OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University infielder Analise Rayburn headlined the Stars four NAIA Softball All-Americans as NAIA Player of the Year.
 
Rayburn's Player of the Year honor put her in company with Tiffany Paul, Tara Hoehner and Emersen Heron as first-team All-Americans for OCU's national runner-up squad.
 
Rayburn, a shortstop, batted.486 and led the NAIA with 28 home runs and 102 RBIs. Rayburn also was Player of the Year in the Sooner Athletic Conference. She led the nation with 25 doubles, a 1.028 slugging percentage and 218 total bases. Raybrun also was second in the NAIA with 103 hits.
 
Paul made the first team as a catcher. She was third in the nation with 19 home runs and fourth with 75 RBIs while primarily batting as the leadoff hitter at a .444 clip. Paul was first-team All-Conference and NAIA Player of the Week in March. She was second nationally with 77 runs and fourth with 96 hits.
 
Hoehner made the first team as an infielder. She was fifth in the NAIA with 74 RBIs and was a first-team All-SAC selection. Hoehner was a NAIA Player of the Week in February. She was fourth in the country with 74 runs scored.
 
Heron, who was first-team All-SAC as a pitcher, was named All-America as an at-large position. Heron tied for third in the NAIA with 27 pitching wins with a 2.20 earned run average and 118 strikeouts. Heron also batted fifth in the lineup and hit .320 with eight home runs.