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Hensley Earns NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team Honors
May 19, 2022 | Softball
LOUISVILLE - - For the second straight season, Ball State softball senior outfielder Faith Hensley has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region First Team, as announced by the NFCA Thursday (May 19).
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The 2022 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, Hensley is one of only two league players to earn NFCA All-Region First Team honors this season. Overall, a total of 13 MAC student-athletes earned all-region accolades.
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A two-time First Team All-MAC selection, Hensley led the Ball State offense with a .404 batting average in 2022. The mark also ranked third in the league and 49th nationally heading into NCAA Regional play.
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One of the nation's top power hitters, ranking 25th nationally with a .814 slugging percentage, Hensley smashed 17 home runs this season which is the fourth-most in a single season in program history. The only player with more home runs in a season for the Cardinals, two-time NFCA All-American Jennifer Gilbert, the only All-American in program history to date.
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Hensley was also one of the nation's top players in reaching base, as she ranked 15th among all NCAA Division I players with a .533 on base percentage. In addition to her team-leading 63 hits, which included seven doubles and three triples, Hensley was walked a MAC-leading 37 times and hit by six pitches.
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Hensley was also BSU's top run producer over the course of the 2022 season, with team-highs of 51 runs scored and 40 RBI. She drove in multiple RBI in a team-high nine games, while earning at least one RBI in 24 of BSU's 53 games. She also scored at least one run in 32 contests, including two-or-more runs in 16 games.
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In total, 381 student-athletes from 152 programs received 2022 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades. Â
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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 nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
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The 2022 NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced on Wednesday, June 1.
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The 2022 Mid-American Conference Player of the Year, Hensley is one of only two league players to earn NFCA All-Region First Team honors this season. Overall, a total of 13 MAC student-athletes earned all-region accolades.
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A two-time First Team All-MAC selection, Hensley led the Ball State offense with a .404 batting average in 2022. The mark also ranked third in the league and 49th nationally heading into NCAA Regional play.
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One of the nation's top power hitters, ranking 25th nationally with a .814 slugging percentage, Hensley smashed 17 home runs this season which is the fourth-most in a single season in program history. The only player with more home runs in a season for the Cardinals, two-time NFCA All-American Jennifer Gilbert, the only All-American in program history to date.
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Hensley was also one of the nation's top players in reaching base, as she ranked 15th among all NCAA Division I players with a .533 on base percentage. In addition to her team-leading 63 hits, which included seven doubles and three triples, Hensley was walked a MAC-leading 37 times and hit by six pitches.
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Hensley was also BSU's top run producer over the course of the 2022 season, with team-highs of 51 runs scored and 40 RBI. She drove in multiple RBI in a team-high nine games, while earning at least one RBI in 24 of BSU's 53 games. She also scored at least one run in 32 contests, including two-or-more runs in 16 games.
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In total, 381 student-athletes from 152 programs received 2022 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades. Â
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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 nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
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The 2022 NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced on Wednesday, June 1.
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