FRISCO, Texas – The Nicholls State University softball team had two players named to the 2024 All-Southland Team as outfielders
Reagan Heflin received first team and
Abby Andersen garnered second team.
The duo marks the third consecutive year Nicholls has had multiple all-league honorees under head coach
Justin Lewis. The season honor is the first for both Heflin and Andersen.
A native of Richmond, Texas, Heflin put together a breakout sophomore campaign where she ranked second in SLC play with a .386 batting average. She totaled 32 hits in conference, tying for first with nine doubles while driving in 16 RBIs, which tied for fourth in the SLC. On the season, Heflin racked up 16 multi-hit games and posted the seventh-best batting average with a .344 average.
Andersen was also outstanding in conference play, tying for third with a .377 batting average. In the SLC slate, the Mesa, Arizona native finished with 20 hits including two doubles and was 9 for 9 in stolen bases. Along with hitting .304 on the season with 16 RBIs, she ended the regular season with an 18-game on-base streak and a seven-game hitting streak.
Southeastern had the most all-conference selections with eight, with regular-season champion McNeese accounting for seven. UIW registered five selections, and HCU and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi had one each.
ON DECK
As the No. 3 seed, Nicholls opens play in the Southland Conference Tournament on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The Colonels will play the winner of No. 6 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and No. 7 HCU.
Player of the Year: Victoria Altamirano, UIW
Hitter of the Year: Ka'Lyn Watson, Southeastern
Pitcher of the Year: Shaelyn Sanders, McNeese
Freshman of the Year: Alexis Dibbley, McNeese
Newcomer of the Year: Shenita Tucker, Lamar
Coach of the Year: James Landreneau, McNeese
FIRST TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| 1B |
Corine Poncho |
McNeese |
So. |
Basile, La. |
| 2B |
Mariana Torres |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Pflugerville, Texas |
| SS |
Chloe Magee |
Southeastern |
Fr. |
Watson, La. |
| 3B |
Maddison Guillen |
UIW |
Sr. |
Pearland, Texas |
| C |
Bailey Krolczyk |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Corpus Christi, Texas |
| UT |
Victoria Altamirano |
UIW |
So. |
Los Fresnos, Texas |
| DP |
Audrey Greely |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Geismar, La. |
| OF |
Reagan Heflin |
Nicholls |
So. |
Richmond, Texas |
| OF |
Ka'Lyn Watson |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Missouri City, Texas |
| OF |
Alexis Dibbley |
McNeese |
Fr. |
Moss Bluff, La. |
| P |
Cera Blanchard |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Metaire, La. |
| P |
Shaelyn Sanders |
McNeese |
Sr. |
Splendora, Texas |
SECOND TEAM
| Pos. |
Player |
School |
Class |
Hometown |
| 1B |
Lexi Johnson |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Reserve, La. |
| 2B |
Ryleigh Mata |
UIW |
Jr. |
Santa Fe, Texas |
| SS |
Baylee Lemons |
UIW |
Jr. |
Magnolia, Texas |
| 3B |
Rylie Bouvier |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Santa Fe, Texas |
| C |
Bella Perez |
McNeese |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
| UT |
Haylie Savage |
HCU |
Jr. |
Anglewood, Texas |
| DP |
Crislyne Moreno |
McNeese |
Jr. |
Converse, Texas |
| OF |
Jillian Guiterrez |
UIW |
So. |
Pearland, Texas |
| OF |
Abby Andersen |
Nicholls |
Sr. |
Mesa, Ariz. |
| OF |
Cam Goodman |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Marrero, La. |
| P |
Primrose Aholelei |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Sr. |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
| P |
Ellie DuBois |
Southeastern |
Sr. |
Shreveport, La |
