Louisville, Ky. - The Chestnut Hill College softball team saw a record number of honorees as 14 members of the 2026 team earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Wednesday afternoon.

The 14  Griffins honored betters the eight that were recognized in 2021-2022 by the NFCA. This year's group of honorees are the first to be recognized since that 201-22 season.

In order to earn NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors a  softball student-athlete must have a 3.5 grade point average over the course of the academic year (fall 2025, spring 2026).  The NFCA recognized 1,869 NCAA Division II softball players as NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes this year, with 51 of those coming from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.

As a team the Griffins produced a team g.p.a. of 3.617 for the 2025-26 academic year, second highest among CACC schools that nominated and submitted information   (Caldwell University 3.623).  The team's g.p.a. also ranked among the top 50 of all Division II teams that submitted their team g.p.a. information.

The 14 Griffin honorees all earned NFCA all-America Scholar Athlete honors for the first time.  The honorees include six freshman athletes, five juniors, two sophomores and one senior.    Eleven different majors are represented among the Griffin honorees.

The honorees are as follows: 

Since 2020 a total of 25 Chestnut Hill College softball players have earned NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honors a total of 28 times, with three athletes earning the honor in back-to-back years.