LOUISVILLE, Ky. - NM State softball player Kelsey Horton has been selected to the 2016 Schutt Sport/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 list, announced by the association Thursday.
Horton, who has started all 48 games at first base for the Aggies this season, leads the WAC in slugging percentage (.748), runs scored (47), home runs (13) and total bases (110), and ranks second in batting average (.395), hits (58) and RBIs (44). She ranks 23rd nationally in home runs, 27th in RBIs and 43rd in slugging percentage.
The list will be narrowed to 10 finalists on Thursday, May 12, and the top three finalists will be announced on Wednesday, May 25. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, May 31. The complete Top 25 list is below.
NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year - Top 25 Finalists
| Name |
School |
Position |
| Kelly Barnhill |
Florida |
P |
| Ashley Diaz |
Arkansas |
1B |
| Ebonee Echols |
Michigan State |
SS/2B (DP/OF) |
| Taty Forbes |
Coastal Carolina |
OF |
| Sydney Golden |
Cal State Fullerton |
P |
| Carsyn Gordon |
Florida State |
OF/IF |
| Megan Hensley |
Louisville |
P/OF/DP |
| Jessica Hughes |
Fordham |
2B |
| Kelsey Horton |
NM State |
1B |
| Shay Knighten |
Oklahoma |
IF |
| Amanda Lorenz |
Florida |
OF |
| Hailey Lunderman |
Ole Miss |
SS |
| Taylor Lynch |
Oklahoma State |
3B |
| Maggie MacBeth |
Butler |
2B |
| Makayla Martin |
Auburn |
P |
| Keeli Milligan |
Texas A&M |
IF/OF |
| Meehra Nelson |
Oregon State |
P |
| Hayley Norton |
Saint Francis |
OF |
| Claire Oberdorf |
Marist |
2B/C |
| Sydney Romero |
Oklahoma |
IF |
| Samantha Show |
Texas A&M |
P |
| Sydney Smith |
LSU |
P |
| Brooke Vines |
Tennessee |
OF |
| Kyla Walker |
Baylor |
DP/RF |
| Ali Wester |
Notre Dame |
OF/IF |