IRVING, Texas — BYU softball first baseman Huntyr Ava and shortstop Ailana Agbayani were both named to the 2024 All-Big 12 First Team, the conference announced on Wednesday morning.
The Cougars were one of six teams represented on the 18-player first team, and one of just four teams to place multiple student-athletes on the team.
Ava finished Big 12 play leading the league with a .446 batting average and 37 hits. She was also second in RBI (36), fourth in slugging percentage (.738) and tied for sixth in home runs (8).
On the season, the Rose Park, Utah product leads the team in slugging percentage (.698), RBI (62), home runs (12) and total bases (111). She has three of the BYU’s seven grand slams in 2024, including a walk-off shot in the ninth inning to win the series against Houston.
This is the third all-conference first team honor for Ava. She was also named to the All-WCC First Team in 2022 and 2023.
Agbayani concluded conference play tied for second in the Big 12 with 33 hits, and scored the third most runs, with 28. She also had the sixth best batting average (.402) and slugging percentage (.519).
A native of Mililani Mauka, Hawai’i, she leads the Cougars in batting average (.426), on base percentage (.539), runs scored (58), hits (69), hit by pitch (11), stolen bases (12) and at bats (162) this season.
This is the second all-conference first team nod of Agbayani’s career. She was an All-WCC First Team honoree last season as well.
View the full Big 12 release, including the conference’s yearly awards, at the league website.
BYU will be back in action on Thursday, May 9, taking on No. 3-seed Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinal at 11 a.m. CDT, with coverage through Big 12 Now on ESPN+.