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Golembiewski and Spaid Named NFCA Third-Team All-America
5/29/2024 4:59:00 PM | Softball
Jenna Golembiewski and Karli Spaid were named Third-Team All-Americans according to the National Fastpitch Coaching Association (NFCA) on Wednesday afternoon. This is the third national honor Spaid has garnered this week, while Golembiewski picks up her second All-America accolade.
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Golembiewski finished the season with a .394 batting average, 28 home runs and 78 RBI. She finished second in the country with those 28 home runs and added a .944 slugging percentage. The junior played in 57 games this past season, earning First-Team All-MAC and First-Team All-Region honors. She was also named a top-25 finalist for National Player of the Year by USA Softball.
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Golembiewski, a native of Woodstock, Ill., recorded multiple home runs in a game five different times and added a career-high six RBI in a win over Buffalo.
Spaid is coming off a career season, recording a .407 batting average, to go along with 36 home runs, 78 RBI and a 1.102 slugging percentage. She led the country in both home runs and slugging, and fell just one home run shy of matching the NCAA record for home runs in a season.
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The 2024 MAC Player of the Year had 22 multi-hit games this past season and reached base in 40 consecutive games earlier this year. She added first-team All-MAC, MAC Tournament MVP and First-Team All-Region honors. She was also the seventh overall pick in the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Draft and was named one of 10 finalists for National Player of the Year by USA Softball.
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Spaid is Miami's all-time career leader in batting average (.395), hits (274), home runs (103), RBI (258) and slugging percentage (.924).
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Golembiewski finished the season with a .394 batting average, 28 home runs and 78 RBI. She finished second in the country with those 28 home runs and added a .944 slugging percentage. The junior played in 57 games this past season, earning First-Team All-MAC and First-Team All-Region honors. She was also named a top-25 finalist for National Player of the Year by USA Softball.
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Golembiewski, a native of Woodstock, Ill., recorded multiple home runs in a game five different times and added a career-high six RBI in a win over Buffalo.
Spaid is coming off a career season, recording a .407 batting average, to go along with 36 home runs, 78 RBI and a 1.102 slugging percentage. She led the country in both home runs and slugging, and fell just one home run shy of matching the NCAA record for home runs in a season.
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The 2024 MAC Player of the Year had 22 multi-hit games this past season and reached base in 40 consecutive games earlier this year. She added first-team All-MAC, MAC Tournament MVP and First-Team All-Region honors. She was also the seventh overall pick in the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Draft and was named one of 10 finalists for National Player of the Year by USA Softball.
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Spaid is Miami's all-time career leader in batting average (.395), hits (274), home runs (103), RBI (258) and slugging percentage (.924).
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