LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Conference USA placed 11 student-athletes on the 2026 NFCA Division I All-Region Teams, announced by the organization Thursday. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated and voted on teams.
Jax State and WKU led the way with three selections each, including Second Team All-Midwest pitcher Erica Houge (WKU). The Gamecocks were represented on the All-South Third Team by CUSA Player of the Year Emma Elrod, Pitcher and Freshman of the Year Makenna Moore and Amber Reed.
Elrod ranked second in CUSA with 40 hits in conference play while ranking among the top five in batting average (.408), runs (26) and doubles (nine). Moore posted elite numbers in conference play with an unblemished 11-0 record and the league’s best ERA (1.52). Reed ranked seventh in batting average (.393), fourth in runs (28) and sixth in hits (35) versus conference foes.
The Tops also placed two on the All-Midwest Third Team in Annie White and Jenna Blanton, along with Missouri State’s Emily Koranda.
Houge was the winningest pitcher in CUSA this season, posting a 23-6 mark with a league-best 2.02 ERA. Blanton (.423) and White (.403) were equally dominant this spring, finishing second and third, respectively, in batting average. Koranda finished fifth in CUSA in ERA (2.76) and struck out 104 batters in 160 innings on her way to 13 wins.
Delaware catcher Sydney Shaffer marks the lone first-team honoree, appearing on the top squad for the East Region while teammate Josie Crossman landed on the third team.
Shaffer led CUSA with 43 walks and ranked in the top four in slugging (.727), OBP (.498), OPS (1.225) and home runs (16). In the circle, Crossman went 14-9 with a 3.42 ERA and finished tied for sixth with 106 strikeouts.
The CUSA contingent is rounded out by Second-Team All-Central Region selections Faith Aragon (NM State) and Sophia Lundstrom (Sam Houston).
Aragon posted one of the most dominant two-way campaigns, logging a 21-10 record with a 2.62 ERA in the circle and hitting .369 with 40 runs, 26 RBI, 11 doubles and seven home runs. Lundstrom ranked in the top five in CUSA in batting average (.387), runs (46), hits (72) and doubles (16) as a freshman.
2026 NFCA All-East Region First Team
Sydney Shaffer, Delaware
2026 NFCA All-East Region Third Team
Josie Crossman, Delaware
2026 NFCA All-South Region Third Team
Makenna Moore, Jax State
Emma Elrod, Jax State
Amber Reed, Jax State
2026 NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team
Erica Houge, WKU
2026 NFCA All-Midwest Region Third Team
Emily Koranda, Missouri State
Annie White, WKU
Jenna Blanton, WKU
2026 NFCA All-Central Region Second Team
Faith Aragon, NM State
Sophia Lundstrom, Sam Houston