Softball

NFCA Honors 11 Sun Belt Softball Players on All-Region Teams

2025 NFCA All-Region Teams

NEW ORLEANS
– Eleven Sun Belt Conference softball standouts received National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I All-Region Team recognition for the 2025 season in an announcement by the organization Thursday afternoon.
 
Coastal Carolina first baseman Georgia Hood led the way as the Sun Belt’s lone First Team selection, representing the South Region. Six others earned Second Team honors in their respective regions, while four others received Third Team nods.
 
The Sun Belt’s 11 all-region selections are tied for the second most among non-autonomy conferences this season and marks the 11th-consecutive season the Sun Belt has had double-digit honorees.
 
Coastal Carolina led the way with four all-region picks including Hood, pitcher Nicolette Picone, second baseman Keirstin Roose and third baseman Delaney Keith. App State, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Louisiana, ULM, Texas State and Troy had one honoree apiece.
 
The 2025 NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced on Wednesday, May 28.
 
2025 NFCA D-I All-Region Teams (Sun Belt Conference)

Gulf Region
Second Team
Taylor McKinney, OF, Troy
Third Team
Emily Smith, 1B, Louisiana
Morgan Brown, 2B, ULM

Mid-Atlantic Region
Second Team
Makayla McClain, 2B, App State
Payton List, UT/P, James Madison

South Region
First Team
Georgia Hood, 1B, Coastal Carolina
Second Team
Nicolette Picone, P, Coastal Carolina
Keirstin Roose, 2B, Coastal Carolina
Delaney Keith, 3B, Coastal Carolina
Third Team
Maddie Johnson, P, Georgia Southern

Central Region
Third Team
Aiyana Coleman, 1B, Texas State