LOUISVILLE, KY -  The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) released their 2022 All-American teams on Tuesday afternoon, and Annalise Wood was named to the First Team. She is the first Bryan College Softball player to receive the honor in program history. 37 selections were made by the All-America Committee to comprise a First and Second Team. 17 others joined Wood on the First Team. 

The NFCA All-America teams are voted on by the Association's All-America Committees. In the NAIA, the committee is comprised of one elected member head coach from each of the NFCA's six regions. All student-athletes who were nominated by a member head coach and voted to the first- or second-team All-Region teams were eligible for All-America consideration.

Wood helped lead the Lady Lions to the program's first outright Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Regular Season Champion with a 24-4 record. The Lady Lions earned the automatic berth to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round and upset #6 ranked William Carey in a 10 inning thriller after a final score of 1-0. Wood threw 112 pitches in the shutout with 11 K's and just 3 hits allowed.

Wood adds NFCA All-American status to her long list of accolades this season. She earned a spot on the NFCA All-Region First Team and was voted the Appalachian Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year, and Freshman of the Year; becoming the first player to sweep all three honors. The Mt. Juliet, TN native was 1st in the AAC with 182.1 innings pitched, 312 strikeouts, .144 batting average against, and a 0.84 earned run average. She is also ranked 2nd on the NAIA with 11.98 strikeouts per game, and her ERA was good for 5th in the nation. She broke the program record on March 29th for strikeouts in a season with 153 in just 87 innings; half the innings of the previous record holder.

To view the full release for the NFCA, click here.

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