University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Borden Earns NFCA All-Region Honors
5/18/2024 11:00:00 AM | Softball
HATTIESBURG, Miss.-Southern Miss catcher Hannah Borden was named a Third-Team NFCA South Region Team member, announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Saturday.
The recognition marked Borden's first All-Region honor in her Southern Miss career. The graduate student catcher also earned her first All-Conference honor earlier this month with a First-Team Sun Belt selection.
The NFCA selection marks the first time that a Golden Eagle has been recognized as an All-South Region honoree since Destini Brown and Jana Lee earned Third-Team honors in 2022. Borden is only the fifth Golden Eagle since 2009 to garner NFCA All-Region honors.
In her final year at Southern Miss, Borden started all 50 games as the Golden Eagles' catcher, leading the team in nearly every offensive category and setting career milestones. Borden recorded 61 hits, registering the team's 12th 60-hit season in program history, with a .381 batting average and a conference-best .775 slugging percentage.Â
Borden sailed into the program's record books with a single-season record and conference-leading 18 home runs, shattering Southern Miss's all-time home run record with 50 career homers.
Her 47 RBI ranked third in the conference and moved her to second in program history with 150 RBI, while her sixth-ranked 27 walks also gave her possession for the second most walks in program history (107). Borden drew 18 walks alone in conference play, which ranked second in the Sun Belt. The Trussville, Ala. native was one of seven players to bat above .400 in conference play and led the league with a 1.485 OPS.Â
Borden enjoyed a stellar start to the season, tallying a career-long 16-game hitting streak, which ranked as the second-longest streak in the nation at the time. Borden recorded 16 multi-hit games in the season, including two games with two home runs, one of two players to do so in the league. Borden completed every pitch of the season behind the plate for Southern Miss, reaching 1,000 career putouts with 136 on the season.
For the latest information and updates on Golden Eagle Softball, follow the program on Facebook (facebook.com/SouthernMissSB), Twitter (@SouthernMissSB), and Instagram (@southernmisssb).
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The recognition marked Borden's first All-Region honor in her Southern Miss career. The graduate student catcher also earned her first All-Conference honor earlier this month with a First-Team Sun Belt selection.
The NFCA selection marks the first time that a Golden Eagle has been recognized as an All-South Region honoree since Destini Brown and Jana Lee earned Third-Team honors in 2022. Borden is only the fifth Golden Eagle since 2009 to garner NFCA All-Region honors.
In her final year at Southern Miss, Borden started all 50 games as the Golden Eagles' catcher, leading the team in nearly every offensive category and setting career milestones. Borden recorded 61 hits, registering the team's 12th 60-hit season in program history, with a .381 batting average and a conference-best .775 slugging percentage.Â
Borden sailed into the program's record books with a single-season record and conference-leading 18 home runs, shattering Southern Miss's all-time home run record with 50 career homers.
Her 47 RBI ranked third in the conference and moved her to second in program history with 150 RBI, while her sixth-ranked 27 walks also gave her possession for the second most walks in program history (107). Borden drew 18 walks alone in conference play, which ranked second in the Sun Belt. The Trussville, Ala. native was one of seven players to bat above .400 in conference play and led the league with a 1.485 OPS.Â
Borden enjoyed a stellar start to the season, tallying a career-long 16-game hitting streak, which ranked as the second-longest streak in the nation at the time. Borden recorded 16 multi-hit games in the season, including two games with two home runs, one of two players to do so in the league. Borden completed every pitch of the season behind the plate for Southern Miss, reaching 1,000 career putouts with 136 on the season.
For the latest information and updates on Golden Eagle Softball, follow the program on Facebook (facebook.com/SouthernMissSB), Twitter (@SouthernMissSB), and Instagram (@southernmisssb).
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