The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2025 All-Conference awards for softball. Individually, Pfeiffer grabbed three of the five honors as Landry Stewart was named Player of the Year, Emma Bullin grabbed Pitcher of the Year, and their coach, Monte Sherrill, was named Coach of the Year. Southern Virginia's Taelor Ware was named Rookie of the Year while Meredith's Kaylee Manning earned Rookie Pitcher of the Year to round out the individual awards. Additionally, the USA South recognized an All-Sportsmanship Team, consisting of one member from each competing school who their coach felt displayed the best sportsmanship this season.

All honors are determined by votes from the softball coach at each institution.

Stewart, a junior outfielder from China Grove, North Carolina, becomes the third consecutive Falcon to be named USA South Softball Player of the Year. During the regular season, Stewart led the Conference with a .495 batting average, was second with a .531 on-base percentage and 33 stolen bases while sitting tied for second in both run scored (39) and hits (52). Against USA South foes, Stewart posted a League-best .610 batting average while also leading in on-base percentage (.657), runs scored (26), hits (36), and stolen bases (30). For her efforts this season, Stewart collected First Team All-Conference accolades and was named USA South Player of the Week once.

A senior pitcher from Ararat, North Carolina, Bullin becomes the third consecutive Falcon to be named USA South Softball Pitcher of the Year and adds to her Rookie Pitcher of the Year honor from 2022. Following the regular season, she led the League with 24 wins, a 2.22 ERA, and 157.2 innings pitched. Against USA South competition, Bullin posted a perfect Conference record of 18-0 while leading the League in ERA (1.37), innings pitched (97.1), shutouts (6), and strikeouts (64). Bullin earns First Team All-Conference honors as a pitcher in addition to being named USA South Pitcher of the Week six times this spring.

Ware, a freshman utility player from Keezletown, Virginia becomes the first Knight to earn USA South Softball Rookie of the Year honors. She currently has amassed a .355 batting average with a .417 on-base percentage and a .581 slugging percentage. Ware has also added 12 runs scored, 28 RBI, and four home runs. She also was 2-4 in the circle with a 3.71 ERA. Against USA South opposition, Ware compiled a .327 batting average with five runs scored, 13 RBI, and two home runs. Finally, Ware was named USA South Rookie of the Week twice and USA South Rookie Pitcher of the Week once this spring.

A freshman pitcher from Rocky Mount, Virginia, Manning becomes just the second Avenging Angel hurler (Lillie Davis, 2023) to earn USA South Softball Rookie Pitcher of the Year. She has compiled a 6-8 record and a 4.79 ERA with 51 strikeouts this regular season. In games against USA South opponents, Manning was 4-3 win a 2.68 ERA and 34 strikeouts over a team-high 47.0 innings pitched. Finally, Manning was named USA South Rookie Pitcher of the Week twice this spring.

In his tenth season at Pfeiffer, Sherrill collects his fourth consecutive USA South Coach of the Year honor. He's led the Falcons to a 30-7 overall record which included a perfect 18-0 record in Conference play and the program's fifth consecutive regular season title. The unblemished League record is just the third in Conference softball history. Finally, the Falcons have been nationally-ranked for the entire season and currently sit 20th.
 

Player of the Year		Pitcher of the Year		Rookie of the Year
Landry Stewart Pfeiffer		Emma Bullin Pfeiffer		Taelor Ware Southern Virginia
Rookie Pitcher of the Year		Coach of the Year
Kaylee Manning Meredith		Monte Sherrill Pfeiffer

The 2025 USA South Softball All-Conference Team:  
 

	First Team	Second Team
First Base	Gracie Griffin, Pfeiffer	Avery Puryear, Meredith
Second Base	Dykell Jones, Southern Virginia	Raven Taylor, Greensboro
Third Base	Adanya Day, William Peace	Charly Cooper, Pfeiffer
Shortstop	Katie Claytor, Southern Virginia	Ky Perdue, Pfeiffer
Catcher	Hadley May, Mary Baldwin	Alyssa Rivas, Methodist
Designated Player	Kyiah Simmons, N.C. Wesleyan	Emily Hall, Mary Baldwin
Utility	Lillie Davis, Meredith	Mckenzie Tillman, Mary Baldwin
Outfield	Sarah Manis, Meredith Ivy Ray, Greensboro Landry Stewart, Pfeiffer	Ragan Holloman, N.C. Wesleyan Maleah Tate, Salem Jillian Vitamanti, Greensboro
Pitcher	Emma Bullin, Pfeiffer Emily Humphrey, N.C. Wesleyan	Morgan Aycock, N.C. Wesleyan Anna Frazier, Greensboro
At-Large	Ella Ebert, Greensboro (UTIL) Ashbee Standridge, Meredith (3B)	Isabelle Olson, William Peace (DP) Arianna Prymak, Southern Virginia (UTIL)

 
 

All-Sportsmanship

Bailey Owen, Brevard Jillian Vitamanti, Greensboro Madison Dinnella, Mary Baldwin Gracie Massengale, Meredith Katlyn Schlink, Methodist Alana Wall, N.C. Wesleyan Gretchen Wolpert, Pfeiffer Madison Long, Salem Veronica Andersen, Southern Virginia Samantha Cusic, William Peace