OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City placed four players, including Player of the Year
Analise Rayburn, on the NAIA Softball All-America team, the NAIA announced on Tuesday.
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Rayburn repeated as NAIA Player of the Year and first-team selection as an infielder.
Tara Hoehner was named first-team as an outfielder,
Hadley Gibson is a second-team infielder and
Brynlee Alsip was an at-large selection to the third team.
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Rayburn this season became the first player in NAIA history to record consecutive 100-RBI seasons. She batted .429 with a NAIA-best 26 home runs and 101 RBIs. Also a two-time Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Rayburn had 28 home runs and 102 RBIs last season. Starting all 59 games for the Stars in 2026, Rayburn had 182 at-bats this season, scored 74 runs on 78 hits with 23 doubles, two triples, and 26 home runs. She was stellar in situational hitting this season as well, driving in 31 runs with two outs. Her biggest game of the season came against Graceland (Iowa), where she hit three home runs for nine RBIs.Â
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Hoehner earned first-team status after leading the Stars with a .473 batting average with 18 home runs (sixth in the NAIA) and 78 RBIs (fifth in the NAIA).
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Gibson batted .457 in her first college season and led the Stars with 29 stolen bases.
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Alsip had 30 wins in the circle for OCU and carried a 1.47 earned run average. Her 30 victories tied her for first in the NAIA.
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