Townsen Thomas named freshman All-American
Townsen Thomas was one of the top performers for the nationally ranked Florida Gators in 2026 despite being a freshman. Thursday, she was honored for her play.
D1Softball has named Thomas a Freshman All-American.
Thomas, a native of Humble, Texas, batted .374 with six home runs, 12 doubles and 50 RBI this season for UF, which reached the NCAA Super Regionals. She had an on-base percentage of .420 and a slugging percentage of .535. All told, Thomas produced 74 hits, which was fourth best on the team.
In 198 at-bats, she struck out only 13 times.
Thomas, a left fielder, played in 64 games and started every one of them. She recorded a .982 fielding percentage.
Here is the full list of Thomas’ 2026 accolades:
- D1 Softball Freshman All-American First Team
- 2026 NFCA All-Gulf Region First Team (Outfield)
- 2026 All-SEC First Team
- 2026 SEC All-Tournament Team
- SEC Freshman of the Week (March 17, 2026; April 22, 2026)
- 2025 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
This is the complete D1 Softball Freshman All-American team …
First Team
| POSITION | PLAYER | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Vic Moten | Alabama |  |
| P | Bree Carrico | Virginia Tech |  |
| P | Marina Mason | Northwestern |  |
| P | Makenna Moore | Jacksonville State |  |
| C | Kendall Wells | Oklahoma |  |
| 1B | Morgen Talley | NC State |  |
| 2B | Anna Moore | Purdue |  |
| 3B | Allison Oneacre | Penn State |  |
| SS | Aleena Garcia | UCLA |  |
| OF | Kai Minor | Oklahoma | |
| OF | Townsen Thomas | Florida |  |
| OF | Madi George | Ole Miss |  |
| P/UT | Alexis Jensen | Nebraska |  |
| UT | Kinzey Woody | Wichita State |  |
| UT | Ella Boyer | Kansas |  |
| UT | Brinli Bain | Arkansas |  |
| UT | Bri Alejandre | UCLA | |
| UT | Hannah Wells | Texas |  |