LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Texas A&M University-Commerce softball standouts
Madison Schaefer and
Alyssa LeBlanc have been named second team all-South Central Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as announced Wednesday.
Schaefer (Frisco – Independence) earns her third career all-region honor after earning first team All-Lone Star Conference and Golden Glove honors earlier Wednesday. She's started all 43 games at third base and has a .408 batting average with 51 hits, 11 homeruns, nine doubles, 32 RBIs, and 33 walks against 14 strikeouts. She was 28-of-31 on stolen base attempts and had a .945 fielding percentage at third base. She leads the LSC in on-base percentage, homeruns, and walks, and ranks in the top five in batting average and slugging percentage.
LeBlanc (Katy) earns her first all-region honor after being named first team All-LSC earlier today. In the regular season, she had a .277 average at the plate with 33 hits, seven homeruns, and 33 RBIs. In the pitching circle, she has a 15-10 record with a 2.08 ERA, nine shutouts, three saves, and 171 strikeouts in 141.2 innings pitched. She leads the LSC in strikeouts and ranks in the top five in ERA.
NFCA ALL-SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
FIRST TEAM
| P |
Kali Crandall |
Oklahoma Christian |
| P |
Erin Hill |
UT Tyler |
| P |
Payton Foster |
UT Tyler |
| C |
Shanna McBroom |
West Texas A&M |
| 1B |
Madison Fernandez |
Angelo State |
| 2B |
Ashlyn Lerma |
Angelo State |
| 3B |
Sydney Reamer |
Colorado Christian |
| SS |
Brooke Makemson |
Lubbock Christian |
| OF |
Lauren Wedman |
Colorado Mesa |
| OF |
Shelby Robb |
Metro State |
| OF |
Ruby Salzman |
West Texas A&M |
| UT/P |
Ellie Smith |
Colorado Mesa |
| DP or UT/Non-P |
Courtney Plocheck |
UT Tyler |
SECOND TEAM
| P |
Paige Adair |
Colorado Mesa |
| P |
Taylor Franco |
Lubbock Christian |
| P |
Erika Cortez |
Texas A&M International |
| C |
Ashley Perez |
UT Tyler |
| 1B |
Kylie Redding |
Colorado School of Mines |
| 2B |
Isabel Griego |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
| 3B |
Madison Schaefer |
A&M-COMMERCE |
| SS |
Kayla Gonzales |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| OF |
Brooke Doumer |
Colorado Mesa |
| OF |
Savannah Wysocki |
Lubbock Christian |
| OF |
Courtney Barnhill |
Angelo State |
| UT/P |
Alyssa LeBlanc |
A&M-COMMERCE |
| DP or UT/Non-P |
Piper Lujan |
Colorado Christian |
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