The Lone Star Conference recognized its softball standouts Thursday as the postseason awards were announce by league officials at the championship banquet.

      LSC champion West Texas A&M had nine players receive All-LSC honors including a league-best six first-teamers.

      WT, which won the conference title for the third time with a 22-6 record, was represented on the All-LSC first team by Renee Erwin, Rita Hokianga, Lacey Taylor, Stacey Ramirez, Kaisha Dacosin, and Allie Smith.

      The Lady Buffs claimed a few special awards as well.  Erwin was named Player of the Year, and Smith claimed Freshman of the Year honors.

      Angelo State’s Brandy Marlett was tabbed Pitcher of the Year, while Cameron’s Lauren Renneker took home Newcomer of the Year acclaim.

      Texas Woman’s Genny Stidham earned Coach of the Year distinction.

      CU had nine players named to the all-conference team.  TWU had six recognized, while ASU and Tarleton State had five each, Texas A&M-Commerce four, and Midwestern State three.  Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M-Kingsville had one apiece.

      Overall, 43 student-athletes were honored by the all-conference program, with a player from all nine LSC teams.  The awards are voted upon by the league coaches, who determined an 18-player first team by position, along with second and third teams, consisting of 12 and 13 players, respectively, regardless of positions.

2015 LSC SOFTBALL ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
FIRST TEAM

Lacey Taylor	West Texas A&M	C	Jr.	Byers, Texas
Nyka Wood	Tarleton State	C	Fr.	North Richland Hills, Texas
Kendra Sancet	Texas Woman's	1B	Sr.	Magnolia Texas
Tyler Oppenheim	Texas A&M-Commerce	2B	Fr.	Marble Falls, Texas
Megan Granado	Angelo State	2B	Sr.	Lubbock, Texas
Stacey Ramirez	West Texas A&M	SS	Jr.	Benson, Ariz.
Nicole Nordie	Texas Woman's	SS	So.	Sanger, Texas
Lauren Renneker	Cameron	3B	Sr.	Lawton, Okla.
Kaisha Dacosin	West Texas A&M	3B	Sr.	Kaneohe, Hawaii
Renee Erwin	West Texas A&M	OF	Sr.	Anna, Texas
Tara Martini	Cameron	OF	Sr.	Moore, Okla.
Alyssa Galaz	Texas Woman's	OF	So.	Mineola, Texas
Brandy Marlett	Angelo State	Pitcher	Fr.	Henderson, Nev.
Rita Hokianga	West Texas A&M	Pitcher	Sr.	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Kelsey Watson	Cameron	Pitcher	Sr.	Cache, Okla.
Paige Daino	Cameron	DP	So.	Burkburnett, Texas
Allie Smith	West Texas A&M	DP	Fr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Laura Mabary	Texas Woman's	UT	Jr.	Forney, Texas

SECOND TEAM

Breezy McComas	Cameron	OF	So.	Edmond, Okla.
Micherie Koria	Angelo State	OF	Sr.	San Diego, Calif.
Katelyn Conlee	Tarleton State	OF	Jr.	Stephenville, Texas
Carly Allerheiligen	Cameron	SS	Jr.	Keller, Texas
Ashley Hardin	West Texas A&M	OF	Fr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Katelyn Vinson	Midwestern State	DP	Jr.	Southlake Texas
Hannah Newcomb	West Texas A&M	Pitcher	Jr.	Frisco, Texas
Kenedy Urbany	Angelo State	DP	So.	Helotes, Texas
Erika Menchaca	Tarleton State	1B	So.	Burleson, Texas
Haley Freyman	Tarleton State	Pitcher	Fr.	N. Richland Hills, Texas
Madison Greenwell	Angelo State	OF	Fr.	Flower Mound, Texas
Haley Howerton	Midwestern State	OF	Jr.	Lewisville, Texas

 
THIRD TEAM

Tori Bice	Texas Woman's	Pitcher	So.	Mesquite, Texas
Kelley Schaefer	Midwestern State	3B	Sr.	Waco Texas
Magen Lynch	Texas A&M-Commerce	OF	Fr.	Garland, Texas
Allie Cranfill	West Texas A&M	1B	Sr.	Frisco, Texas
Chelsea DeLong	Cameron	C	Jr.	Lawton, Okla.
Rachael Longoria	Texas A&M-Kingsville	C	Fr.	Hutto, Texas
Sonora Zukerman	Cameron	1B	Jr.	Lawton, Okla.
Melody Mayse	Tarleton State	OF	Jr.	Grandview, Texas
Aundria Zuniga-Romero	Texas A&M-Commerce	UT	Jr.	Safford, Ariz.
Macy McKay	Cameron	2B	Jr.	Cache, Okla.
Susannah Chandler	Eastern New Mexico	SS	So.	Farmington, NM
Luci Ponce	Texas A&M-Commerce	1B	Jr.	San Jose, Calif.
Sarah Wittenburg	Texas Woman's	C	Sr.	Dripping Springs, Texas

 
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Renee Erwin, West Texas A&M
Pitcher of the Year:  Brandy Marlett, Angelo State
Freshman of the Year:  Allie Smith, West Texas A&M
Newcomer of the Year:  Lauren Renneker, Cameron
Coach of the Year:  Genny Stidham, Texas Woman's