BATON ROUGE-  Sophomore second baseman Mariana Torres has been named the 2023 Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Softball Newcomer of the Year, announced by the organization. Stat are reflected through conference tournaments.
 
Torres, the native of Pflugerville, Texas is one of seven Cowgirls named to the team.  Joining Torres is senior pitcher Whitney Tate who was named to the first team.  Torres was a second team selection as well as sophomore shortstop Reese Reyna and senior outfielder Alayis Seneca.  Junior pitcher Ashley Vallejo and sophomore third baseman Rylie Bouvier were honorable mention selections.
 
Torres led the team in RBI, tied for doubles and was third on the team in hits while collecting 10 games with multiple RBI.
 
Tate, the native of Columbia, La. led McNeese with the lowest ERA, innings pitched, and shutouts. Tate was second on the team in strikeouts and recorded a career high 10 in the win over Tennessee State on March 4.  Tate also tossed three-one hitters in her final season.
 
Reyna, who hails from Santa Fe. Texas led the team in stolen bases and tied for a team high in runs scored.  Reyna was second on the team in batting average, hits and walks and third in RBI.  She produced 15 multiple hit games along with two homeruns - both coming during the SLC Tournament including the walk-off homerun in the SLC Tournament championship game.
 
Seneca, the product from the Woodlands, Texas also concluded an outstanding career by leading the team in batting average, on base percent, and his.  Seneca also tied for a team high in runs scored and was second in stolen bases.  She recorded 17 multiple hits games and had a team high 16 game hitting and reached base streak.
 
Vallejo is from New Waverly, Texas led the team in wins, innings pitched, and strikeouts.  She recorded 100 strikeouts for the second straight year and struck out a career high 14 against NW State along with tossing three one-hitters.
 
Bouvier, another product of Santa Fe, Texas was third on the team in runs scored and fourth on the team in hits and RBI.
 

2023 ALL-LOUISIANA COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL TEAM (season statistics do not include NCAA, NAIA or NJCAA national tournament games)
First Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	Notes
Pitcher	Sydney Berzon	LSU	Fr.	Buffalo, N.Y.	13-7, 1.68 ERA, All-SEC second team
Pitcher	Sam Landry	Louisiana-Lafayette	So.	Mont Belvieu, Texas	17-4, 2.02 ERA, Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Pitcher	Whitney Tate	McNeese	Jr.	Columbia, La.	16-4, 1.35 ERA, All-Southland first team
Catcher	Bailey Krolczyk	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	Corpus Christi, Texas	.379, 10 HR, 50 RBI, Southland Player of the Year, Hitter of the Year
First Base	Lauren Allred	Louisiana-Lafayette	Fr.	Texarkana, Texas	.379, 12 HR, 44 RBI, All-Sun Belt first team
Second Base	Erin Krause	Nicholls	Fr.	Cypress, Texas	.363, 1 HR, 30 RBI, All-Southland first team
Third Base	Danieca Coffey	LSU	Jr.	Richwood, Texas	.386, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 33 walks, NFCA/NCAA DI South All-Region first team
Shortstop	Taylor Pleasants	LSU	Jr.	Houston, Texas	.331, 8 HR, 48 RBI, All-SEC second team, All-Louisiana first team for third time
Outfield	Ciara Briggs	LSU	Jr.	Yorba Linda, Calif.	.352, 2 HR, 21 RBI, All-SEC second team, SEC All-Defensive
Outfield	Karly Heath	Louisiana-Lafayette	Sr.	North Augusta, S.C.	.360, 14 HR, 43 RBI, 22 SB, Sun Belt Player of the Year
Outfield	Mihyia Davis	Louisiana-Lafayette	Fr.	Lovelady, Texas	.383, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 46 SB, 9 outfield assists, Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
Designated Player	Georgia Clark	LSU	Sr.	Houston, Texas	.305, 12 HR, 42 RBI, NFCA/NCAA DI South All-Region second team
Utility	Ali Newland	LSU	Jr.	Bremen, Ga.	.331, 5 HR, 34 RBI, All-SEC first team
Hitter of the Year:  Karly Heath, Louisiana-Lafayette
Pitcher of the Year:  Sam Landry, Louisiana-Lafayette
Newcomer of the Year:  Mariana Torres, McNeese
Freshman of the Year:  Mihyia Davis, Louisiana-Lafayette
Coach of the Year:  Gerry Glasco, Louisiana-Lafayette
Second Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown	Notes
Pitcher	Chloe Bennett	LSU-Eunice	So.	Rosepine, La.	25-7, 3 saves, 2.43 ERA, NJCAA/NFCA D2 All-America second team
Pitcher	Ali Kilponen	LSU	Sr.	Highlands Ranch, Colo.	13-7, 2.16 ERA, All-SEC first team, All-Louisiana for third time
Pitcher	KK Ladner	Southeastern Louisiana	Sr.	Kiln, Miss.	15-2, 1.92 ERA, All-Southland second team, won 14 straight decisions
Catcher	Sophie Piskos	Louisiana-Lafayette	Jr.	Paris, Tenn.	.324, 7 HR, 31 RBI, All-Sun Belt second team
First Base	Lexi Johnson	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	Reserve, La.	.337, 9 HR, 45 RBI, All-Southland first team
Second Base	Mariana Torres	McNeese	So.	Pflugerville, Texas	.296, 2 HR, 36 RBI, All-Southland second team
Third Base	Maria Detillier	Southeastern Louisiana	Fr.	Gramercy, La.	.333, 5 HR, 31 RBI, Southland Conference leader with 46 runs
Shortstop	Reese Reyna	McNeese	So.	Santa Fe, Texas	.331, 2 HR, 23 RBI, Southland Conference Tournament MVP, All-SLC second team
Outfield	Kylie Neel	Louisiana Tech	Jr.	Richmond, Texas	.351, 5 HR, 45 RBI, All-Conference USA second team
Outfield	Alexa Poché	Nicholls	Jr.	New Orleans, La.	.342, 5 HR, 40 RBI, All-Southland first team
Outfield	McKenzie Redoutey	LSU	So.	Franklin, N.C.	.295, 5 HR, 31 RBI, All-SEC second team
Outfield	Alayis Seneca	McNeese	Sr.	The Woodlands, Texas	.373, 0 HR, 13 RBI, 22 SB, All-Southland first team
Designated Player	Audrey Greely	Southeastern Louisiana	Jr.	Geismar, La.	.336, 6 HR, 31 RBI, All-Southland first team, All-Louisiana for third time
Utility	Katie Salling	LSU-Eunice	Fr.	Baton Rouge, La.	.404, 8 HR, 46 RBI, 29 extra-base hits, NJCAA/NFCA D2 All-America second team
Honorable Mention Pitcher:  Cera Blanchard, Southeastern Louisiana; Meghan Schorman, Louisiana-Lafayette; Ashley Vallejo, McNeese. Third Base:  Rylie Bouvier, McNeese. Shortstop:  Alexa Langeliers, Louisiana-Lafayette. Outfield:  Kaylea Patridge, Centenary. Designated Player:  Makenzie Chaffin, Northwestern State.