Cason, Wright named to all-Southland teams

FRISCO – Two East Texas A&M University softball players have earned all-Southland Conference recognition as both Tatum Wright and Maddie Cason were named to the all-Southland teams on Wednesday morning.
 
Wright (Frisco – Centennial) was named to second team all-Southland as a first baseman, while Cason (Honey Grove) was named to second team all-Southland outfield.
 
Leading the conference in home runs during conference play, Wright batted .338 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs in the 25 conference games that she appeared in. Her 26 RBIs put her in fifth and her slugging percentage is also second in the SLC. On the season, she batted .307 with 11 home runs and 32 RBIs as the Lions led the Southland with 35 team home runs. Wright was also the Southland’s Hitter of the Week last week.
 
Cason was the Lions’ batting average leader, hitting .329 on the season and scored 24 runs, while recording seven RBIs, four triples, and went 11 for 13 in stolen base attempts. She also had a .983 fielding percentage in the outfield, which put her in 17^th in the conference. Cason was also top 25 in the conference in batting average and top 20 in stolen bases.
 

The two Lions on the 2025 Southland Softball All-Conference honors are the most in a single season since moving up to NCAA Division I and joining the conference for the program. East Texas A&M has now had three all-conference honorees in the SLC era.
 
The Lions clinched their postseason berth in the Division I era and begin the 2025 Southland Conference Tournament on Thursday at top-seed McNeese at 3 p.m.
 
2025 SOFTBALL ALL-SOUTHLAND TEAMS
Player of the Year — Victoria Altamirano, UIW
Hitter of the Year — Victoria Altamirano, UIW
Pitcher of the Year — Maddie Taylor, McNeese
Freshman of the Year — Kassidy Chance, McNeese
Newcomer of the Year — Macie LaRue, Southeastern
Coach of the Year — James Landreneau, McNeese

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAM

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM

 

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