Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop senior pitcher/designated player
Megan Powell has earned National Fast Pitch Association All-Region Team honors, announced Thursday afternoon.
Powell was named First Team All-Conference and the 2025 Big South Conference Player of the Year. She was selected to the All-Region 3
rd Team as a Utility/Pitcher as she turned in strong performances both in the circle and at the plate this season.
2025 Division I All-Region Teams
This year she led the team with a .333 average to go along with 27 runs, seven doubles, 10 home runs, 35 RBI, 22 walks and an on-base percentage of .425. In the circle she was 16-12 with a 2.15 ERA, 16 complete games, five shutouts and 122 strikeouts in 163 innings. She also held an opposing batting average of .206.
This is the first all-region selection for Winthrop since Lisa Kingsmore was voted to the 1
st team in 2009. Powell is the sixth different Eagles to earn NFCA All-Region honors.
Powell is a two-time First Team All-Conference selection and earned the Big South Newcomer of the Year honor in 2024. Powell became just the third Eagle in program history to earn the conference's top regular season honor. Lisa Kingsmore earned it back-to-back in 2008 and 2009 while Lisa (Kemme) Raio also had back-to-back seasons earning the honor (1990, 1991).
The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes (eight maximum) and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2025 NFCA Division I All-America squads.