SAN MARCOS, Texas – Jessica Mullins was named the 2024 Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year while Sara Vanderford was named Preseason All-Sun Belt alongside Mullins. Texas State softball was picked third in the preseason coaches poll as the Sun Belt Conference announced its honors ahead of the 2024 campaign on Wednesday.
Mullins is a senior out of Tarkington, Texas, who is coming off a 2023 season in which she was named All-Sun Belt First Team for the third-straight year and NFCA All-South Third Team. She finished the 2023 season with a 22-12 record, 1.