The seven NFCA All-Region selections are tied for the most in program history.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Seven players on the Florida softball team were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Southeast Region teams Thursday afternoon.
The Gators have four players represented on the NFCA All-Southeast Region First Team this season, which are the most selections to the first team since 2018, and a trio of players on the NFCA All-Southeast Region Second Team. Overall, the seven selections are tied for the most all-region selections in program history along with the 2017 & 2016 squads.
Jocelyn Erickson (Catcher), Korbe Otis (Outfield), Skylar Wallace (Shortstop) and Reagan Walsh (DP/Utility/Non-Pitcher) were tabbed first team selections, while Kendra Falby (Outfield), Keagan Rothrock (Pitcher) and Ava Brown (DP-Utility/Pitcher).
This is Wallace’s third all-region first team selection, while it’s Falby’s third overall all-region selection and Otis’ second overall all-region honor. It’s the first honors for Erickson, Walsh, Rothrock and Brown in their career.
Jocelyn Erickson | First Team | Catcher
* SEC Player of the Year
* All-SEC First Team
* SEC All-Defensive Team – Catcher
* SEC All-Tournament Team
* USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
* SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 19)
* Ranks Nationally: RBI (75 – 4th), SAC flies (6 – 9th).
* Ranks in SEC: RBI (75 – 1st), SAC flies (6 – 1st), total bases (115 – 6th), batting avg. (.389 – 4th), caught stealing by (12 – 2nd), 2Bs (14 – 5th), hits (65 – 4th), OB% (.488 – 7th).
* Has produced at least one hit in 43 of the 58 games with a career-long nine game hit-streak. Has produced hit-streaks of 5+ games 5 times this season.
* Has reached base safely in 52 of the 58 games in the regular season
Korbe Otis | First Team | Outfield
* USA Softball Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist
* All-SEC First Team
* SEC All-Tournament Team
* SEC Player of the Week – 2x (March 4 & May 6)
* National Ranks: Batting Avg. (.467 – 3rd), OB% (.596 – 1st), BBs (53 – 2nd), RBI (50 – 57th), SLG% (.763 – 45th), hits (71 – 29th),
* SEC Ranks: Batting Avg. (.467 – 1st), BBs (53 – 1st), hits (71 – 2nd), OB% (.596 – 1st), RBI (50 – 7th), SAC flies (5 – 2nd), SLG% (.763 – 4th).
* Currently only NCAA Division I player in the country with at least 70 hits, 70 runs scores, 50 RBI and 50 BBs
Skylar Wallace | First Team | Shortstop
* All-SEC First Team
* SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
* SEC All-Tournament Team
* SEC Player of the Week (March 26)
* USA Softball Player of the Year Top 50 Watch List
* National Ranks: Runs (81 – 1st), OB% (.550 – 2nd), hit by pitch (16 – 14th), RBI (59 – 16th), stolen bases (32 – 10th), walks (40 – 18th).
* SEC Ranks: Runs (76 – 1st), stolen bases (32 – 1st), doubles (15 – 4th), HBP (16 – 2nd), hits (58 – 9th), OB% (.536 – 3rd), RBI (50 – 6th), SLG% (.721 – 6th), walks (38 – 5th).
* Produced two eight-game hit-streaks, a 17-game reached base safely streak, has 23 multi-hit games and 17 multi-RBI games.
* Has reached base safely in 53 of the 58 games played.
Reagan Walsh | First Team | DP or Utility/Non-Pitcher
* All-SEC First Team
* SEC Player of the Week (April 30)
* National Ranks: HRs (16 – 34th), RBI (59 – 16th), SAC flies (5 -22nd), SLG% (.775 – 32nd), total bases (124 – 33rd).
* SEC Ranks: Batting avg. (.381 – 6th), doubles (13 – 7th), Hits (61 – 9th), home runs (16 – 4th), OB% (.461 – 10th), RBI (59 – 2nd), SLG% (.775 – 3rd), total bases (124 – 3rd).
* Has tallied 17 multi-hit games, 16 multi-RBI games, an 11-game hit-streak and team leading 21-game reached base safely streak.
* Has reached base safely in 49 of the 58 games.
* Has reached a hit-streak of 5+ games three times & has recorded a hit in 24 of the last 27 games.
Kendra Falby | Second Team | Outfield
* All-SEC First Team
* SEC All-Defensive Team – Center Field
* National Ranks Hits (81 – 4th), Batting Avg. (.395- 79th), runs (64 – 8th)
* SEC Ranks Batting Avg. (.395 – 3rd), doubles (14 – 5th), hits (81-1st), runs (64 – 3rd), SBs (18 – 5th)
* Turned three outfield assists this season: Michigan (Feb. 10) threw out runner at home in the 1st, the game ending DP by throwing out the tying run at home against No. 18 UCLA and the game-ending DP in the 9th against No. 12 FSU
* Career-high five hits at Florida State and scored the game winning run via a solo home run in the ninth inning.
Keagan Rothrock | Second Team | Pitcher
* SEC Freshman of the Year
* All-SEC Second Team
* SEC All-Tournament Team
* SEC Freshman of the Week – 2x (Feb. 19 & March 4)
* D1Softball Freshman of the Week – 2x (Feb. 20 – March 5)
* Softball America Freshman Pitcher of the Month – February
* Posted a season-long 36.0 scoreless inning streak.
* National Ranks: wins (26 – 4th), strikeouts (169 – 40th), shutouts (5 – 36th), innings pitched (206.1 – 6th), games started (34 – 1st), complete-games (21 – 9th).
* Has hurled two complete-game no-hitters (Lafayette & Cal State Fullerton) and three one-hitters (Michigan, No. 11 Alabama & No. 14 Missouri) this year.
* Has 13 NFCA Top 25 wins this year.
Ava Brown | Second Team | Utility/Pitcher
* All-SEC Second Team
* SEC Freshman of the Week – 2x (Feb. 26 – March 12)
* D1Softball Freshman of the Week (March 12)
* National Ranks: SAC flies (5 – 22nd), shutouts (4 – 60th), wins (15 – 79th).
* SEC Ranks: complete games (8-11th), starts (21 – 9th), home runs (12 – 11th), SAC flies (5 – 2nd), shutouts (4 – 9th), wins (15-8th).
* Has the third most HRs (12) on the team, all of which have been hit on the road.
* Turned in 7 multi-hit games, nine multi-RBI games, a 7-game hit-streak and 7-game reached base safely streak.
* Produced a season-long 16.2 scoreless inning streak.
* Has thrown two complete-game one-hitters (Jacksonville & Kentucky) and two combined one-hitters (Oregon State & UIC).
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