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Big 12 announces 2025 yearly awards, Canady wins Pitcher of the Year
May 07, 2025 | Softball
Texas Tech breaks program record for selections in a season
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Big 12 Conference announced its winners for the 2025 softball yearly awards on Wednesday morning. The Red Raiders were represented by 10 different players over the various teams. Gerry Glasco, in his first season in the league, was named Big 12 Coach of the Year and NiJaree Canady was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Year.
Mihyia Davis and NiJaree Canady were named unanimous selections to the Big 12 First Team as Alana Johnson and Bailey Lindemuth also earned All-Big 12 First Team honors to set a new program record for most Big 12 First Team selections (4).
Demi Elder, Alexa Langeliers and Lauren Allred earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors while Hailey Toney and Lindemuth were named to the All-Big 12 Freshmen Team.
Davis and Victoria Valdez were named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team for outfield and catcher, respectively.
The Red Raiders finished the season with a 20-4 record in Big 12 play, winning all eight series and sweeping four of them.
UP NEXT: Tech will head to the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City as the No. 1 seed where they will get a first-round bye. The tournament is played May 7-10 at OGE Field at Devon Park.
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Mihyia Davis and NiJaree Canady were named unanimous selections to the Big 12 First Team as Alana Johnson and Bailey Lindemuth also earned All-Big 12 First Team honors to set a new program record for most Big 12 First Team selections (4).
Demi Elder, Alexa Langeliers and Lauren Allred earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors while Hailey Toney and Lindemuth were named to the All-Big 12 Freshmen Team.
Davis and Victoria Valdez were named to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team for outfield and catcher, respectively.
The Red Raiders finished the season with a 20-4 record in Big 12 play, winning all eight series and sweeping four of them.
UP NEXT: Tech will head to the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City as the No. 1 seed where they will get a first-round bye. The tournament is played May 7-10 at OGE Field at Devon Park.
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