Eleven Ohio Valley Conference softball student-athletes were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Team
Murray State had the most selections with three while Jacksonville State and SIUE each had two. Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Southeast Missouri and UT Martin had one pick each.
Earning All-Mideast first team honors were Murray State’s Jessica Twaddle and Brenna Finck; and SIUE’s Haley Chambers-Book.
All-Mideast second team selections were; Eastern Illinois Haley Mitchell; Eastern Kentucky’s Rachel Minogue; Murray State’s Mason Robinson; Southeast Missouri’s Rachel Anderson; and SIUE’s Allison Smiley.
Jacksonville State’s Whitney Gillespie and Jamie McGuire; and UT Martin’s Carly Gonzales earned third team All-Central Region honors.
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 selection to the 2017 NFCA Division I All-American squads.