A pair of University of Northern Iowa softball players have earned all-region honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Senior pitcher Alyssa Buchanan has been named to the first-team all-Central region squad as a utility/pitcher. Freshman shortstop Sammey Bunch has been named a third-team all-Central region pick.
It marks the first time since 1994 that the Panthers have had two players earn all-region honors in the same season. Buchanan becomes the eighth UNI Panther to tally first-team all-region honors.
Buchanan (Fishers, Indiana/Hamilton Southeastern HS) went 14-2 with a 1.43 earned run average.