Academic Player of the Year Heidi Vortherms of West Texas A&M University leads the nine-player 2025 Lone Star Conference Softball All-Academic Team announced by the Conference on Wednesday (April 30).
A graduate student, Vortherms is a sports and exercise science master’s degree student who posts a 4.0 grade-point average both as an undergraduate and graduate student. She has earned recognition on the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll. A pitcher for the Lady Buffs, Vortherms has thrown 109.2 innings over 23 appearances, compiling a 18-1 record and 1.85 ERA this season.
Joining Vortherms on the nine-member LSC Softball All-Academic Team are Cheyenne Floyd, Angelo State; Kate Paulsen, Oklahoma Christian; Katie Dillon, St. Edward’s; Kristina Nash, Texas A&M-Kingsville; Kaylee Davis and Sam Schott, UT Tyler; and Emilee Boyer and Emily Liskai, West Texas A&M.
Four of the nine honored athletes are each two-time LSC Softball All-Academic Team members: Floyd, Dillon, Schott and Boyer.
Selected by vote of the LSC sports information directors, the Softball All-Academic Team recognizes student-athlete accomplishments in the classroom and in their sport. To be eligible for the All-Academic Team ballot, individuals must maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and have reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
Vortherms will be a candidate for the 2024-25 LSC Fred Jacoby Academic Athlete of the Year award to be announced in June.
2025 LSC Softball All-Academic Team
Academic Player of the Year: Heidi Vortherms, West Texas A&M University
Sorted alphabetically by institution.
| Name |
Yr |
Team |
Field of Study |
Hometown |
| Cheyenne Floyd |
Sr. |
Angelo State |
Special Education |
Liberty Hill, Texas |
| Kate Paulsen |
Sr. |
Oklahoma Christian |
Mathematics |
Andover, Kansas |
| Katie Dillon |
Sr. |
St. Edward's |
Criminal Justice |
Houston, Texas |
| Kristina Nash |
Jr. |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Mechanical Engineering |
San Jacinto, Texas |
| Kaylee Davis |
Sr. |
UT Tyler |
Criminal Justice |
Venus, Texas |
| Sam Schott |
Sr. |
UT Tyler |
Biochemistry |
Longview, Texas |
| Emilee Boyer |
Jr. |
West Texas A&M |
General Business |
Harrisburg, S.D. |
| Emily Liskai |
So. |
West Texas A&M |
Political Science |
Waterville, Ohio |
| Heidi Vortherms |
Sr. |
West Texas A&M |
Sports & Exercise Science |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |