LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has announced that 392 student-athletes from 163 programs have received 2019 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades.  

The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all the honorees now become eligible for the 2019 NFCA Division I All-America squads. 

2019 DI All-Region Teams

Florida State (Southeast), James Madison (Northeast), Oklahoma (Central) and Washington (Pacific) led the charge with all eight of their nominations receiving All-Region recognition. Arizona (West), UCLA (West) and Virginia Tech (Mid-Atlantic) took home seven honors apiece. Alabama (South), Michigan (Great Lakes) and Texas Tech (Central) garnered six each.

Seven Sooners were recognized with first-team plaudits, while six Hokies and six Wildcats were named to the first team. The Huskies earned five first-team honors with four first teamers coming from LSU (South), the Dukes and the Seminoles.

Southern Illinois and Louisiana Tech topped the Mideast Region with five honors, while Ohio State led the Midwest with five as well. All three of those programs had three first teamers. UIC and the Wolverines each captured three first-team plaudits in the Great Lakes Region.  

The Southeastern Conference paced all leagues with 40 honorees, while the Pac-12 and Big 10 were right on its heels with 38 and 37, respectively. 

Conference players and pitchers of the year from member institutions are added to the third team if they were not already voted to an All-Region squad. In some instances, limited regional nominations prevent a position from being filled.

The 2019 NFCA Division I All-America teams will be announced at approximately 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 29, via NFCA.org.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ten student-athletes have been named as finalists for the 2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Pitcher and Player of the Year award, the Association announced on Tuesday.

Two-time reigning Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year Hanna Hull of Virginia Wesleyan University, a junior pitcher, who also won Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Freshman of the Year in 2017, leads the way.

She finished her season at 29-4, with a 0.55 ERA, 20 complete games, 11 shutouts and four saves. She allowed just 84 hits, 15 earned runs and 49 walks, while striking out a Division III-best 339 over 190.1 innings.

Fellow junior pitchers Kierstin Anderson-Glass of St. Thomas, Stefanie Guercio of Carthage and Ally Wiegand of Illinois Wesleyan are also finalists.  

Anderson-Glass heads into the NCAA Division III championship finals later this week with a 26-3 record and 0.66 ERA, while recording 15 shutouts and 121 strikeouts over 179 innings.

Wiegand, meanwhile, takes a 23-3 mark and Division III-best 0.40 ERA to Tyler, Texas, having walked just five batters all season, and striking out 247 over 173.1 innings. Guercio finished her season with a 21-4 mark and 0.80 ERA, walking just 38 and fanning 229 over 158.1 innings.

University of Lynchburg first baseman Mackenzie Chitwood capped her career with a powerful season, hitting .382 with a Division III-leading 21 homers and 72 RBI. In all, she collected 34 extra-base hits and scored 47 runs in 52 games.

Versatile Thomas More University senior Alix DeDreu has the most doubles (26) and second-most hits (77) in the country, while playing a mix of pitcher, second base and shortstop. For the season, she hit .490 while striking out just three times in 157 at-bats.

Marian (Wis.) University junior second baseman Ally Fox hit .511 with 39 runs, 71 hits, 10 doubles, and 28 steals this season. She ranks fourth nationally in hits and eighth in batting average.

Melissa Livermore finished her four years at the University of Texas at Dallas with an NCAA Division III-record 195 stolen bases. This season, the speedy leadoff batter hit .485 with 38 runs, 63 hits, 20 RBI and 41 steals in 44 attempts.

Patty Maye Ohanian, who made the final 10 as a freshman last season, closed another solid campaign with a .455 average, 47 runs, 66 hits, 13 doubles, a triple, 14 homers and 53 RBI for Christopher Newport University.

Pfeiffer senior shortstop Vada Blue Sherrill put amazing numbers up again this season, batting .482 with 75 runs, 67 hits, 18 doubles, a triple, 15 homers, and 58 RBI in 43 games. She also stole 52 bases in 56 tries, and walked 28 times, while striking out just six.

Hull, Ohanian and Wiegand were all among the final 10 student-athletes on the list last season.

The Atlantic region has the most representatives remaining on the list, with four, followed by the Great Lakes with three. The Central, Midwest and West each have one finalist. There are five juniors, four seniors and one sophomore being recognized.

The list started with 50 names before the season, and was reduced to 25 ahead of NCAA regionals. The winners of the Player of the Year and new Pitcher of the Year honors will come from this group of 10 finalists and be announced following the completion of the NCAA championship finals in Tyler, Texas.

The list is compiled annually by the NFCA’s Division III All-America committee.

2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Player of the Year Top 10

Kierstin Anderson-Glass, Jr., P, University of St. Thomas (Minn.)

Mackenzie Chitwood, Sr., 1B, University of Lynchburg

Alix DeDreu, Sr., UTIL, Thomas More University

Ally Fox, Jr., 2B, Marian University (Wis.)

Stefanie Guercio, Jr., P, Carthage College

Hanna Hull, Jr., P, Virginia Wesleyan University

Melissa Livermore, Sr., OF, University of Texas at Dallas

Patty Maye Ohanian, So., OF, Christopher Newport University

Vada Blue Sherrill, Sr., SS, Pfeiffer University

Ally Wiegand, Jr., P, Illinois Wesleyan University

Schutt Sports/NFCA Division III National Players of the Year

2018 — Hanna Hull, P, Virginia Wesleyan University

2017 — Hanna Hull, P, Virginia Wesleyan University

2016 — Kelsie Batten, P, University of Texas at Tyler

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eight finalists, one from each of the NCAA’s eight regions, have been selected for the 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II National Freshman of the Year award. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 22 at the NCAA Division II Softball Championship Banquet in Denver, Colo.

Seven of the eight finalists were named their respective conference’s freshman of the year with Central Oklahoma’s Bailey McKittrick garnering pitcher of the year honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. All eight recipients earned 2019 NFCA All-Region status. McKittrick, Adelphi’s Emily Whitman, West Florida’s Teala Howard, Cameron’s Khmari Edwards and San Francisco State’s Brylynn Vallejos earned first-team recognition, while Columbus State’s Hannah Rose Corbin, Bloomsburg’s Erin DelPierre and Grand Valley State’s Lydia Goble were selected to the second team.

Six of the eight are representing their institutions for the first time with Goble also a first-time honoree from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. DelPierre is the second Husky (Taylor Winkelman – 2016) to make the top eight. Whitman joins former Panther standout Brenna Martini, who was a member of the inaugural top 25 in 2015 before the award shifted to eight finalists in 2016.

Created in 2015, the award honors the outstanding athletic achievement among freshmen softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. 

2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA DII National Freshman of the Year Finalists

Hannah Rose Corbin, Designated Player/Pitcher, Columbus State

Erin DelPierre, Outfield, Bloomsburg

Khmari Edwards, Second Base, Cameron

Lydia Goble, Third Base, Grand Valley State

Teala Howard, Outfield, West Florida

Bailey McKittrick, Pitcher, Central Oklahoma

Brylynn Vallejos, Outfield, San Francisco State

Emily Whitman, Second Base, Adelphi

Past winners

2018 – Callie Nunes, Concordia Irvine

2017- Autumn Humes, Harding University

2016 – Charlotte Romero, Colorado Christian

2015 – Janessa Bassett, Dixie State

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eight finalists, one from each of the NCAA’s eight regions, have been selected for the 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II National Freshman of the Year award. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 22 at the NCAA Division II Softball Championship Banquet in Denver, Colo.

Seven of the eight finalists were named their respective conference’s freshman of the year with Central Oklahoma’s Bailey McKittrick garnering pitcher of the year honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. All eight recipients earned 2019 NFCA All-Region status. McKittrick, Adelphi’s Emily Whitman, West Florida’s Teala Howard, Cameron’s Khmari Edwards and San Francisco State’s Brylynn Vallejos earned first-team recognition, while Columbus State’s Hannah Rose Corbin, Bloomsburg’s Erin DelPierre and Grand Valley State’s Lydia Goble were selected to the second team.

Six of the eight are representing their institutions for the first time with Goble also a first-time honoree from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. DelPierre is the second Husky (Taylor Winkelman – 2016) to make the top eight. Whitman joins former Panther standout Brenna Martini, who was a member of the inaugural top 25 in 2015 before the award shifted to eight finalists in 2016.

Created in 2015, the award honors the outstanding athletic achievement among freshmen softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. 

2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA DII National Freshman of the Year Finalists

Hannah Rose Corbin, Designated Player/Pitcher, Columbus State

Erin DelPierre, Outfield, Bloomsburg

Khmari Edwards, Second Base, Cameron

Lydia Goble, Third Base, Grand Valley State

Teala Howard, Outfield, West Florida

Bailey McKittrick, Pitcher, Central Oklahoma

Brylynn Vallejos, Outfield, San Francisco State

Emily Whitman, Second Base, Adelphi

Past winners

2018 – Callie Nunes, Concordia Irvine

2017- Autumn Humes, Harding University

2016 – Charlotte Romero, Colorado Christian

2015 – Janessa Bassett, Dixie State

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the official seeds and bracket for the 2019 NAIA Softball World Series presented by Taco Bell that runs May 23 – 29 in Springfield, Mo. The 10-team, double-elimination event will be played at Killian Sports Complex with Evangel Athletics serving as the official host. 

Bracket

The World Series’ first pitch occurs on May 23 at 10 a.m. CST between No. 7 Mobile (Ala.) and No. 10 Oregon Tech. Overall No. 1 seed Science and Arts of Oklahoma punched its ticket to the World Series for the fifth time in program history. The Drovers, winners of the Dodge City Bracket, have been ranked No. 1 in each of the last five Coaches’ Top 25 Polls to end the year. They are the defending national champions with a 56-2 overall record, Science and Arts of Oklahoma has a bye and will take on the winner of the No. 8 and No. 9 seed game between Georgia Gwinnett and Vangaurd on May 24 at 7:00 p.m.  

No. 2 Marian (Ind.) and No. 3 Oklahoma City are both making their fourth consecutive appearance at the series. Ten-time national champion Oklahoma City qualifies for its 32nd all-time NAIA Softball World Series and 27th in the last 28 years. The Stars hold NAIA records for most NAIA World Series wins (127), appearances and national titles. Mobile (Ala.), winners of the Gulf Shores Bracket qualifies for its 20th time in program history. Coming in as the No. 7 seed they are looking to earn their second national title.

All ten qualifying have made at least one trip the NAIA Softball World Series as a program. Amongst the teams, both Vanguard (Calif.) (pictured) and No. 6 Valley City State (N.D.) are returning for the first time since 2006.

Three of the ten Opening Round Champions were hosts of the 2019 NAIA Softball Opening Round including Georgia Gwinnett, No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), and Oklahoma City.

There will up to 19 games played during a seven-day span on one championship stadium field. There are four games on each of the first three days (May 26 is off day), three contests on May 27, two games on May 28 and the championship final on May 29.

Advanced World Series tickets may be purchased by clicking here.

The qualifiers are comprised of 10 NAIA National Championship Opening Round champions, which were completed today. To see those champions, click here.

— Courtesy of NAIA

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eight finalists, one from each of the NCAA’s eight regions, have been selected for the 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II National Freshman of the Year award. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 22 at the NCAA Division II Softball Championship Banquet in Denver, Colo.

Seven of the eight finalists were named their respective conference’s freshman of the year with Central Oklahoma’s Bailey McKittrick garnering pitcher of the year honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. All eight recipients earned 2019 NFCA All-Region status. McKittrick, Adelphi’s Emily Whitman, West Florida’s Teala Howard, Cameron’s Khmari Edwards and San Francisco State’s Brylynn Vallejos earned first-team recognition, while Columbus State’s Hannah Rose Corbin, Bloomsburg’s Erin DelPierre and Grand Valley State’s Lydia Goble were selected to the second team.

Six of the eight are representing their institutions for the first time with Goble also a first-time honoree from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. DelPierre is the second Husky (Taylor Winkelman – 2016) to make the top eight. Whitman joins former Panther standout Brenna Martini, who was a member of the inaugural top 25 in 2015 before the award shifted to eight finalists in 2016.

Created in 2015, the award honors the outstanding athletic achievement among freshmen softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. 

2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA DII National Freshman of the Year Finalists

Hannah Rose Corbin, Designated Player/Pitcher, Columbus State

Erin DelPierre, Outfield, Bloomsburg

Khmari Edwards, Second Base, Cameron

Lydia Goble, Third Base, Grand Valley State

Teala Howard, Outfield, West Florida

Bailey McKittrick, Pitcher, Central Oklahoma

Brylynn Vallejos, Outfield, San Francisco State

Emily Whitman, Second Base, Adelphi

Past winners

2018 – Callie Nunes, Concordia Irvine

2017- Autumn Humes, Harding University

2016 – Charlotte Romero, Colorado Christian

2015 – Janessa Bassett, Dixie State

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Eight finalists, one from each of the NCAA’s eight regions, have been selected for the 2019 Schutt Sports / NFCA Division II National Freshman of the Year award. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, May 22 at the NCAA Division II Softball Championship Banquet in Denver, Colo.

Seven of the eight finalists were named their respective conference’s freshman of the year with Central Oklahoma’s Bailey McKittrick garnering pitcher of the year honors from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. All eight recipients earned 2019 NFCA All-Region status. McKittrick, Adelphi’s Emily Whitman, West Florida’s Teala Howard, Cameron’s Khmari Edwards and San Francisco State’s Brylynn Vallejos earned first-team recognition, while Columbus State’s Hannah Rose Corbin, Bloomsburg’s Erin DelPierre and Grand Valley State’s Lydia Goble were selected to the second team.

Six of the eight are representing their institutions for the first time with Goble also a first-time honoree from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. DelPierre is the second Husky (Taylor Winkelman – 2016) to make the top eight. Whitman joins former Panther standout Brenna Martini, who was a member of the inaugural top 25 in 2015 before the award shifted to eight finalists in 2016.

Created in 2015, the award honors the outstanding athletic achievement among freshmen softball student-athletes throughout NCAA Division II. 

2019 Schutt Sports/NFCA DII National Freshman of the Year Finalists

Hannah Rose Corbin, Designated Player/Pitcher, Columbus State

Erin DelPierre, Outfield, Bloomsburg

Khmari Edwards, Second Base, Cameron

Lydia Goble, Third Base, Grand Valley State

Teala Howard, Outfield, West Florida

Bailey McKittrick, Pitcher, Central Oklahoma

Brylynn Vallejos, Outfield, San Francisco State

Emily Whitman, Second Base, Adelphi

Past winners

2018 – Callie Nunes, Concordia Irvine

2017- Autumn Humes, Harding University

2016 – Charlotte Romero, Colorado Christian

2015 – Janessa Bassett, Dixie State

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. –  The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the official seeds and bracket for the 2019 NAIA Softball World Series presented by Taco Bell that runs May 23 – 29 in Springfield, Mo. The 10-team, double-elimination event will be played at Killian Sports Complex with Evangel Athletics serving as the official host. 

Bracket

The World Series’ first pitch occurs on May 23 at 10 a.m. CST between No. 7 Mobile (Ala.) and No. 10 Oregon Tech. Overall No. 1 seed Science and Arts of Oklahoma punched its ticket to the World Series for the fifth time in program history. The Drovers, winners of the Dodge City Bracket, have been ranked No. 1 in each of the last five Coaches’ Top 25 Polls to end the year. They are the defending national champions with a 56-2 overall record, Science and Arts of Oklahoma has a bye and will take on the winner of the No. 8 and No. 9 seed game between Georgia Gwinnett and Vangaurd on May 24 at 7:00 p.m.  

No. 2 Marian (Ind.) and No. 3 Oklahoma City are both making their fourth consecutive appearance at the series. Ten-time national champion Oklahoma City qualifies for its 32nd all-time NAIA Softball World Series and 27th in the last 28 years. The Stars hold NAIA records for most NAIA World Series wins (127), appearances and national titles. Mobile (Ala.), winners of the Gulf Shores Bracket qualifies for its 20th time in program history. Coming in as the No. 7 seed they are looking to earn their second national title.

All ten qualifying have made at least one trip the NAIA Softball World Series as a program. Amongst the teams, both Vanguard (Calif.) (pictured) and No. 6 Valley City State (N.D.) are returning for the first time since 2006.

Three of the ten Opening Round Champions were hosts of the 2019 NAIA Softball Opening Round including Georgia Gwinnett, No. 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), and Oklahoma City.

There will up to 19 games played during a seven-day span on one championship stadium field. There are four games on each of the first three days (May 26 is off day), three contests on May 27, two games on May 28 and the championship final on May 29.

Advanced World Series tickets may be purchased by clicking here.

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The qualifiers are comprised of 10 NAIA National Championship Opening Round champions, which were completed today. To see those champions, click here.

— Courtesy of NAIA

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Riding a NCAA Division I-record 39-game winning streak into the postseason, Oklahoma continued as the unanimous No. 1 program in the final 2019 USA Today / NFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll of the regular season.

The Sooners (49-2), who received all 32 first-place votes and 800 points, were declared the Big 12’s automatic qualifier after the remainder of 2019 tournament was canceled due to rain and unplayable field conditions. OU received the NCAA’s No. 1 overall seed and will host a regional, featuring UMBC, Notre Dame and RV Wisconsin.

The remainder of the top-10 saw minimal movement as No. 4 Florida State and No. 5 Alabama switched spots as did No. 8 Florida and No. 9 Texas.

No. 2 Washington and No. 3 UCLA shared the Pac-12’s regular-season title with the Bruins (46-5) earning the league’s automatic qualifier because of their early-season sweep of the Huskies. Over the weekend, Washington swept RV Stanford, while UCLA dropped two-of-three to No. 6 Arizona. The Bruins and Huskies received the No. 2 and No. 3 overall seeds for the NCAA Championships.

The Seminoles (51-8), also the NCAA’s No. 4 seed, captured their sixth straight ACC Tournament crown, sweeping the field in Tallahassee. The Crimson Tide (52-7) posted a 2-1 mark in the SEC Tournament, falling in the title game to new-No. 8 Florida. Alabama is the NCAA’s No. 8 seed.

The Gators (44-15) won four games against then-No. 20 South Carolina, No. 10 LSU, No. 24 Auburn and Alabama as the No. 6 seed to capture their second straight SEC Tournament title and fifth overall, earning the NCAA’s No. 5 overall seed.

Louisiana rattled off three victories to win its 15thSun Belt Conference Tournament and reach the 50-win plateau for the first time since 2012. The Ragin’ Cajuns will take a 27-game winning streak into the postseason as they will be part of the Oxford, Miss. Regional hosted by No. 17 Ole Miss (11thseed).

No. 9 Texas dropped both of its games during seeding play of the Big 12 Tournament, while No. 9 LSU exited the SEC tournament following its loss to Florida. The Longhorns (41-14) and Tigers (40-16) will also be the NCAA’s No. 9 and 10 seeds, respectively.

Also earning hosting rights in the first round of the NCAA Regionals are No. 11 Tennessee (12), No. 12 Minnesota (7), No. 13 Oklahoma State (13), No. 18 Northwestern (16), No. 19 Michigan (15) and No. 23 Kentucky (14).

The 2019 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. The records reflect games played through May 12, 2019. The final poll will be released on June 11.

2019 USA Today / NFCA Division I
Top 25 Coaches Poll – May 14 (Week 14)

Rank

School

Totals

2019

Record

Prev. Ranking

1

Oklahoma (32)

800

49-2

1

2

Washington

762

45-7

2

3

UCLA

702

46-5

3

4

Florida State

687

51-8

5

5

Alabama

686

52-7

4

6

Arizona

652

42-12

6

7

Louisiana

593

50-4

7

8

Florida

553

44-15

9

9

Texas

515

41-14

8

10

LSU

494

40-16

10

11

Tennessee

472

39-14

11

12

Minnesota

467

41-12

12

13

Oklahoma State

400

39-14

14

14

Georgia

387

40-17

13

15

Texas Tech

336

39-14

15

16

James Madison

334

47-7

16

17

Ole Miss

285

37-17

17

18

Northwestern

235

43-10

18

19

Michigan

232

43-11

21

20

Arkansas

195

38-18

19

21

South Carolina

188

36-17

20

22

Virginia Tech

147

45-9

22

23

Kentucky

115

33-22

23

24

Auburn

72

37-19

24

25

Drake

57

42-14

25

New to Poll: None.

Dropped Out: None.

Receiving Votes: Wisconsin (9), Ohio State (8), Colorado State (7), Boise State (4), UNLV (3), North Carolina (2), Stanford (1).

The 2019 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Record reflect games played through May 12, 2019.

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