ATHENS, Ga. – After turning in one of the best performances in Southeastern Conference play by an Auburn freshman, AnnaLea Adams was named to the All-SEC First Team by the league’s head coaches on Friday.
The All-SEC Teams consist of 21 student-athletes on the First Team, 22 student-athletes on the Second Team and a 10-member All-Defensive Team. No ties were broken.
Adams is Auburn 45th overall All-SEC Team honoree and just the 18th Tiger to earn All-SEC First Team accolades. She is Auburn’s first First Team selection since Maddie Penta in 2023. She is also the first Auburn freshman in program history to earn All-SEC First Team honors.
An undeniable force at the plate, Adams turned in a .392 batting average in SEC play. It was the highest batting average ever recorded by a Tiger freshman in league play. The mark was good for sixth overall in the SEC this season and led all SEC true freshmen.
Her .392 average was also the sixth overall highest batting average ever recorded in SEC play by a Tiger hitter and was the highest since Kasey Cooper hit .410 during her 2016 junior season.
The Liberty, Indiana, native totaled 29 hits, which were tied for the second most in an SEC season by a Tiger freshman and were the most since Morgan Estell knocked 35 in 2011. Adams was tied eighth overall in the league this season in total hits.
She knocked four doubles and four home runs for a .608 slugging percentage in conference play. She added nine runs and held a .439 on-base percentage. A tough out to record, Adams struck out just 10 times across 74 at-bats.
Adams drove in 20 RBI to lead the Tigers in conference play and was just the fourth Auburn freshman to record 20 or more RBI in SEC play, joining Mary Petrie (1998), Sara Dean (2022) and Kasey Cooper (2014).
Primarily playing at first base throughout SEC action, Adams recorded a perfect fielding percentage behind 79 putouts and three assists.