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Hood Earns NFCA All-American Honors
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coastal Carolina senior first baseman Georgia Hood has been named to the 2025 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America Third Team, the association announced Wednesday.
Hood becomes just the second player in program history to earn All-America honors, joining Meagen Johnson, who was selected in 2006. She is one of 54 student-athletes named to this year’s team.
The Mount Gambier, Australia, native had a standout season at the plate, leading the Chanticleers in batting average (.430), hits (64), RBIs (51), slugging percentage (.866), and on-base percentage (.548). She recorded 19 multi-hit games and 15 multi-RBI performances, and drove in the game-winning run in 13 contests.
Nationally, Hood ranked 22nd in on-base percentage and 25th in home runs. Within the Sun Belt Conference, she led in slugging percentage, ranked second in home runs, and was third in both batting average and on-base percentage.
Her season was highlighted by several key performances, including a three-run homer in the season opener against Creighton on Feb. 7, a walk-off single against Notre Dame on Feb. 14, and a season-high five RBIs in a 3-for-3 game versus Kennesaw State on Feb. 23. She also hit back-to-back home runs in two games, including a four-RBI effort against Appalachian State on May 3, and delivered decisive home runs to clinch series wins over Georgia State on April 12 and Texas State on March 22.
Hood helped lead Coastal Carolina to its first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship title and its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2012. Her honors also include being named Sun Belt Player of the Week, earning a spot on the All-Sun Belt second team, and being selected to the NFCA All-Region first team.
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