LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sophomore Nicole Newman (Madison, Wis.) and freshman Kennedy Frank (Chesterfield, Mo.) of the Drake University softball team garnered National Fastpitch Coaches Association Midwest All-Region accolades, the association announced on Thursday, May 19.
Newman, a pitcher, was named to the NFCA Midwest All-Region Second Team for the second consecutive season. Newman, who was named the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, had an outstanding sophomore campaign in the circle. She went 22-13 with a 2.96 earned run average with a program-record and league-leading 286 strikeouts.