University of North Texas Athletics
Softball Signs Four in Early Signing Period
11/20/2025 11:40:00 AM | Softball
DENTON – First-year head coach Cody White welcomed four incoming freshmen as members of the UNT softball family, the program announced Thursday.
The four-player signing class of Emma Culie (Locust Grove, Okla.), Alexis Kierstead (Mustang, Okla.), Peyton Kingery (Cypress, Calif.) and Addyson Lewis (McKinney, Texas) will join the Mean Green ahead of the 2026-27 season.
"We're excited to welcome this group to campus," White said. "This class is a hard-working bunch that will bring the energy that we're looking for in our program. What excites me most is their ability to play multiple positions and their softball IQ. We're building something special here at UNT, and this class is another step in that direction."
Additional information on each of the four signees can be found below.
Emma Culie | C/IF | R/R | 5-8 | Locust Grove, Okla. | Sequoyah HS | Top Gun Fastpitch
Four-year letter winner at Sequoyah High School … Named a 2025 All-State Middle East selection … Won District 3A-6 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Selected as District 3A-6 Player of the Year as a junior … Awarded District 3A-6 Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore … Advanced to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) fast-pitch state playoffs in 2023 and 2025 with the Lady Indians … Competed in fast and slow-pitch softball, basketball at Sequoyah … Plays travel ball for Top Gun Fastpitch and head coach Justin Groves.
Alexis Kierstead | UT | R/R | 5-7 | Mustang, Okla. | Mustang HS | Oklahoma Athletics
Four-year letter winner at Mustang High School … Led the Broncos to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 6A Fastpitch State Championship … Helped Mustang advance to the OSSAA 6A fastpitch state tournament in each of her first three seasons … Named Large West All-State selection in 2025 … Awarded All-Region honors as a senior … Won the 2025 Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference (COAC) 6A-3 Player of the Year award … Three-time All-District selection … COAC Second Team All-Conference selection as a sophomore … Won back-to-back OSSAA 6A Slowpitch State Championships with the Bronchos as a freshman and sophomore in 2023 and 2024 … Advanced to the OSSAA 6A Slowpitch State Championship as a junior … Selected as 2023 All-City Player of the Year by The Oklahoman as a freshman … Named First Team All-City by The Oklahoman as a sophomore … Plays travel ball for Oklahoma Athletics and head coaches Brian Madden and Cornelius Davis … Won 2023 14U Premier PGF National Champions with the Birmingham Thunderbolts … Won 2021 Little League Softball World Series with Team Oklahoma at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, N.C.
Peyton Kingery | C/OF | L/R | 5-9 | Cypress, Calif. | Valley Christian HS | BSC Bengals
Three-year letter winner at Valley Christian High School … Won 2024 California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) Division 5 Championship with the Defenders … Named 2024 CIF-SS Division 5 Player of the Year … First Team All-Olympic League selection as a junior … Earned First Team All-Area Dream Team selection in 2024 … Father, Chet, is the head softball coach at Valley Christian … Plays travel ball for BSC Bengals and head coach Ken Briggs.
Addyson Lewis | UT | L/R | 5-6 | McKinney, Texas | McKinney Boyd HS | Epic Fastpitch
Three-year letter winner at McKinney Boyd High School … Named First Team All-District 6-6A as a junior … Earned Honorable Mention All-District 5-6A selection in 2024 … Two-time Academic All-District honoree … Ranked No. 1 infielder for the Southwest Region by Extra Inning Softball in January 2025 … Plays travel ball for Epic Fastpitch and head coach Scotty Smith.
The four-player signing class of Emma Culie (Locust Grove, Okla.), Alexis Kierstead (Mustang, Okla.), Peyton Kingery (Cypress, Calif.) and Addyson Lewis (McKinney, Texas) will join the Mean Green ahead of the 2026-27 season.
"We're excited to welcome this group to campus," White said. "This class is a hard-working bunch that will bring the energy that we're looking for in our program. What excites me most is their ability to play multiple positions and their softball IQ. We're building something special here at UNT, and this class is another step in that direction."
Additional information on each of the four signees can be found below.
Emma Culie | C/IF | R/R | 5-8 | Locust Grove, Okla. | Sequoyah HS | Top Gun Fastpitch
Four-year letter winner at Sequoyah High School … Named a 2025 All-State Middle East selection … Won District 3A-6 Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Selected as District 3A-6 Player of the Year as a junior … Awarded District 3A-6 Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore … Advanced to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) fast-pitch state playoffs in 2023 and 2025 with the Lady Indians … Competed in fast and slow-pitch softball, basketball at Sequoyah … Plays travel ball for Top Gun Fastpitch and head coach Justin Groves.
Alexis Kierstead | UT | R/R | 5-7 | Mustang, Okla. | Mustang HS | Oklahoma Athletics
Four-year letter winner at Mustang High School … Led the Broncos to the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) 6A Fastpitch State Championship … Helped Mustang advance to the OSSAA 6A fastpitch state tournament in each of her first three seasons … Named Large West All-State selection in 2025 … Awarded All-Region honors as a senior … Won the 2025 Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference (COAC) 6A-3 Player of the Year award … Three-time All-District selection … COAC Second Team All-Conference selection as a sophomore … Won back-to-back OSSAA 6A Slowpitch State Championships with the Bronchos as a freshman and sophomore in 2023 and 2024 … Advanced to the OSSAA 6A Slowpitch State Championship as a junior … Selected as 2023 All-City Player of the Year by The Oklahoman as a freshman … Named First Team All-City by The Oklahoman as a sophomore … Plays travel ball for Oklahoma Athletics and head coaches Brian Madden and Cornelius Davis … Won 2023 14U Premier PGF National Champions with the Birmingham Thunderbolts … Won 2021 Little League Softball World Series with Team Oklahoma at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, N.C.
Peyton Kingery | C/OF | L/R | 5-9 | Cypress, Calif. | Valley Christian HS | BSC Bengals
Three-year letter winner at Valley Christian High School … Won 2024 California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section (CIF-SS) Division 5 Championship with the Defenders … Named 2024 CIF-SS Division 5 Player of the Year … First Team All-Olympic League selection as a junior … Earned First Team All-Area Dream Team selection in 2024 … Father, Chet, is the head softball coach at Valley Christian … Plays travel ball for BSC Bengals and head coach Ken Briggs.
Addyson Lewis | UT | L/R | 5-6 | McKinney, Texas | McKinney Boyd HS | Epic Fastpitch
Three-year letter winner at McKinney Boyd High School … Named First Team All-District 6-6A as a junior … Earned Honorable Mention All-District 5-6A selection in 2024 … Two-time Academic All-District honoree … Ranked No. 1 infielder for the Southwest Region by Extra Inning Softball in January 2025 … Plays travel ball for Epic Fastpitch and head coach Scotty Smith.
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