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Sammey Bunch Named NFCA Second Team All-Region

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has announced that 392 student-athletes from 163 programs have received 2019 NFCA Division I All-Region accolades. UNI's junior short stop Sammey Bunch has been named a Second Team All-Midwest Region selection.

The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third-team selections. NFCA member coaches from each respective region voted on the teams, and all the honorees now become eligible for the 2019 NFCA Division I All-America squads.

Bunch, the 2019 MVC Player of the Year, led the conference in slugging percentage (.