Four Lady Vols Earn NFCA All-Region Honors

Four Lady Vols Earn NFCA All-Region Honors

Posted on May 20, 2021
Lady Vols Softball / Credit: UT Athletics

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its annual All-Region awards Thursday, with four Lady Vols landing on NFCA Southeast All-Region Teams.

Tennessee’s Ashley Rogers and Kiki Milloy were tabbed First Team All-Region, while Ashley Morgan and Amanda Ayala picked up second team honors. This is the second first team honor for Rogers and the first time Milloy, Morgan and Ayala have been recognized as All-Region players.

Rogers has had a stellar year in the circle for UT and is one of the top pitchers in the nation. She ranks fifth nationally and leads the SEC in victories with 25, leads the conference and is fifth nationally in strikeouts at 278 and has a conference-best eight shutouts to rank 12th overall in the nation.

The Athens, Tennessee, native was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week three times this season, becoming the first Lady Vol to win the weekly honor three times in a single season since 2018. Rogers was also selected to the All-SEC First Team.

Milloy was named to the regions first team and enters the NCAA Tournament hitting .364 with 36 RBI, an SEC-leading 36 stolen bases and a team-best 48 runs scored. Her 36 stolen bases are the most by a Lady Vol since Raven Chavanne stole 41 in 2013.

The Woodinville, Washington, native was picked First Team All-SEC and landed a spot on the All-SEC Newcomer Team a week ago.

Morgan picked up second team accolades, marking her first NFCA All-Region honor. She was tabbed Second Team All-SEC last week after leading the Lady Vols in batting average in SEC play, hitting .400. She also led the Lady Vols in league play with 15 RBIs, 26 hits and six doubles.

Outfielder Amanda Ayala secured Second Team All-Region honors after posting career-highs in batting average, hits, triples, home runs and slugging percentage. She was able to achieve the honor despite missing three weeks in the middle of the season due to injury.

Tennessee, the No. 9 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, will host the NCAA Knoxville Regional this weekend, May 21-23.

-UT Athletics

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