LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The awards keep coming in for the Lady Eagles as First Team All-SSAC honorees Addyson Jarman, Sarah Williams and Chloe Davidson all placed on the 2026 NFCA NAIA All-Region Team for NAIA Region I.
Jarman placed on the First Team as she batted .397 across all 53 games with 69 hits, 52 RBI and a team-leading 47 runs scored to go for a .421 on-base percentage with 24 stolen bases. The star sophomore centerfielder's biggest impact, as in her 2025 Freshman of the Year campaign, came in her 29 extra-base hits, including 11 home runs, as she slugged .701 with an OPS of 1.122 to lead all qualifying Faulkner batters. She also claimed SSAC Player of the Week for three straight weeks in April, one week shy of claiming the award for the entire month. It's the second First Team All-Region honor for Jarman in as many seasons.
Joining Jarman on the Region I First Team among teams who Faulkner played against are Williams Baptist pitcher Emberlin Caldwell, UT Southern catcher Mikayla McCain, first baseman Peyton Hawkins, second baseman Ava Moon and outfielder Dayton Power of Brenau and Blue Mountain Christian outfielder Anna Harrison.
Williams earned Second Team plaudits, as she batted .429 with 66 hits, 18 of the extra-base variety, with 47 RBI and 17 runs scored for a slugging mark of .571 and an on-base percentage of .466. The junior catcher started at all 53 games at catcher or first base and tied with Jarman for a team-best 16 doubles.
Davidson added Second Team honors on top of her First Team All-SSAC, SSAC Co-Player of the Year and SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors, with more likely forthcoming as well. The senior second baseman led the SSAC in batting for a second straight season with a .442 mark while missing three games and racked up 72 hits, 36 runs scored and 23 RBI to go with a .552 slugging percentage and .503 on-base mark. It's the third All-Region honor for Davidson in three straight years, taking Second Team honors for a second straight year after First Team honors in 2024.
Opposing players this season joining Williams and Davidson on the Second Team are Blue Mountain Christian first baseman Aspen Teague, UTS shortstop and SSAC Freshman of the Year AG King, Texas A&M-Victoria outfielder Alyssa Carter and Williams Baptist designated player Addison Foster. Other Region I teams with honorees are LSU Alexandria, Coastal Georgia, Truett McConnell, Georgia Gwinnett, Cottey and Health Sciences & Pharmacy. Other local rivals Southeastern, William Carey, Mobile, Keiser and Johnson are part of NFCA Region II.
The full release and list of honorees across all NFCA regions, as well as criteria and steps to the All-American teams can be seen below.
National Fastpitch Coaches Association
Contact: Dave Hines, Director of Publications, 502-409-4600, dave@nfca.org
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NFCA reveals 2026 NAIA All-Region teams
May 22, 2026
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced the 147 student-athletes from 63 schools who comprise the 2026 NFCA NAIA All-Region teams.
Oklahoma City University (Region III) placed a division-best and maximum eight players on its All-Region list, including five on the first team. University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma (Region IV) and Saint Xavier University (Region V) each matched the Stars' five first teamers, and were two of four squads with six selections overall. Central Methodist University (Region V) and Madonna University (Region VI) also had six players picked.
Keiser University (Region II) and Missouri Baptist University (Region VI) received five All-Region nods apiece, while five other schools got four, 11 more had three, 12 earned two, and 28 had one.
NAIA All-Region Teams
The awards honor student-athletes from the Association's six NAIA regions with selection to one of two teams. NFCA-member head coaches nominate and then vote for the winners in their respective region.
If they were not already voted to an All-Region squad, conference Players and Pitchers of the Year from member institutions are added to the second team in their region, so long as they are nominated by their member head coach and receive votes.
All honorees move forward to be considered for selection for the two NFCA NAIA All-America teams, which will be announced June 4.
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