BOCA RATON, Fla. – A pair of players from the Florida Atlantic softball team have been named to the NFCA All-Region Gulf Team, as announced by the organization on Thursday. Junior pitcher
Autumn Courtney is a First Team selection while freshman outfielder
Bella Foran is on Third Team.
Courtney has guided the Owls (44-10) to more than half of their wins on the season on the way to back-to-back American Athletic Conference regular season championships, holding a 23-3 record with an additional save. In her first season with Florida Atlantic, she has established herself as one of the elite starters in the nation, ranking 21st among all Division I pitchers in ERA (1.80) and 32nd in strikeouts (163). During the season, she reached career milestones of 500 strikeouts and 50 victories.
The Tappahannock, Virginia native was voted as the unanimous American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year and to the All-Conference First Team. Her success has carried over into the postseason, where in the AAC Semifinals, she allowed just one hit and no earned runs to go with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work. For her performance, Courtney added an All-Tournament team selection to her resume.
As a true freshman, Foran has started all 54 games in the outfield and has been one of the team's most consistent hitters. Her batting average of .420 leads both the team and the AAC. She has tallied 17 multi-hit games over the course of the season. Foran was a member of the All-Conference Second Team as well as the All-Conference Freshman Team and was named to the NFCA Top 25 Freshman Watch List in April.
The Owls' postseason continues with an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals for the second year in a row. Their first matchup is against Georgia Tech on Friday, May 16, at 2 p.m. on ESPNU.
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