Tori Edwards named SEC Freshman of the Year

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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.

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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.

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

All-SEC Second Team

SEC All-Defensive Team

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