GREENSBORO, N.C. – Freshman outfielder Grace Loftin and junior pitcher Morgan Scott of the UNCG softball team received National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Mideast Region honors, as announced by the organization on Thursday.
 
Loftin was voted to the second team, while Scott earned third-team recognition. The two Spartans were among 381 recognized as Division I All-Region honorees. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2022 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
 
Grace Loftin
Freshman | Outfielder | Conover, N.C.
•      NFCA All-Mideast Region second team (2022)
•      All-SoCon first-team outfielder (2022)
•      SoCon All-Freshman team (2022)
•      Schutt Sports/NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist
•      D1 Softball National Freshman of the Week
•      SoCon Player of the Month (March)
•      UNCG Female Rookie of the Year
•      Helped team win 2022 SoCon regular-season championship
•      Ranked top 10 in five categories in SoCon: third in RBIs (46), tied for third in doubles (14), fifth in slugging percentage (.609) and home runs (11), seventh in total bases (92)
•      Had 10 multi-hit games this season
•      Hit three homers in a 16-1 victory over Mercer on March 27
•      Had three doubles in a 10-9 eight-inning win over Elon on March 20, breaking UNCG’s single-game doubles record
•      Hit her first-collegiate grand slam in an 8-1 win over Rider on Feb. 19 and hit her second in a 6-2 victory over Michigan State on March 10
 
Morgan Scott
Junior | Pitcher | Irmo, S.C.
•      NFCA All-Mideast Region third team (2022)
•      SoCon Pitcher of the Year (2022, 2021)
•      SoCon Freshman of the Year (2021)
•      All-SoCon first-team pitcher (2022, 2021)
•      All-SoCon Tournament team (2022, 2021)
•      SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year (2022, 2021)
•      SoCon All-Freshman Team (2021)
•      SoCon Preseason All-Conference first team (2022, 2021)
•      SoCon Pitcher of the Week (March 14, March 28, April 4, May 9 of this season)
•      SoCon Pitcher of the Month (March)
•      All-SoCon Honor Roll (2021)
•      2021 SoCon regular-season and tournament champions
•      2022 SoCon regular-season champions
•      Became the UNCG single-season strikeout leader with 286, breaking the record in a 9-0 victory over Furman on May 12
•      She is second in UNCG career strikeout records with 602 and just the second Spartan to hit 600
•      Had a career-best 16 strikeouts in a 4-0 shutout against Radford on March 30
•      Ranked among the nation: second in innings pitched (249.0), ninth in strikeouts (286) and victories (25), 83rd in strikeouts per seven innings (8.0), 92nd in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.86)
 
The Spartans reached the century mark in home runs this season. UNCG hit 102, bypassing its record of 90 from last season. UNCG concluded the season with a 39-18 overall mark and a 16-2 SoCon record. This was the 19th time in program history with at least 30 wins in a season and seventh time under 10th-year head coach Janelle Breneman.
 
UNCG was voted the preseason favorite and earned the first-round bye in the SoCon Championship after winning two of three games against Samford during the final series. In defeating Samford, the Spartans made it 10 straight SoCon series wins, dating back to the 2021 season. The regular-season title was the fifth straight for UNCG.