Florida's Kendra Falby Named Defender of the Year by Softball America

Kendra Falby has been making highlight-worthy plays all season long. On Monday, she got another addition to the reel as she was named Defender of the Year by Softball America.

Falby has been stellar on both sides of the ball. Defensively, she is perfect and has yet to make an error all season. She has been a standout offensively too, hitting .437. Falby has added 69 runs on 86 hits with a .528 slugging percentage.

No fly zone 🔒

🔶 Defender of the Year
🔷 First Team All-American#GoGators pic.twitter.com/dShsWNzKkL
— Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) May 20, 2025

Falby has not only caught the attention of Softball America but has been featured on Sports Center for her defensive efforts.

Sports center answered the call😏@kendrafalby No. 1 ESPN Top-10!#GoGators pic.twitter.com/afgDz9QJdG
— Gators Softball (@GatorsSB) May 5, 2025

She also was named a top-ten finalist for USA Softball's player of the year.

Falby joins fellow Florida teammate Taylor Shumaker as the two Gators recognized by Softball America. Shumkaer was named Freshman of the Year and Second-Team All-American.

Florida will host Georgia in the Gainesville Super Regional. Game 1 will take place on Friday at 11 a.m. ET and can been seen on ESPN2 while Game 2 will be Saturday at 11 a.m. ET.

Here is a full list of Softball America's Awards and All-American honors.

The 2025 Softball America Award Winners and All-Americanshttps://t.co/giRMRN4NbT pic.twitter.com/pfB1JTt31B
— Softball America (@SoftbalAmerica) May 20, 2025

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