News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M softball’s KK Dement has been named to the D1 Softball All-America Freshman First Team, the organization announced Thursday.
Dement set Texas A&M freshman records with 18 doubles and 64 RBI, while ranking fourth-most all-time in program history. The Selma, Calif., native led the Aggies in doubles and her 16 homers tied for a team best. Dement ranked second among the Aggies in slugging percentage (.743), total bases (124) and third in RBI (64).
The rookie stepped up in postseason action slashing .500/.577/1.364 in seven games, while leading the Aggies with five home runs, four doubles and a 1.941 OPS. Dement was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team after she matched the SEC Tournament RBI record with nine. She recorded her first multi-home run game with a two-run homer and three-run dinger against Texas to send Texas A&M to its first ever SEC Tournament title game.
In NCAA regional action, Dement led the team with three home runs and three doubles, while boasting a 1.333 slugging percentage in five games. She finished the weekend 8-for-15, while adding eight runs and driving in six.
D1 Softball Freshman First Team All-Americans
C – Kennedy Proctor, Utah
1B – Tori Edwards, LSU
2B – KK Dement, Texas A&M
SS – Gabbie Garcia, Oklahoma
3B – Ella McDowell, Arkansas
OF – Taylor Shumaker, Florida
OF – Audrey Vandagriff, Alabama
OF – Char Lorenz, Louisville
UT/P – Macey Cintron, Clemson
UT – Alexis DeBoer, Washington
UT – Nelly McEnroe-Marianas, Oklahoma
UT – Rylee McCoy, Oregon
UT – Ilove’a Brittingham, BYU
UT – Lauren Putz, Michigan
SP – Isabella Vega, UCF
SP – Jazzy Francik, Florida State
SP – Payton Burnham, Arkansas
SP – Addisen Fisher, UCLA
D1 Softball Freshman Second Team All-Americans
C – Beth Damon, UCF
1B – Makenzie Butt, Boise State
2B – Morgan Brown, UL Monroe
SS – Jessie Clemons, Iowa State
3B – Jordan Lynch, Virginia Tech
OF – Bella Foran, Florida Atlantic
OF – Kelly Fricker, Lehigh
OF – Rylee Slimp, UCLA
UT/P – Sophia Kardatzke, USC Upstate
UT – AnnaLea Adams, Auburn
UT – Jada Cooper, Grand Canyon
UT – Dakota Redmon, Radford
UT – Joie Economides, Stanford
UT – Cat Petteys, UConn
SP – Miali Guachino, Ole Miss
SP – Maddie Johnson, Georgia Southern
SP – Lorin Boutte, Ohio State
SP – Jayden Heavener, LSU