FRISCO – Texas A&M University-Commerce softball team freshman phenom Kaydee Bennett has been named a first team all-Southland Conference shortstop on Monday afternoon, becoming the first all-conference player in the program's Division I era.
 
Bennett (Caddo Mills) batted .320 on the season with 20 runs scored, six RBIs, and 18 stolen bases on the season. During conference play, she batted .328 and was a perfect 10 for 10 in stolen base attempts, while holding a on base percentage of .416, which is 16^th in the conference.
 
In the first 14 conference games, Bennett recorded at least one hit for the program's longest hitting streak since 2019. Her 14-game hitting streak is believed to be the second-best among all freshmen in NCAA Division I this season. She also had 15-game on base streak this season.
 
The Lions in their first Division I season, playing the toughest schedule in the Southland, went 9-39 overall and 5-19 in conference play.
 
2023 SOUTHLAND SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
Player of the Year: Bailey Krolczyk, Southeastern
Hitter of the Year: Bailey Krolczyk, Southeastern
Pitcher of the Year: Primrose Aholelei, A&M-Corpus Christi
Freshman of the Year: AB Garcia, HCU
Newcomer of the Year: Primrose Aholelei, A&M-Corpus Christi
Coach of the Year: Justin Lewis, Nicholls
 
FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown
1B	Lexi Johnson	Southeastern	Jr.	Reserve, La.
2B	Erin Krause	Nicholls	Fr.	Cypress, Texas
SS	Kaydee Bennett	A&M-Commerce	Fr.	Caddo Mills, Texas
3B	Haylie Savage 2	HCU	So.	Angleton, Texas
C	Bailey Krolczyk 2	Southeastern	Jr.	Corpus Christi, Texas
UT	Chloe Gomez	McNeese	Jr.	Spring, Texas
DP	Audrey Greely 3	Southeastern	Jr.	Geismar, La.
OF	Alayis Seneca 2	McNeese	Sr.	The Woodlands, Texas
OF	Alexa Poche'	Nicholls	Jr.	New Orleans, La.
OF	AB Garcia	HCU	R-Fr.	Cypress, Texas
P	Primrose Aholelei	A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	Honolulu, Hawai'i
P	Whitney Tate	McNeese	Sr.	Columbia, La.

 
SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Player	School	Class	Hometown
1B	Kaylee Ancelot	Lamar	Gr.	Orangefield, Texas
2B	Mariana Torres	McNeese	So.	Pflugerville, Texas
SS	Reese Reyna	McNeese	So.	Santa Fe, Texas
3B	Rylie Bouvier	McNeese	So.	Santa Fe, Texas
C	Gabriella Torres	A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	San Antonio, Texas
UT	Melise Gossen 2	Nicholls	Sr.	Rayne, La.
DP	Makenzie Chaffin	Northwestern State	Jr.	Bossier City, La.
OF	Erin Ardoin	McNeese	So.	Moss Bluff, La.
OF	Avery Drake	HCU	R-So.	Belton, Texas
OF	Cam Goodman	Southeastern	Jr.	Marrero, La.
P	Ashley Vallejo 2	McNeese	Jr.	New Waverly, Texas
P	KK Ladner	Southeastern	Sr.	Kiln, Miss.