Aliso Viejo, Calif. – One day after earning All-American honors from the NFCA, the Angelo State softball duo of Cheyenne Floyd and Laylonna Applin repeat as All-Americans, doing so this time with the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA).

Floyd and Applin were named to the third team; Floyd was on the NFCA All-American Third Team, while Applin was a first-team selection last night. The Rambelles were the only school from the LSC to put multiple student-athletes on the D2CCA All-American teams.

This is Applin's second All-American honor and Floyd's third of their respective careers.

Floyd improved upon a campaign where she was named the LSC Pitcher of the Year in 2024. The Coaching, Sport, Recreation, and Fitness Administration student owned a 27-7 record inside the circle with a 1.71 ERA. She struck out 199 batters in 184.2 innings and held opposing batters to a league-best .177 batting average.

She struck out eight or more batters in 11 appearances this season and has thrown two no-hitters. In the postseason, she made six appearances (five starts), striking out 29 batters in 34.2 innings as she helped the Rambelles reach their first regional final since 2018. Floyd threw a one-hitter against West Texas A&M to force a winner-take-all game, striking out four Lady Buffs in five innings.

Floyd was 55-26 in her time at ASU with a 1.96 ERA. She struck out 480 batters, the second most in program history.

Floyd is the tenth Rambelle in program history to earn multiple All-American honors and the first since Brandy Marlett repeated in 2017-18. She is the third full-time pitcher in program history to receive All-American honors, joining Marlett and Kari Galm (2007-08).

Applin, the first Rambelle to earn first-team honors since Paxton Scheurer in 2022, served as the Rambelles' full-time shortstop in 2025 after moving around the diamond in her rookie season. The Health Science Professions student strung together one of the best seasons in program history. She hit .412 at the plate with an .807 slugging percentage and a .486 on-base percentage. She struck out only 15 times in 214 plate appearances.

She recorded 21 multi-hit games and held a 22-game hitting streak and a 34-game streak of reaching base during the season.

Applin's season ranks in the top ten in program history: batting average, slugging percentage, doubles, triples, RBI, and total bases.

The Rambelles finished the 2025 campaign with a 47-14 overall record and an appearance in the South Central regional final, their best season since 2018.

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