LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. revealed the nine recipients of the 2025 NCAA Division I Rawlings Gold Glove Award®, presented by the NFCA, on Wednesday during a press conference at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
A pair of repeat winners, just the second and third in the award’s history, from the University of Florida highlight this year’s squad. Gator teammates Jocelyn Erickson and Kendra Falby earned the honor for the second straight season at catcher and center field, respectively. Falby also earned second-team NFCA All-America status.
Florida is the lone program with multiple honors as eight Division I teams were represented in 2025. Erickson and Falby bring the Gators’ all-time total to five.
Along with Falby, University of Arizona pitcher Devyn Netz (2nd team) and Liberty outfielder Rachel Roupe (3rd team) earned Gold Glove and All-America honors. Netz is the third straight Wildcat to achieve Gold Glove recognition joining Dakota Kennedy (left field – 2023) and Allie Skaggs (second base - 2022).
The remaining Gold Glove infielders are University of South Carolina’s Arianna Rodi at first base, University of Oklahoma’s Ailana Agbayani at second base, Oklahoma State University third baseman Tallen Edwards and Texas A&M shortstop Koko Wooley. Agbayani joins 2023 shortstop recipient Grace Lyons as the second Gold Glove Sooner, while Rodi, Edwards and Wooley are the first in their program’s annals.
Flanking Falby in the outfield are a pair of Conference USA student-athletes in Louisiana Tech’s Elena Heng in left field and Liberty’s Roupe in right field. They are the first Gold Glove honorees in the programs and the conference.
Erickson and Falby, along with Agbayani are representing their respective programs at the 2025 Women’s College World Series.
Pitcher
Arizona
Catcher
Florida
First Base
South Carolina
Second Base
Oklahoma
Third Base
Oklahoma State
Shortstop
Texas A&M
Left Field
Louisiana Tech
Center Field
Florida
Right Field
Liberty
Recipients of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, presented by the NFCA, were selected by the NFCA’s NCAA Division I All-America Committee, following regional voting to identify the finalists at each position. The group utilized fielding statistics and school-submitted video to closely examine finalists and select the winners at every defensive position. Any student-athlete that competed in the current championship year and was nominated by their head coach who is a member in good standing with the NFCA was eligible for consideration for this prestigious accolade. View procedures HERE.
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