Laylonna Applin

Class:
Senior
Position:
INF
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-8
Experience:
1L
Hometown:
Stamford, Texas
High School:
Stamford
Prev College:
Angelo State
Major:
Allied Health Studies

2026 (JUNIOR): Competed in 56 games, making 44 starts, primarily in the outfield … Hit .243 with five home runs, 13 RBI, five doubles, 13 walks and three stolen bases … Notched her first hit as a Rebel in a win at Cal State Fullerton (2/5) … Went 2-for-3 with a double in a victory over Miami (2/16) … Blasted her first home run as a Rebel, driving in three in a win over Mercer (2/22) … Drew two walks and scored a run in a win over ULM (2/28) … Tallied two doubles and two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of UT Martin (3/3) … Launched a home run and drew a walk, driving in two to beat UAB (3/25) … Singled and scored a key run in a 2-1 series clinching victory at No. 4 Tennessee (3/28) … Went 2-for-3 with a double and run scored in a win at Central Arkansas (4/1) … Blasted a solo home run in game one against No. 13 Texas A&M (4/10) … Went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in the finale against No. 13 Texas A&M (4/12) … Tallied solo home runs in back-to-back wins over Southern Miss (4/21) and Auburn (4/24) … Went 3-for-5 in a game two win at Auburn (4/25) … Recorded a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning to help power the Rebels past No. 16 Mississippi State (5/1) … Drove in the opening run of the NCAA Tournament on an RBI single in a win over Boston University (5/15) … Reached three times against No. 3 Texas Tech in game two of the NCAA Regional (5/16) …. Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the elimination game win over Boston University (5/16).

ANGELO STATE: Spent first two seasons of her career at Division II Angelo State … Played and started in 115 games, hitting .360 with 20 home runs, 94 RBI, 24 doubles, 27 stolen bases, while slugging .645 and recording a .428 OBP … 2025 NFCA First Team All-American and D2CCA Third Team All-American … 2025 NFCA First Team All-South Central Region and D2CCA First Team All-South Central Region … Two-time All-LSC (First Team in 2025, Third Team in 2024) … Named to the 2024 LSC All-Freshman Team … Named both the NFCA/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and LSC Player of the Week on Feb. 4, 2025 … Finished her tenure at Angelo State ranking fourth in career slugging (.645), tied for fourth in triples (9) and eighth in career batting average (.360) all-time … Tallied the second-most total bases (151) in a single season at Angelo State, third-most triples in a season (7), fourth-best slugging (.807) and tied for fifth best in RBI (66) in 2025 … Matched the Angelo State single-game hits record with five at Sul Ross State on March 30, 2025 … Led the Rambelles to two NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Regional Final in 2025, falling each time to West Texas A&M … Three-time LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner at Stamford High School, excelling at softball, basketball and track ... Three-time All-State selection ... Named an All-State academic honoree as a senior ... Three-time District 10-2A Offensive MVP ... THSCA State 2A MVP ... Texas Sports Writers Association 2A First Team All-State shortstop ... Hit over .500 all four years in high school ... Led Stamford to a softball state title in 2021 ... Scored over 2,000 career points for Stamford Basketball, finishing as state runner-ups in 2021 ... Named the District 10-2A Newcomer of the Year in 2019-20 ... Three-time All-Region and All-State honoree ... Two-time District MVP ... Three-time state qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay ... 2023 2A State Champion in the 4x100-meter relay.