BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M softball's Mac Barbara, Emiley Kennedy and Koko Wooley have been named to the Softball America Preseason Top 100 Player List, the organization announced Monday.Â
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Kennedy ranks No. 6 overall and No. 3 among pitchers, while Wooley is No. 79 and Barbara No. 88 overall. Wooley (SS) and Barbara (1B) each rank sixth at their respective positions.Â
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Coming off a remarkable junior season, Kennedy garnered All-America honors to become the first Aggie left-handed pitcher to earn the recognition in 41 years. The A&M ace appeared in 43 games a season ago finishing with a 24-11 record and a 1.93 ERA. Nationally, Kennedy registered the third-most shutouts (10) and complete games (24), while ranking top-20 in the country in wins (24), strikeouts (200) and innings pitched (202.2). A native of The Woodlands, Texas, she earned All-SEC First Team honors after leading the league with 100.1 innings pitched and ranked second with nine wins, while appearing in every game in seven-of-eight SEC series.
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Wooley returns as one of Texas A&M's biggest offensive threats as she led the team a season ago in batting average (.382), hits (60), multi-hit games (21) and stolen bases (19). The La Porte, Texas, native earned NFCA All-South Region First Team honors and All-SEC Second Team recognition. Wooley led the Aggies with a .467 batting average, 14 hits and six runs in postseason action, which included the program's first semifinal appearance in the SEC Tournament and first NCAA Super Regional appearance since 2018.Â
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Barbara, a graduate transfer from San Diego State, led the Mountain West in on-base percentage (.508), while her 14 home runs were fifth-most in the league in 2024. The Long Beach, California, native was named the Mountain West co-Player of the Year and MWC Tournament MVP after leading SDSU to a 31-20 record that included a league tournament title and a third-straight NCAA Regional appearance. Barbara has appeared in 175 career games, including 163 starts. She owns a career .368 batting average and 1.200 OPS with 179 hits, including 45 home runs, 31 doubles and 104 walks, while driving in 156 RBI and adding 100 runs.
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Texas A&M hosts the Aggie Classic to open the 2025 campaign on Feb. 6 against Utah State at 4:30 p.m. and Purdue at 7 p.m. at Davis Diamond.
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Kennedy ranks No. 6 overall and No. 3 among pitchers, while Wooley is No. 79 and Barbara No. 88 overall. Wooley (SS) and Barbara (1B) each rank sixth at their respective positions.Â
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Coming off a remarkable junior season, Kennedy garnered All-America honors to become the first Aggie left-handed pitcher to earn the recognition in 41 years. The A&M ace appeared in 43 games a season ago finishing with a 24-11 record and a 1.93 ERA. Nationally, Kennedy registered the third-most shutouts (10) and complete games (24), while ranking top-20 in the country in wins (24), strikeouts (200) and innings pitched (202.2). A native of The Woodlands, Texas, she earned All-SEC First Team honors after leading the league with 100.1 innings pitched and ranked second with nine wins, while appearing in every game in seven-of-eight SEC series.
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Wooley returns as one of Texas A&M's biggest offensive threats as she led the team a season ago in batting average (.382), hits (60), multi-hit games (21) and stolen bases (19). The La Porte, Texas, native earned NFCA All-South Region First Team honors and All-SEC Second Team recognition. Wooley led the Aggies with a .467 batting average, 14 hits and six runs in postseason action, which included the program's first semifinal appearance in the SEC Tournament and first NCAA Super Regional appearance since 2018.Â
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Barbara, a graduate transfer from San Diego State, led the Mountain West in on-base percentage (.508), while her 14 home runs were fifth-most in the league in 2024. The Long Beach, California, native was named the Mountain West co-Player of the Year and MWC Tournament MVP after leading SDSU to a 31-20 record that included a league tournament title and a third-straight NCAA Regional appearance. Barbara has appeared in 175 career games, including 163 starts. She owns a career .368 batting average and 1.200 OPS with 179 hits, including 45 home runs, 31 doubles and 104 walks, while driving in 156 RBI and adding 100 runs.
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Texas A&M hosts the Aggie Classic to open the 2025 campaign on Feb. 6 against Utah State at 4:30 p.m. and Purdue at 7 p.m. at Davis Diamond.