Louisville, Kentucky (May 17, 2024) - Alvernia University Softball players Taylor McClain, Alexia Fitzgerald, and Maggie Loomis earned NFCA All-Region honors for their performances during the 2024 season, as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) on Friday.

McClain, Fitzgerald, and Loomis each earned Second Team All-Region honors in Region Five for their respective performances this season.

McClain, a first-year, earned All-Region honors at shortstop.  McClain played in 38 of Alvernia's 39 games, and made starts in 36 games. She batted .348 with 40 hits, 30 RBIs, and 23 runs scored. McClain finished the season with six doubles and two triples, and struck out just five times. She was also walked 20 times and was 12-for-13 on stolen bases. She finished the season with a .432 on-base percentage, and an .867 OPS. In the field, McClain had 109 assists and 50 putouts on 164 chances. She was  a part of three double plays turned.  

Fitzgerald, a sophomore, earned All-Region honors as an outfielder. Fitzgerald led Alvernia with a .411 batting average and had a team-high 51 hits, including 11 doubles and a triple. Fitzgerald had 15 RBIs and scored 32 runs. She was a perfect 24-for-24 on stolen base attempts and led Alvernai with 22 walks. Fitzgerald was Alvernia's primary leadoff batter this season, and had an on-base percentage of .574 from the leadoff spot. Overall, she had an .503 on-base percentage, and a 1.019 OPS.  In the outfield, Fitzgerald had a perfect fielding percentage with 41 putouts and three assists. 

Loomis, a senior, earned All-Region as a utility/pitcher.  Loomis pitched and played outfield for the Golden Wolves this season, while also posting a .344 batting average with 32 hits, 23 runs, and 11 RBIs. Loomis was 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts and had five extra base hits. In the circle, Loomis went 14-6 overall through 131 and two thirds innings pitched. She threw 16 complete games, three shutouts, and struckout 54 batters with an ERA of 2.55. Between pitching and playing the outfield, Loomis had 19 putouts and 31 assists with just one error. 

NFCA All-Region award recipients are nominated by their head coaches and voted on by NFCA members in their respective regions. All honorees move forward to be considered for selection for the three NFCA Division III All-America squads, which will be announced May 29 online and on-site at the NCAA Division III Finals banquet in Marshall, Texas.

Alvernia finished the 2024 season fourth in the MAC Commonwealth with an overall record of 23-16 and a conference record of 8-6.