East Texas softball players earn 3A all-state honors

Published 2:09 pm Thursday, June 26, 2025

There were several selections from East Texas with the release of the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State Softball Team on Tuesday.

Rains’ Presley Kilgore, White Oak’s Jaidyn Marshall and Addison McClanahan and Tatum’s Camryn Milam were first-team selections.

Kilgore was chosen at third base, Marshall was selected at second base, Milam in the outfield and McClanahan at the designated hitter/designated player/flex position.

Voting was conducted by TSWA members based on nominations from coaches and media members from around the state.

Kilgore hit .691 with 10 home runs, 60 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. She struck out just once all season and had one error all season as her district’s Defensive MVP.

Marshall hit .466 for the Ladynecks with seven doubles, a triple, 20 RBI, 18 stolen bases and nine walks.

McClanahan was a .488 hitter with 10 home runs, three triples, 11 doubles, 44 RBI and four stolen bases.

Milam, who missed nearly all of the 2024 season with a knee injury, came back strong in 2025 and hit .480 with nine home runs, 15 doubles, a triple, 34 RBI and seven outfield assists.

Earning third-team honors from East Texas were Arp shortstop Neci Potts, Arp outfielder Addison Carpenter, Grand Saline first baseman Gracie Jo Currey, Hughes Springs DH/DP/Flex Madilyn Derrick and New Diana utility player Chloe Green.

Potts hit .564 with eight home runs, 11 doubles, three triples, 43 RBI, 54 runs scored, five walks and two strikeouts.

Carpenter was a .587 hitter with a home run, 15 doubles, three triples, 37 RBI, 56 runs scored, 17 walks, one strikeout and eight stolen bases.

Currey hit .518 with a home run, 12 doubles, three triples, 27 RBIs, 36 runs and two stolen bases.

Derrick hit .367 with 10 doubles, a triple and 26 RBI.

Green played shortstop and catcher and also pitched for New Diana. She hit .456 with three home runs, 22 RBI, 36 runs scored and two strikeouts all season while stealing 28 bases. In the circle, she struck out 70, walked 10 and had a 2.49 earned run average in 59 innings pitched.

Honorable mention selections from East Texas were Troup’s Taylor Gillispie, Arp’s Lacy Fletcher, Edgewood’s Presley Burton and Hughes Springs’ Addysyn Billings at pitcher; Arp’s Aubry Way, Mineola’s Courtney Nguyen, Rains’ Emma Knight, Elkhart’s Rylee Lohmeyer, Hughes Springs’ Tessa Dannelley and White Oak’s Kylie Caraway at catcher; Arp’s Maddie Birdsong, White Oak’s Kinnadie Rayson and Hooks’ Stella Fincher at first base; New Diana’s Addie Valle, Hooks’ Maddison Lewis and Hughes Springs’ Claira Robinson at third base; Grand Saline’s Alissa Fugate, White Oak’s Madi Baker, New Diana’s Taryn Reece and Hughes Springs’ Lilly Lambert at shortstop; Mineola’s Mahayla McMahon, Rains’ Hana Hyatte, Grand Saline’s Madi Fugate, Elkhart’s Ella Lively and Marisa Denny, Sabine’s Breanna Hill, New Diana’s Avery Howard and Hughes Springs’ Sadie Golden in the outfield; and Mineola’s Journey Wilson at utility.

Division II state champion Coahoma earned both top awards.

University of Texas signee Hannah Wells was named Player of the Year, and Alexander Orosco is Coach of the Year for the 2025 season.

Coahoma finished with a 35-1 record, defeating Lexington, 6-1, in the Division II state championship game.

Wells finished 22-1 in the pitcher’s circle with a 0.49 earned run average, 258 strikeouts and 31 walks in 127.2 innings pitched. She also hit .602 with 31 home runs, two triples, 15 doubles and 75 RBI.

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CLASS 3A

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Hannah Wells, Coahoma

COACH OF THE YEAR: Alexander Orosco, Coahoma

FIRST TEAM

Pitcher: Hannah Wells, Coahoma; Hayden Mowrey, S&S Consolidated; Madi Doty, Grandview

Catcher: Mia Clemmer, Coahoma

First base: Bree Lewis, Coahoma

Second base: Jaidyn Marshall, White Oak

Third base: Presley Kilgore, Rains

Shortstop: Jaley James, Grandview

Outfield: Camryn Milam, Tatum; Sydney Mann, Grandview; Emma Rekieta, Franklin

DH/DP/Flex: Addison McClanahan, White Oak

Utility: Sutton McClain, Clyde

SECOND TEAM

Pitcher: Abby Atkinson, Boyd; Avery Rodriguez, Coahoma; Avery Howerton, Whitesboro

Catcher: Jae Jae Phillips, Troy

First base: Aubrie Mathews, Lexington

Second base: Averie Mathews, Lexington

Third base: Keegan Mayhue, West

Shortstop: Bradi Gallaway, Whitesboro

Outfield: Journee White, Little River Academy; Kaedyn Lee, Coahoma; Addi Hart, Coahoma

DH/DP/Flex: Kylie Grafa, Grandview

Utility: Charlee Sanches, Orangefield

THIRD TEAM

Pitcher: Teal Kibodeaux, Orangefield; Izy Garcia, Troy; Taylor Akin, Lexington

Catcher: Mackenzie Clark, Karnes City

First base: Gracie Jo Currey, Grand Saline

Second base: Blakely Rodgers, Coahoma

Third base: Emery Doporto, Coahoma

Shortstop: Neci Potts, Arp

Outfield: Zoey Greenwood, Hooks; Addison Carpenter, Arp; Maya Bell, Lexington

DH/DP/Flex: Madilyn Derrick, Hughes Springs

Utility: Chloe Green, New Diana

HONORABLE MENTION

Pitcher: Addysyn Billings, Hughes Springs; Hailey Sralik, Jourdanton; Ryan Holder, East Bernard; Taylor Gillispie, Troup; Presley Burton, Edgewood; Natalie Lill, Goliad; Lacy Fletcher, Arp; Karaline Smitherman, Franklin; Kaycee Bingham, Clyde

Catcher: Allyson Dobbs, Tolar; Jerica Henry, Little River Academy; Cameron Ortiz, Whitesboro; Emma Knight, Rains; Leighton Brown, Lexington; Stephanie Salas, Boyd; Kylie Caraway, White Oak; Tessa Dannelley, Hughes Springs; Rylee Lohmeyer, Elkhart; Courtney Nguyen, Mineola; Aubry Way, Arp

First base: Kinnadie Rayson, White Oak; Heaven McMullen, Muleshoe; Sydney Floyd, Jourdanton; KJ Hubbard, Grandview; Tessa Comacho, Goliad; Maddie Birdsong, Arp; Stella Fincher, Hooks

Second base: Taylor Waller, Peaster; Reagan Little, Industrial

Third base: Maddison Lewis, Hooks; Jade Buchanan, Anderson-Shiro; Selah Salmons, Peaster; Tylar Olsen, Whitesboro; Claira Robinson, Hughes Springs; Teal Brockenbush, Lexington; Aubree Nalley, Grandview; Karlee Moses, Gladewater; Addi Valle, New Diana

Shortstop: Lana Walters, S&S Consolidated; Senne Imel, Tolar; Annie Stonesifer, Hughes Springs; Lilly Lambert, Boyd; Kaylyn Cammack, Little River Academy; Neveah Kerby, Coahoma; Hannah Wiley, Peaster; Madi Baker, White Oak; Alissa Fugate, Grand Saline; Taryn Reece, New Diana

Outfield: Mari Martinez, Goliad; Hana Hyatt, Rains; Abby Wiley, Peaster; Jamie Snider, Grandview; Ella Lively, Elkhart; Hannah Lawler, Little River Academy; Marisa Denny, Elkhart; Sammi Kirkland, Holliday; Hallee Becker, Orangefield; Mahayla McMahon, Mineola; Laynie Davis, West; Sydney Mano, Grandview; Kat Gordy, Grandview; Alice Puente, Tidehaven; Breanna Hill, Sabine; Baylor Wright, Coahoma; Jillian Herridge, Lexington; Avery Howard, New Diana; Sadie Golden, Hughes Springs; Madi Fugate, Grand Saline

DH/DP/Flex: Jesielah McGilbra, Goliad; Kate Roberson, Peaster; Mylove Flores, Goliad

Utility: Kasidi Williams, Little River Academy; Journey Wilson, Mineola; Leilani Tagudin, Anderson-Shiro; Brooke Reaves, Jacksboro; Reagan Downs, Whitesboro