IRVING, TX — Texas Tech swept the top honors in the 2025 Big 12 softball awards as pitcher NiJaree Canady was named Pitcher of the Year and head coach Gerry Glasco earned Coach of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday.
The Red Raiders, who captured their first Big 12 title with a 20-4 conference record, had a league-best four players named to the All-Big 12 First Team and tied with Arizona for the most overall selections.
Canady, the nation’s leader with a 0.89 ERA, was a unanimous choice for Pitcher of the Year. The Topeka, Kansas native recorded 237 strikeouts and just 32 walks, boasting a 7.41 strikeout-to-walk ratio — fourth best in the country. She also tallied 16 Big 12 wins and was named a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 finalist.
Glasco led Texas Tech to a 42-12 record in his first season at the helm, positioning the Red Raiders just four wins shy of the program’s single-season record.
Arizona’s Devyn Netz was named Big 12 Player of the Year. The senior batted .347 with 36 runs scored and 58 RBIs — second most in the league. As a two-way player, she also logged 133 innings in the circle, posting a 20-7 record and a 2.00 ERA.
BYU freshman Ilove’a Brittingham earned Freshman of the Year honors after leading the league with 67 RBIs and 20 home runs. She posted a 1.263 OPS and collected 130 total bases in 155 at-bats.
Baylor’s Shaylon Govan claimed both the Big 12 Batting Champion title and Scholar-Athlete of the Year, hitting .453 in league play while maintaining a 4.0 GPA in a public health master’s program. Teammate Presleigh Pilon was named Defensive Player of the Year with a .987 fielding percentage and involvement in 18 of Baylor’s 28 double plays.
The All-Big 12 First and Second Teams featured 18 total student-athletes, while 13 players were selected to the All-Freshman Team. Arizona, Arizona State, and Texas Tech each had three Second Team honorees. Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma State each placed two players on the nine-member All-Defensive Team — which returned for the first time since 2015.
The awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for themselves or their own players.
2025 Big 12 Softball Awards
Individual Of the Year:
Player: Devyn Netz, Arizona
Pitcher: NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech*
Freshman: Ilove’a Brittingham, BYU
Defensive: Presleigh Pilon, Baylor
Scholar-Athlete: Shaylon Govan, Baylor
Batting Champion: Shaylon Govan, Baylor
Coach: Gerry Glasco, Texas Tech
All-Big 12 Team
First Team
Dakota Kennedy, Arizona*
Devyn Netz, Arizona*
Miranda Stoddard, Arizona*
Sydney Stewart, Arizona*
Kenzie Brown, Arizona State*
Shaylon Govan, Baylor*
Ilove’a Brittingham, BYU*
Lindy Milkowski, BYU
Lily Owens, BYU*
Isabella Vega, UCF
Jessie Clemons, Iowa State*
Rosie Davis, Oklahoma State*
Amanda Hasler, Oklahoma State*
Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State*
NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech*
Mihyia Davis, Texas Tech*
Alana Johnson, Texas Tech
Bailey Lindemuth, Texas Tech
Second Team
Kaiah Altmeyer, Arizona
Regan Shockey, Arizona
Jenna Sniffen, Arizona
Tiare Ho-Ching, Arizona State
Ashleigh Mejia, Arizona State
Tanya Windle, Arizona State
Lillie Walker, Baylor
Aubrey Evans, UCF
Sierra Humphreys, UCF
Tatum Johnson, Iowa State
Sereniti Trice, Iowa State
Olivia Bruno, Kansas
Tia Warsop, Oklahoma State
Lauren Allred, Texas Tech
Demi Elder, Texas Tech
Alexa Langeliers, Texas Tech
Kaylah Nelsen, Utah
Kennedy Proctor, Utah
Freshman Team
Jenna Sniffen, Arizona*
Tiare Ho-Ching, Arizona State
Ashleigh Mejia, Arizona State
Ilove’a Brittingham, BYU*
Beth Damon, UCF
Izzy Mertes, UCF
Isabella Vega, UCF*
Jessie Clemons, Iowa State
Karlee Ford, Iowa State
Sereniti Trice, Iowa State*
Bailey Lindemuth, Texas Tech
Hailey Toney, Texas Tech
Kennedy Proctor, Utah
All-Defensive Team
P: Devyn Netz, Arizona
C: Victoria Valdez, Texas Tech
1B: Shaylon Govan, Baylor
2B: Presleigh Pilon, Baylor
SS: Megan Bloodworth, Oklahoma State
3B: Tallen Edwards, Oklahoma State
OF: Dakota Kennedy, Arizona
OF: Presley Limbaugh, Kansas
OF: Mihyia Davis, Texas Tech
* unanimous selection
A tie resulted in an extra position on the All-Freshman Team
Players are listed alphabetically by school
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