The University of Mississippi Athletics

2026 Softball Roster

Laylonna Applin
Jersey Number 26

Laylonna Applin

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Position:
    INF
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Experience:
    TR
  • Hometown:
    Stamford, Texas
  • High School:
    Stamford
  • Prev College:
    Angelo State
  • Major:
    Allied Health Studies
ANGELO STATE: Spent first two seasons of her career at Division II Angelo State โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ 2025 NFCA First Team All-American and D2CCA Third Team All-American โ€ฆ 2025 NFCA First Team All-South Central Region and D2CCA First Team All-South Central Region โ€ฆ Two-time All-LSC (First Team in 2025, Third Team in 2024) โ€ฆ Named to the 2024 LSC All-Freshman Team โ€ฆ Named both the NFCA/Louisville Slugger National Player of the Weekย and LSC Player of the Week on Feb. 4, 2025 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ 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 โ€ฆ Matched the Angelo State single-game hits record with five at Sul Ross State on March 30, 2025 โ€ฆ Led the Rambelles to two NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Regional Final in 2025, falling each time to West Texas A&M โ€ฆ Three-time LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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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.
HIGHLIGHTS: SB at North Alabama
Tuesday, March 10
HIGHLIGHTS: Softball vs.Alabama Game 3(3/8/26)
Sunday, March 08
HIGHLIGHTS: Softball vs.Alabama Game 2(03/06/26)
Friday, March 06
HIGHLIGHTS: Softball vs.Alabama Game 1(03/06/26)
Friday, March 06