LOUISVILL, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released the 2024-25 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete and Team Awards with six Conference Carolinas teams and 67 individuals earning recognition.

In all, 9,199 collegiate student-athletes were honored with 2,179 coming from NCAA Division II.

Young Harris College led the recognized programs at 14th in NCAA Division II poll with a 3.722 GPA. Shorter University followed with a team GPA of 3.648 and they were followed by Francis Marion University and Chowan University with GPAs of 3.584 and 3.546, respective. Barton College posted a team GPA of 3.393 and Converse University finished with a GPA of 3.280.

2025 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Awards – RELEASE | TEAMS FULL LIST | INDIVIDUAL FULL LIST

Individually, Young Harris led the way with 22 recipients while Francis Marion followed with 13. Barton and Shorter each had 12 individuals recognized while Converse had seven and Chowan had one.

The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association’s membership categories. NCAA Division III led the way with 2,565 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2024-25. NCAA Division I followed with 2,544 and NCAA Division II with 2,179. Junior colleges and NAIA came in with 895 and 1,010 student-athletes respectively. Six student-athletes from Penn State Scranton earned recognition in the Other Four-Year category.

Team GPAs and scholar-athletes are submitted by member head coaches. High School team GPA winners and scholar-athletes will be announced on Sept. 4.