The 2026 softball season is in the record books, and multiple players from Pilot Point and Aubrey High Schools received recognition for their performance on the field.
The Pilot Point Lady Cats ended their 2026 season with a 17-14-1 record, finishing fifth in 3A Region II District 10.
Senior pitcher Samantha Maxwell and junior catcher Scarlett Bush headlined the Lady Cats' postseason honors, with the duo being named first team all-district.
Maxwell racked up 15 wins, 177 strikeouts and a .917 fielding percentage from the pitching circle while racking up 38 hits and 16 RBIs in the batter’s box.
Bush posted a .980 fielding percentage to go along with a .466 batting average and 19 RBIs on the season.
Juniors Kara Delgado, Katy Delgado and Elliott Johnson were named second team all-district.
Kara posted a .886 fielding percentage and .409 batting average with 18 RBIs, and her sister Katy posted a batting average of .395 with 26 RBIs of her own.
Johnson finished the season with a .839 fielding percentage and a .339 batting average.
Juniors Shelby French and Lillie Kirby rounded out the Lady Cats’ on-field honors, with both being named all-district honorable mention.
French finished the year with a .273 batting average, 20 RBIs and 1 HR, and Kirby racked up 24 RBIs while hitting .347 for the season.
10 Lady Cats—Maxwell, Bush, Kara, Johnson, French, Kirby, Zoey Gray, Callie James, Carsen Josey and Chole Hamilton—earned academic alldistrict honors.
James was also named to the Texas High School Coaches Association’s Academic All-State Team.
The Aubrey Lady Chaparrals ended their season with an 11-16 record, finishing fifth in 4A Region II District 10.
Senior catcher Abby Lynch-Buxton led the Lady Chaps from behind the plate and was named District 10-4A Softball Catcher of the Year.
Lynch-Buxton posted a .991 fielding percentage while posting a batting average of .615 with 29 RBIs and 6 HRs.
Senior Sophia Mulhern, sophomore Alivia Stewart and freshman Sophia Jones were named second all-district.
Mulhern finished the year with a .892 fielding percentage and a .279 batting average with 12 RBIs.
Stewart racked up 6 wins from the pitching circle, with a 6.18 ERA, 1 shutout, and 1 no-hitter.
Jones posted a fielding percentage of .913 to go along with a .346 batting average, 16 RBIs and 3 HRs.
Seniors Claire Rose, Sophia Place and Addison White closed out the Lady Chaps’ on-field honors, with the trio receiving all-district honorable mention honors.
Rose posted a .306 batting average with 10 RBIs and a .849 fielding percentage, while Place finished the year with a .893 fielding percentage and a .264 batting average with 14 RBIs.
White ended the year with a .226 batting average, with 13 RBIs and a .882 fielding percentage.
The Lady Chaps had 11 team members— Lynch-Buxton, Mulhern, Rose, Place, White, Keleigh Bass, Brionna Fuller, Raylin Meeks, Sawyer Noles, Lily Paul, and Keri Pfeiffer—earned academic all-district honors.
