Another National Award for Belmont Softball

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - - Another day. Another national award for Belmont Softball.
 
Belmont Softball standout Maya Johnson was named First Team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the organization announced Wednesday at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
 
Johnson becomes the first Belmont student-athlete of the NCAA Division I era named First Team All-American in any sport.
 
Joining Johnson as NFCA First Team All-America pitchers were NiJaree Canady of Texas Tech, Karlyn Pickens of Tennessee, and Kenzie Brown of Arizona State.
 
The Belmont pitcher was named Second Team All-American by D1Softball and Softball America in recent days.
 
Johnson compiled one of the greatest single-seasons in the history of Belmont Athletics, irrespective of sport.
 
The Columbia Station, Ohio native ranks Top 10 nationally in ten statistical categories, including first nationally in strikeouts (366), strikeout-to-walk ratio (16.64), strikeouts per seven innings (12.4), WHIP (0.65), walks allowed per seven innings (0.74), and shutouts (11).
 
Over the Memorial Day weekend, 643Softball ranked Johnson as the top pitcher in the nation by wins above replacement (WAR) at 7.4; second among all position players to Jordy Bahl of Nebraska.

This is the latest accolade for Johnson, who was tabbed Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, MVC Tournament Most Valuable Player, First Team All-MVC, MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-Region.
 
Johnson earned her nursing degree from Belmont University with honors.

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