HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison softball's freshman
KK Mathis has been named to the 2023 NFCA Division I All-Central Region Third Team, the organization released on Thursday. Mathis was one of three Sun Belt Conference selectees, joining Delaney Keith from Coastal Carolina and Grace Cheleman from Marshall.
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Mathis started all 47 games at second base and recorded a team-leading .336 batting average. The Ohio native, led the squad with 48 hits, 42 RBIs, and 13 doubles. She also complied a .678 slugging percentage and a .396 on base percentage.
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The
freshman notched 12 home runs on the 2023 season, second-most by a
freshman in program history, only trailing Jailyn Ford with 15 in 2013. She also tallied a program-record five hits in one game at NC State on Feb. 26, when she went 5-5 with a two-run home run.
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This is the 13th straight year a Duke has been represented on the All-Region team.
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