LOUISVILLE, Kent. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has released its list for the NCAA DII All-Central Region team on Thursday, at 1:00 PM. The 2025 squads are comprised of 208 student-athletes from 115 programs over all eight regions in Division II softball. Listing as one of the three All-Region First Team pitchers in the Central Region is
Brinson Rogers.
"The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's eight regions with first and second-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated their student-athletes and voted for the teams. All the honorees are now eligible for selection to the 2025 NFCA Division II All-America squads."
- NFCA
Rogers claims the award and builds on her already incredibly impressive resume of being the GAC's Pitcher of the Year and an All-GAC First Team member.
Rogers is currently tied for the most complete games in the Central Region with 26 and is also the Region's leader in ERA with 0.88, the only sub-1.00 ERA in the region. She is also the region's leader in games started (31), hits allowed per seven innings (3.59 | 2
nd DII), innings pitched (214.0 | 6
th DII), strikeouts (285 | 4
th DII), strikeouts per seven innings (9.32 | 10
th DII), WHIP (.8178 | 5
th DII), and victories (29 | 2
nd DII). Rogers is also the leader in shutouts for not just the Central Region and NCAA DII, but also leads the entirety of the NCAA in shutouts this season with 18, which doubles any other pitcher's shutouts in Division II.
Rogers and the Muleriders now turn their attention towards the NCAA DII Central Region Tournament, hosted by Mulerider Softball at Dawson Field inside the Dr. Margaret Downing Softball Complex, this weekend from May 8-10. Southern Arkansas' first contest is at 5:30 PM on Thursday, May 8, against (7) Harding.