DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has released its 2024-25 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar awards with the UMass Dartmouth softball team garnering Easton/NFCA Academic Team honors.
The NFCA honors student-athletes and teams for their academic success throughout the 2024-25 season. The NCAA Division III led the way with 2,565 student-athletes earning a 3.5 grade-point average or higher for 2024-25. NCAA Division I followed with 2,544 and NCAA Division II with 2,179. Junior colleges and NAIA came in with 895 and 1,010 student-athletes respectively.
UMass Dartmouth is one of three Little East Conference (LEC) teams to be honored for their work in the classroom this past season, including Eastern Connecticut State and Western Connecticut State.
The Corsairs finished the season with a 20-18 overall record and a 7-9 mark in conference play. The squad reached the Little East Tournament for the 11
th straight season after securing the sixth seeded spot and faced third seeded Plymouth State University in the opening game on May 7.
Senior outfielder
Kinu Takasugi and junior third baseman
RaeLynn Perregaux collected NFCA All- Region Third Team for the 2025 campaign. Additionally, they were each named to the All-LEC First Team while first year pitcher
Edy Crawford was tabbed on the All-Rookie Team.
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