Awards and Honors: Conway, Langford, Putz Named B1G Players to Watch
1/29/2026 3:50:00 PM | Softball
Jan. 29 -- Jenissa Conway, Indiana Langford, Lauren Putz
Big Ten Players to Watch
• Jenissa Conway garnered 2025 NFCA All-America third-team and NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first-team honors as an outfielder, as well as a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten first team.
• She posted a .379 batting average with 59 runs, 75 hits and 52 RBIs in her sophomore campaign, leading the Wolverines with a .737 slugging percentage. (13 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs)
• Appeared in all 60 games in center field and tallied 22 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games.
• Registered a career-high 10-game hitting streak (March 22-April 9), batting .629 over the stretch, and successfully reached base in each of the last 12 games of the season; boasted a .478 on-base percentage in postseason play
• Indiana Langford led the Wolverines with a .406 batting average in 2025 -- a 77-point improvement on her previous career-best average -- and largely from the leadoff spot; tallied 20 multi-hit games
• She was named to the NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team and All-Big Ten first team as a second baseman; previously earned All-Big Ten second team honors as an outfielder (2023)
• Also named to the 2025 Big Ten All-Tournament Team after hitting .500 (5-for-10) with three runs scored over four games; scored U-M's first and game-winning run in the sixth inning vs. UCLA in the championship game
• Lauren Putz had a breakout freshman season, capped with NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second-team and Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors, while also being named to D1Softball's Freshman All-America first team and as a top 25 finalist for NFCA Freshman of the Year.
• Putz ranked top three in all offensive categories with a .392 batting average, 69 hits, including 29 for extra bases, 51 runs and 48 RBI. She tallied 21 multi-hit and 13 multi-RBI games.
• She started all 60 games in her rookie campaign, 45 at designated player and 15 at first base.
Preseason Honors
Jenissa Conway
• Jan. 18 -- Softball Preseason Player Position Rankings (Outfield) - #9
• Jan. 13 -- Softball Preseason D100 Player Rankings - #42
• Jan. 12 -- Softball America Top 100 Preseason Players of the Year - #36
Indiana Langford
• Jan. 18 -- Softball Preseason Player Position Rankings (Second Base) - #7
Lauren Putz
• Jan. 18 -- Softball Preseason Player Position Rankings (Utility) - #4
• Jan. 13 -- D1 Softball Preseason D100 Player Rankings - #47
• Jan. 12 -- Softball America Top 100 Preseason Players of the Year - #65
