton State, and Rylee Willmon, Cameron
Coach of the Year:  Travis Scott, Angelo State
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-LSC

Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown
Mariah Jameyson	Texas A&M-Commerce	C	Sr.	Seattle, Washington
Taegan Kirk	Angelo State	C	Jr.	Lubbock, Texas
Kylee Moore	West Texas A&M	1B	Jr.	Van, Texas
Erikka Burke	Eastern New Mexico	1B	Sr.	Elk Grove, California
Bailey Wallace	Angelo State	2B	Jr.	Rockwall, Texas
Brenna Busby	Cameron	SS	So.	Washington, Oklahoma
Danae Bina	Angelo State	SS	Sr.	Marion, Kansas
Tylia Sylestine	Texas Woman's	3B	Jr.	Kilgore, Texas
Ashley Hardin	West Texas A&M	OF	Sr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Baylea Higgs	Texas A&M-Commerce	OF	Sr.	Arlington, Texas
Tanna Huie	Tarleton State	OF	Jr.	Paris, Texas
Madison Greenwell	Angelo State	OF	Sr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Ciera Nunez	Texas A&M-Commerce	OF	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas
Brandy Marlett	Angelo State	P	Sr.	Henderson, Nevada
Jordan Withrow	Tarleton State	P	So.	Trenton, Texas
Kilee Halbert	West Texas A&M	P	Sr.	Dalhart, Texas
Morgan Hill	Angelo State	P	Sr.	Salado, Texas
Kinsie Hebler	Texas A&M-Commerce	DP	So.	Cypress, Texas
Georgia Capell	Tarleton State	DP	Fr.	Midlothian, Texas
Shayne Starkey	West Texas A&M	UT	Jr.	Denton, Texas

 
SECOND TEAM ALL-LSC

Karina Rocha	Angelo State	UT	So.	Buda, Texas
Courtney Barnhill	Angelo State	OF	So.	Lubbock, Texas
Rylee Willmon	Cameron	P	Jr.	Luther, Oklahoma
Callie Busby	Cameron	C	So.	Washington, Oklahoma
Megan Durante	Tarleton State	1B	Sr.	Denton, Texas
Karli Herron	Tarleton State	3B	Jr.	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Meghann Wrinkle	Tarleton State	OF	Sr.	Lexington, Texas
Nyka Wood	Tarleton State	C	Sr.	North Richland Hills, Texas
Emily Otto	Texas A&M-Commerce	P	Fr.	Richmond, Texas
Roxy Chapa	Texas A&M-Kingsville	C	Jr.	McAllen, Texas
Loren Kelly	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OF	Fr.	Rockport, Texas
Hazel Puempel	Texas Woman's	1B	So.	Tool, Texas
Jordan Kisselburg	Texas Woman's	C	Jr.	White Settlement, Texas
Suka Van Gurp	West Texas A&M	2B	Jr.	Willemstad, Curacao
Alyx Cordell	West Texas A&M	SS	So.	Canyon, Texas
Kourtney Coveney	West Texas A&M	3B	Jr.	Katy, Texas

 
THIRD TEAM ALL-LSC

Taylor Fogle	Angelo State	DP	Jr.	Pico Rivera, California
Annie Combs	Cameron	3B	Sr.	Tuttle, Oklahoma
Bethany Hines	Cameron	P	So.	Washington, Oklahoma
Jennifer McElroy	Eastern New Mexico	UT	Fr.	Forney, Texas
Amanda Thomas	Midwestern State	C	Sr.	Marble Falls, Texas
Megan Rosewell	Tarleton State	P	Sr.	Ft. Worth, Texas
Marisa Flores	Tarleton State	INF	Sr.	Keller, Texas
Kayla Kilcrease	Texas A&M-Commerce	OF	Jr.	Kerens, Texas
Anastasia Leibas	Texas A&M-Kingsville	DP	Fr.	Del Valle, Texas
Rachael Longoria	Texas A&M-Kingsville	3B	Sr.	Hutto, Texas
Sarah Gilbert	Texas A&M-Kingsville	P	Sr.	Chipola, Florida
Lindy Kennedy	Texas Woman's	OF	Jr.	Mesquite, Texas
Adrianna Berzoza	UT Permian Basin	2B	Sr.	Midland, Texas
Allie Smith	West Texas A&M	DP	Sr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Ariana Maldonado	Western New Mexico	OF	Jr.	Albuquerque, New Mexico

 
2018 LSC Softball Golden Glove Awards

Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown
Taegan Kirk	Angelo State	C	Jr.	Lubbock, Texas
Emily Otto	Texas A&M-Commerce	P	Fr.	Richmond, Texas
Megan Durante	Tarleton State	1B	Sr.	Denton, Texas
Marisa Flores	Tarleton State	2B	Sr.	Keller, Texas
Danae Bina	Angelo State	SS	Sr.	Marion, Kansas
Rachael Longoria	Texas A&M-Kingsville	3B	Sr.	Hutto, Texas
Baylea Higgs	Texas A&M-Commerce	OF	Sr.	Arlington, Texas
Haley Boyett	Texas A&M-Kingsville	OF	Sr.	Waco, Texas
Ciera Nunez	Texas A&M-Commerce	OF	Jr.	Amarillo, Texas
Ashley Hardin	West Texas A&M	OF	Sr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Brooke Mangold	Angelo State	OF	Sr.	Castroville, Texas

 
2018 LSC SOFTBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS

Player	Team	Yr.	Pos.	Major	Hometown
Jordan Withrow	Tarleton State	So.	P	Kinesiology	Trenton, Texas
Allie Smith	West Texas A&M	Sr.	DP	Broadcast Journalism	Flower Mound, Texas
Ciera Nunez	Texas A&M-Commerce	Jr.	OF	Human Performance	Amarillo, Texas
Hazel Puempel	Texas Woman's	So.	INF	Business Administration	Tool, Texas
Lauren Lindgren	Midwestern State	So.	OF	Special Education	Denton, Texas
Bailey Wallace	Angelo State	Jr.	INF	Exercise Science	Rockwall, Texas
Megan Durante	Tarleton State	Sr.	INF	Kinesiology	Denton, Texas
Mariah Jameyson	Texas A&M-Commerce	Sr.	C	Kinesiology and Sport Studies	Seattle, Washington
Kilee Halbert	West Texas A&M	Sr.	P	Nursing	Dalhart, Texas