2023 Softball GVC Award Winners
Sophomore centerfielder Halliday Hubbard and freshman infielder/outfielder Shyla Mead made the All-GVC 1st Team, while sophomore shortstop Alexis Figueroa was named All-GVC 2nd Team.
Hubbard, who had a .987 fielding percentage, was also nominated for a California Rawlings Gold Glove Award. She is one of six Eagles earning recognition on the California Academic All-State Team, along with Breanne Cox, Hannah Stone, Alicia Chavez, Elyse Benson, and Leea Brown.
#5 Halliday Hubbard made the All-GVC 1st Team after posting a .379 overall batting average that ranked 10th among GVC players. In conference games, she hit .380 with a .413 on-base percentage and led the Eagles with 27 hits and 5 doubles. She had a .987 fielding percentage and was second on the team in put-outs.
#1 Shyla Mead made the All-GVC 1st Team after leading the Eagles with a .426 batting average, .462 on-base percentage, and 15 RBIs in conference games. She ranked 7th, 8th and tied for 10th, respectively, in those categories in the GVC. She was 2nd in the GVC with 9 stolen bases.
#2 Alexis Figueroa made All-GVC 2nd Team after hitting .314 in conference games with a .386 on-base percentage. A "tremendous defender," according to Cox, she made only 2 errors in 20 GVC games at shortstop. For the season overall, she made just 8 errors in 37 games while handling 137 total chances, a fielding percentage of .942.