As the 2015 Big 12 softball regular season comes to a close, the league office has announced the winners of this year’s postseason honors. Oklahoma takes home three yearly awards as Shelby Pendley was named the Player of the Year and Paige Parker claimed Pitcher of the Year along with co-Freshman of the Year honors alongside Daniella Chavez of Kansas. Oklahoma’s Patty Gasso was named Coach of the Year for the fourth consecutive season.

Pendley became the third Oklahoma player in four seasons to earn Big 12 Player of the Year honors. The OU sooner started in all 48 games in which she appeared and recorded 61 hits in 140 plate appearances. Pendley is also tied for fifth in the nation with 24 home runs this season while being tied for the lowest number of games played in the top-five of the home run leaderboard.

Parker, the Big 12 Pitcher and co-Freshman of the Year, becomes only the third player in NCAA history to throw four perfect games in a season. The Independence, Missouri native made 36 starts this season and struck out 199 batters. She also led the Big 12 with a 1.45 ERA and held batters to a league low .170 batting average.

Co-Freshman of the Year Chavez was a crucial part of the Jayhawks season. The Crowley, Texas native blasted 15 home runs and 65 RBI in her 150 plate appearances. She also recorded a .353 batting average.

In her 21st year leading the Sooner program, Gasso received her fourth-consecutive Coach of the Year honor. Her eight accolades overall are the most by any league coach. She led the Sooners to their 12th overall Big 12 crown this season and fourth-straight regular season title. Oklahoma begins play in this weekend’s NCAA Regional as the No. 11 overall seed in the tournament.

Along with the yearly awards, the All-Big 12 Teams were announced. Oklahoma nabbed the most honorees of any institution as 12 Sooners were named to all-conference teams. Baylor was next with nine selections, while Kansas tallied eight. Texas placed seven student-athletes on the teams while Oklahoma State and Texas Tech had four and two, respectively. Iowa State rounded out the teams with foour selections of their own.

Player of the Year:
Shelby Pendley, Oklahoma

Pitcher of the Year:
Paige Parker, Oklahoma

Co-Freshman of the Year:
Daniella Chavez, Kansas
Paige Parker, Oklahoma

Coach of the Year:
Patty Gasso, Oklahoma

All-Big 12 First Team:
Shelby Pendley, Oklahoma, Sr., INF/P
Shelby Davis, Oklahoma State, Sr., OF
Paige Parker, Oklahoma, Fr., P
Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma, Sr., INF
Heather Stearns, Baylor, Jr., P
Daniella Chavez, Kansas, Fr., DP
Ari Hawkins, Baylor, So., 2B
Erin Miller, Oklahoma, Jr., OF
Aly Cappaert, Iowa State, Jr., DP
Chaley Brickey, Kansas, Jr., SS
Lindsey Stephens, Texas, Jr., OF
Shelby Friudenberg, Baylor, Fr., 1B
Erica Wright, Texas, Fr., RHP

All-Big 12 Second Team:
Brittany Gomez, Iowa State, Jr., OF
Kaitlyn Thumann, Baylor, Sr., OF
Kristi Belshe, Texas Tech, Sr., C
Devon Tunning, Texas, So. SS
Kady Self, Oklahoma, Jr., OF
Maddie Stein, Kansas, Sr., 1B
Georgia Casey, Oklahoma, Sr., INF
Linsey Hays, Baylor, Jr., DP
Jordan Strickland, Baylor, Sr., SS
Whitney Ellis, Oklahoma, Jr., C
Lea Hopson, Texas Tech, Sr., 2B
Tiffany Mikkelson, Oklahoma State, Jr., 3B

All Defensive Team:
Erica Wright, Texas, Fr., P
Whitney Ellis, Oklahoma, Jr., C
Maddie Stein, Kansas, Sr., 1B
Taylor McElhaney, Kansas, So. 2B
Kelsey Arnold, Oklahoma, Fr. 3B
Chaley Brickey, Kansas, Jr., SS
Jessie Scroggins, Baylor, Fr., OF
Brittany Gomez, Iowa State, Jr., OF
Lindsey Stephens, Texas, Jr., OF

All Freshman Team:
Paige Parker, Oklahoma, Fr.
Shelby Friudenberg, Baylor, Fr.
Erica Wright, Texas, Fr.
Daniella Chavez, Kansas, Fr.
Nicole Pendley, Oklahoma, Fr.
Jessie Roane, Kansas, Fr.
Kelsey Arnold, Oklahoma, Fr.
Vanessa Shippy, Oklahoma State, Fr.
Kendall Potts, Baylor, Fr.
Randee Odonnell, Oklahoma State, Fr.
Randel Leahy, Texas, Fr.
Kelsey McFarland, Iowa State, Fr.