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Foran Selected as Freshman All-American
5/29/2025 9:05:00 AM | Softball
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic softball outfielder Bella Foran has been honored as a Second Team Freshman All-American, as announced by D1Softball on Thursday.
This marks the second All-American honor this season for the Owls (45-12) following junior pitcher Autumn Courtney's third team selection by the NFCA on Wednesday. For the first time in program history, two different FAU players have received All-American accolades in one campaign, with Foran as the first freshman All-American in Florida Atlantic softball history.
Arriving from Hoover High School in Alabama, Foran had instant impact in the Owls' lineup, starting all 57 games. She led the team as well as the entire American Athletic Conference in batting average at .419 with 62 hits, third most among Florida Atlantic players. Her remarkable efforts extended on defense as well as she recorded 116 putouts as a left fielder without committing a single error for a team that finished second nationally in fielding percentage.
Foran ended the season as an All-AAC Second Team member as well as the All-Conference Freshman Team and was named to the NFCA Top 25 Freshman Watch List in April.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To follow the team socially, visit @fausoftball, or for the most up-to-date information, go to www.fausports.com.
This marks the second All-American honor this season for the Owls (45-12) following junior pitcher Autumn Courtney's third team selection by the NFCA on Wednesday. For the first time in program history, two different FAU players have received All-American accolades in one campaign, with Foran as the first freshman All-American in Florida Atlantic softball history.
Arriving from Hoover High School in Alabama, Foran had instant impact in the Owls' lineup, starting all 57 games. She led the team as well as the entire American Athletic Conference in batting average at .419 with 62 hits, third most among Florida Atlantic players. Her remarkable efforts extended on defense as well as she recorded 116 putouts as a left fielder without committing a single error for a team that finished second nationally in fielding percentage.
Foran ended the season as an All-AAC Second Team member as well as the All-Conference Freshman Team and was named to the NFCA Top 25 Freshman Watch List in April.
FOLLOW THE OWLS
To follow the team socially, visit @fausoftball, or for the most up-to-date information, go to www.fausports.com.
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