ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2025 preseason all-conference softball teams and predicted order of finish on Wednesday featuring twenty returning players from the 2024 All-SIAC lineup.
Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Starting Pitcher |
Kamya Hampton* |
Tuskegee |
Graduate |
Pinson, Ala. |
| Starting Pitcher |
Kaliyah Smith Barnes* |
Albany State |
Senior |
Fayetteville, Ga. |
| Starting Pitcher |
Emma Curry* |
Spring Hill |
Junior |
Slidell, La. |
| Starting Pitcher |
Leighanna Turk* |
Spring Hill |
Junior |
Bay Minette, Ala. |
| Catcher |
Brooke Rice* |
Edward Waters |
Senior |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
| First Base |
Johannas Bentley* |
Clark Atlanta |
Senior |
Corona, Calif. |
| Second Base |
Madison Hurt* |
Albany State |
Senior |
Phenix City, Ala. |
| Shortstop |
Ty'Janae Brown |
Albany State |
Senior |
Powder Springs, Ga. |
| Third Base |
Meadow Villar* |
Spring Hill |
Senior |
Dallas, Ga. |
| Outfield |
Keyatta Ayers* |
Albany State |
Graduate |
Rockmart, Ga. |
| Outfield |
Romona McLeod* |
Albany State |
Senior |
Pike Road, Ala. |
| Outfield |
Oscha Carter* |
Spring Hill |
Sophomore |
Destrehan, La. |
| Relief Pitcher |
Romona McLeod* |
Albany State |
Senior |
Pike Road, Ala. |
| Designated Player |
Trista Murphy* |
Albany State |
Senior |
Ludowici, Ga. |
| Utility Player |
Desalynn Nesbitt |
Miles |
Senior |
Phenix City, Ala. |
| * – RETURNING 2024 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| SECOND TEAM |
| POSITION |
NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Starting Pitcher |
Taylor Watson* |
Fort Valley State |
Junior |
Lowell, N.C. |
| Starting Pitcher |
Trista Murphy |
Albany State |
Senior |
Ludowici, Ga. |
| Starting Pitcher |
Kaliyah Smith Barnes |
Albany State |
Senior |
Fayetteville, Ga. |
| Starting Pitcher |
Caroline Clark |
Tuskegee |
Senior |
Tuscumbia, Ala. |
| Catcher |
De'Lanyie Hollis* |
Albany State |
Senior |
Snellville, Ga. |
| First Base |
Morgan Brown* |
Albany State |
Senior |
Thompson's Station, Tenn. |
| Second Base |
T'yannah Lake* |
Benedict |
Senior |
Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Shortstop |
Jennifer Ramirez |
Fort Valley State |
Sophomore |
Buford, Ga. |
| Third Base |
Leah Leonard* |
Fort Valley State |
Sophomore |
Alexander City, Ala. |
| Outfield |
Avery Thomas* |
Fort Valley State |
Junior |
Auburn, Ga. |
| Outfield |
Neveah Ford* |
Savannah State |
Sophomore |
Milledgeville, Ga. |
| Outfield |
Amanda Glowacki |
Spring Hill |
Junior |
Barrington Hills, Ill. |
| Relief Pitcher |
Autumn Phillips* |
Lane |
Senior |
Harriman, Tenn. |
| Designated Player |
Alaina Harvey |
Allen |
Sophomore |
Orlando, Fla. |
| Utility Player |
Johannas Bentley |
Clark Atlanta |
Senior |
Corona, Calif. |
| * – RETURNING 2024 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| 2025 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH |
| EAST DIVISION |
| 1. Albany State |
| 2. Edward Waters |
| 3. Fort Valley State |
| 4. Savannah State |
| 5. Benedict |
| 6. Clark Atlanta |
| 7. Allen |
| WEST DIVISION |
| 1. Spring Hill |
| 2. Tuskegee |
| 3. Miles |
| 4. Lane |
| 5. Kentucky State |
| 6. LeMoyne-Owen |
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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