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SB Has Two Named to NFCA All-Region Team
WACO, Texas – Baylor Softball had two named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central Region team, announced Thursday by the organization. First baseman Shaylon Govan and left-handed pitcher Lillie Walker were both named to the third-team. A junior from Katy, Texas, Govan led BU with a .407 batting average, seven home runs and […]
WACO, Texas – Baylor Softball had two named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Central Region team, announced Thursday by the organization.
First baseman Shaylon Govan and left-handed pitcher Lillie Walker were both named to the third-team.
A junior from Katy, Texas, Govan led BU with a .407 batting average, seven home runs and 28 RBIs. The 2023 and 2024 All-American leads the Big 12 in batting average, which earned her the Big 12 Batting Champion honor, while also leading the conference with her .587 on-base percentage. Setting a Baylor all-time record in career-walks with 143, she also set Baylor career records in batting average (.407) and on base percentage (.558). Govan also earned All-Big 12 first team honors for the third-straight season, Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, and Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
A graduate senior from Inola, Okla., Walker was a staple in the circle for the Bears this season, picking up second team All-Big 12 honors while ranking in the top five in conference play in wins (8), innings pitched (96.1), strikeouts (49), appearances (21), games started (15), shutouts (3) and complete games (9). This marks the graduate transfer’s first all-region honor of her career.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first-, second- and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all student-athletes now become eligible for the 2025 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
The 2025 NFCA Division I All-America teams will be announced on Wednesday, May 28.
First baseman Shaylon Govan and left-handed pitcher Lillie Walker were both named to the third-team.
A junior from Katy, Texas, Govan led BU with a .407 batting average, seven home runs and 28 RBIs. The 2023 and 2024 All-American leads the Big 12 in batting average, which earned her the Big 12 Batting Champion honor, while also leading the conference with her .587 on-base percentage. Setting a Baylor all-time record in career-walks with 143, she also set Baylor career records in batting average (.407) and on base percentage (.558). Govan also earned All-Big 12 first team honors for the third-straight season, Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, and Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
A graduate senior from Inola, Okla., Walker was a staple in the circle for the Bears this season, picking up second team All-Big 12 honors while ranking in the top five in conference play in wins (8), innings pitched (96.1), strikeouts (49), appearances (21), games started (15), shutouts (3) and complete games (9). This marks the graduate transfer’s first all-region honor of her career.
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first-, second- and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all student-athletes now become eligible for the 2025 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
The 2025 NFCA Division I All-America teams will be announced on Wednesday, May 28.
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