The NJCAA Announced the 2023 DII Softball All-American Teams Tuesday afternoon. All-American selections are made by the NJCAA DII Softball Committee.
Alexa Shoemaker received First Team All-American honors for her stellar freshman season. She finished the season with 75 runs, 92 hits, and 78 RBIs. Shoemaker had 21 doubles and 22 homeruns with a .586 AVG and 1.140 SLG. Shoemaker led the region in AVG, RBI, and HR. In NJCAA, she finished 2nd in AVG, and tied 14th for both RBI and HR. This year Shoemaker received NJCAA DII Player of the week, NJCAA Region 20 Player of the month, Region 20 All-Tournament Team, Region 20 All-Region First Team, NFCA DII East Region Second team, NFCA DII Second Team All-American, and Potomac State Freshman of the Year.
Abby Peace received Third Team All-American honors for her freshman season in the circle. She finished the season with with 29 appearances, 2 saves, 22 complete games, and a 22-2 record. In a 152.2 innings pitched, she had 270 strikeouts with 12.38 strikeouts per seven innings and a 1.33 ERA. She led the region in all pitching categories and in NJCAA she finished 5th in ERA, 3rd in strikeouts, and tied for 8th in wins. This year Peace received NJCAA DII Pitcher of the week, NJCAA Region 20 Player of the month, Region 20 All-Tournament Team, Region 20 All-Region First Team, NFCA DII East Region First team, NFCA DII Second Team All-American, and Potomac State Athlete of the Year.
To view this year's All-American teams, click here.