Edwards Named SEC Freshman of the Year, LSU Receives Four All-SEC Selections
Tori Edwards becomes program’s third SEC Freshman of the Year and first since 2013.
ATHENS, Ga. – Four LSU Tigers garnered 2025 All-SEC selections announced by the league office Friday morning. Highlighting the group is infielder Tori Edwards, who is the 2025 SEC Freshman of the Year and 2025 All-SEC First Team selection. Catcher Maci Bergeron, pitcher Sydney Berzon, and infielder Danieca Coffey were honored on the 2025 All-SEC Second Team.
Edwards becomes the third player in program history to be named the SEC Freshman of the Year (Bianka Bell – 2013; Rachele Fico – 2010) and is the only All-SEC first-team honoree for the Tigers this season. Edwards has pieced together a prolific season as she currently stands as the program’s all-time single-season record holder with a .844 slugging percentage and 18 home runs, including four grand slams, and ranks No. 4 in a single season with 71 RBI, No. 6 with a .510 on-base percentage and No. 6 with a .403 batting average. Defensively, Edwards has 319 putouts, ranking No. 4 in the SEC, and a .988 fielding percentage with eight assists and four errors at first base.
No Doubt About It!
Tori Edwards is officially named the 2025 SEC Freshman of the Year! pic.twitter.com/n0w689ekP0
— LSU Softball (@LSUsoftball) May 9, 2025
Bergeron earns her first postseason award in her career. Bergeron has numerous career single-season highs, including a .373 batting average on 59 hits, nine home runs, 36 runs, 40 walks, a .608 slugging percentage, and a .498 on-base percentage. At the backstop position, Bergeron has a .994 fielding percentage with 301 putouts (No. 6 in the SEC), 12 assists and one error. Bergeron has thrown out four runners and has assisted in two double plays this season.
Berzon is a three-time All-SEC selection. This season, Berzon is 17-7 in the circle with a 2.56 ERA, which ranks No. 8 in the SEC. Berzon has tallied 99 strikeouts in 131.0 innings pitched, has tossed five shutouts, recorded two saves, and has held opposing batters to a .227 average.
Coffey, a two-time All-SEC selection, has had a great comeback season coming off an injury. The senior began this season with a 39-game reached base streak and a 25-game hitting streak dating back to the 2024 season, marking the longest streaks in her career. Coffey has a .386 batting average behind a team-high 64 hits, 52 runs and 46 walks, leading to a .512 on-base percentage. Coffey, who has a career-best 38 RBI this season, had two home runs, highlighted by her second career grand slam.
The complete 2025 SEC All-SEC Softball Awards are as follows:
Player of the Year: Bri Ellis, Arkansas
Pitcher of the Year: Karlyn Pickens, Tennessee
Newcomer of the Year: Sam Landry, Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Tori Edwards, LSU
Coach of the Year: Patty Gasso, Oklahoma
All-SEC First Team
| Audrey Vandagriff | Alabama |
| Bri Ellis | Arkansas |
| AnnaLea Adams | Auburn |
| Kendra Falby | Florida |
| Taylor Shumaker | Florida |
| Reagan Walsh | Florida |
| Tori Edwards | LSU |
| Jaden Pone | Ole Miss |
| Sierra Sacco | Mississippi State |
| Julia Crenshaw | Missouri |
| Sam Landry | Oklahoma |
| Nelly McEnroe-Marinas | Oklahoma |
| Kasidi Pickering | Oklahoma |
| Taylor Pannell | Tennessee |
| Karlyn Pickens | Tennessee |
| Reese Atwood | Texas |
| Teagan Kavan | Texas |
| Mia Scott | Texas |
| Joley Mitchell | Texas |
| Emiley Kennedy | Texas A&M |
| Mya Perez | Texas A&M |
All-SEC Second Team
| Kali Heivilin | Alabama |
| Robyn Herron | Arkansas |
| Reagan Johnson | Arkansas |
| Ella McDowell | Arkansas |
| Mia Williams | Florida |
| Dallis Goodnight | Georgia |
| Hallie Mitchell | Kentucky |
| Maci Bergeron | LSU |
| Sydney Berzon | LSU |
| Danieca Coffey | LSU |
| Lexie Brady | Ole Miss |
| Persy Llamas | Ole Miss |
| Nadia Barbary | Mississippi State |
| Raelin Chaffin | Mississippi State |
| Gabbie Garcia | Oklahoma |
| Sam Gress | South Carolina |
| Kayden Henry | Texas |
| Ashton Maloney | Texas |
| Katie Stewart | Texas |
| Mac Barbara | Texas A&M |
| Amari Harper | Texas A&M |
SEC All-Defensive Team
| Pitcher | Sam Landry | Oklahoma |
| Sam Gress | South Carolina | |
| Catcher
First Base |
Reese Atwood | Texas |
| Bri Ellis | Arkansas | |
| Second Base | Ailana Agbayani | Oklahoma |
| Shortstop | Gabbie Garcia | Oklahoma |
| Third Base | Nadia Barbary | Mississippi State |
| Left Field | Jaden Pone | Ole Miss |
| Center Field | Kendra Falby | Florida |
| Right Field | Ashton Maloney | Texas |