HBCU Athletic Conference announces All-HBCUAC Softball Teams, Award Winners
HBCUAC Announces All-HBCUAC Softball Teams, Award Winners
DECATUR, Ala. - April 23, 2025 - The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference kicked off the 2025 HBCUAC Softball Championship on Tuesday with its reception and awards ceremony honoring the top coaches and players, the regular season champion and runner-up. The reception was held at the Ingalls Harbor Pavillion.
The head coaches nominated and voted for the All-HBCUAC Teams and award winners.
Player of the Year: Lauren Haskins, Stillman
Newcomer of the Year: Alex Erwin, Stillman
Freshman of the Year: Jordan Howard Oakwood
Hitter of the Year: Lauren Haskins, Stillman
Pitcher of the Year: Jasmine Wade, Stillman
Defensive Player of the Year: De'Asia Davenport, Dillard
Designated Player of the Year: Madison Clark, Dillard
Utility Player of the Year: Katelyn Lankford, Stillman
Coach of the Year: Joel Penfield, Stillman
Assistant Coach of the Year: Brittany Ensley, Dillard
Bloosky Elite 9 Academic Award: Ashlyn Hallman, Oakwood
First Team
P Sofi Wagner-Stiles, Talladega
UTL Katelyn Lankford, Stillman
Second Team
1B Jazmeens Bibbens, Talladega
RF Makyleigh Hollinger, Stillman
UTL Brooklyn Baltzell, Dillard
2025 HBCUAC Regular Season Champion Stillman College
2025 HBCUAC Regular Season Runner-Up Dillard University
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About HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Oakwood University (AL), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.