LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Three members of the Duke softball program have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Southeast Region teams, as the organization announced on Thursday.
Graduate student
Peyton St. George has been named to the first team, while
Kristina Foreman and
Jameson Kavel have been selected to the second team. The trio are among 381 student-athletes across 152 programs to receive such an award.
St. George becomes only the second first team All-Region honoree and the first Blue Devil with two All-Region accolades in program history, joining
Deja Davis in 2021. The Mechanicsville, Va., native is 20-3 with a 2.02 ERA (132.0 IP), striking out 171 batters and holding opponents to a .190 batting average. St. George has set multiple records this season, including the single-season wins record at Duke and the single-game strikeout record at Duke with 15 against NC State on March 11.
Foreman earns the first All-Region honor of her collegiate career, after hitting .398 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI in 42 games this season. The Tampa, Fla., native was named to the 2022 ACC All-Tournament team and has been hitting her offensive stride following her recovery from an injury, setting a new single-season RBI record.
Kavel adds yet another accolade to her growing list of achievements, after being named first team All-ACC and a top-25 finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. The Duluth, Ga., native is hitting .373 with a team-high 16 home runs and 44 RBI, while also collecting 15 doubles and slugging .797. Kavel also stole a team-leading 13 bases, solidifying herself as one of the top leadoff hitters in the nation.
All three awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
The Blue Devils will open their play at the NCAA Regional on Friday at 2:30 p.m., against UMBC on ESPN Plus.
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