NEW ORLEANS – Fifteen Sun Belt Conference softball standouts received National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division I All-Region Team recognition for the 2026 season.
 
Two James Madison standouts represented the Sun Belt as the league’s only First Team selections, as redshirt junior utility/pitcher Payton List and junior shortstop Kendra Lewis earned nods on the top team in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Five more Sun Belt players received Second Team honors, and eight others garnered Third Team recognition.

The Sun Belt’s 15 all-region selections are the most among non-autonomy conferences this season and marks the 12th-consecutive season the Sun Belt has had double-digit honorees.
 
Six Sun Belt programs received two all-region picks, including App State, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, Texas State and Troy. Additionally, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State and South Alabama had one honoree apiece.
 
The 2026 NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced on Wednesday, May 27.
 
2026 NFCA D-I All-Region Teams (Sun Belt Conference)

Gulf Region
Second Team
Haley Hart, OF, Louisiana
Ella Cunningham, UT/P, Troy
Third Team
Virginia Mambelli, 1B, South Alabama
Brooke Otto, 3B, Louisiana
Makaley Boswell, DP, Troy

Mid-Atlantic Region
First Team
Kendra Lewis, SS, James Madison
Payton List, UT/P, James Madison
Second Team
Makayla McClain, 2B, App State
Grace Barrett, SS, App State
Third Team
Bella Gerlach, 1B, Marshall
Sydni Burko, 3B, Marshall

South Region
Third Team
Georgia Hood, 1B, Coastal Carolina
Makayla Stephens, P, Georgia State

Central Region
Second Team
Maddy Azua, P, Texas State
Third Team
Keely Williams, OF, Texas State