Gonzalez Named to NFCA All-Region Second Team
5/20/2021 12:00:00 AM | Softball
LOUISVILLE, KY.- Sacred Heart University softball junior catcher Alyssa Gonzalez was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Northeast Region Second Team this afternoon. Gonzalez is the third SHU player since 2018-19 to be named to an NFCA All-Region Team.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the association's 10 regions with first, second, and third-team selections. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all the honorees now become eligible for the 2021 NFCA Division I All-America squads. The 2021 NFCA Division I All-America teams will be announced on Wednesday, June 2.
Gonzalez has been teared up the Northeast Conference as she ranked first in the NEC in home-runs, and slugging percentage. She hit a career-high 17 home runs in the 36 games she played this season. She was named NEC Player of the Week once this season and was named to the All-NEC First Team and NEC Player of the Year. She tallied a total of 43 RBI's which is a career-high while recording 38 hits.
She also sits fourth in the NEC in on-base percentage (.476). Just this season, she has had two multi-home run games and eight multi-hit games. Nationally, she ranks sixth in homers per game and 18th in RBI per game.
