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Johnson Named NFCA Third Team All-South Region
5/15/2025 2:15:00 PM | Softball
The freshman earns her first NFCA honors
STATESBORO – Freshman pitcher Maddie Johnson was named NFCA Third Team All-South Region as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Thursday afternoon.
Johnson led the Georgia Southern pitching staff and Sun Belt Conference posting a 2.03 overall ERA. Johnson tossed five complete games in league play. Overall, Johnson went 12-10 on the season tossing a team-high 145.0 innings including 110 strikeouts, for fifth most in the conference, and held opponents to a .220 batting average.
In non-conference play, Johnson picked up wins over three power four schools in Michigan, UCF, and Maryland. She led GS to its first ranked win since 2022 in a 2-0 win over #22 Michigan and its first ranked shutout since the 2016 season. She tossed Georgia Southern's first no-hitter since 2017 and 19th all-time against George Mason earlier in the season and picked up a career high 11 strikeouts.
The freshman is a two-time Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week winner and the first Eagle to take the honors twice in a season.
Johnson led the Georgia Southern pitching staff and Sun Belt Conference posting a 2.03 overall ERA. Johnson tossed five complete games in league play. Overall, Johnson went 12-10 on the season tossing a team-high 145.0 innings including 110 strikeouts, for fifth most in the conference, and held opponents to a .220 batting average.
In non-conference play, Johnson picked up wins over three power four schools in Michigan, UCF, and Maryland. She led GS to its first ranked win since 2022 in a 2-0 win over #22 Michigan and its first ranked shutout since the 2016 season. She tossed Georgia Southern's first no-hitter since 2017 and 19th all-time against George Mason earlier in the season and picked up a career high 11 strikeouts.
The freshman is a two-time Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week winner and the first Eagle to take the honors twice in a season.
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