Louisville, KY - The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) has released the 2025-26 Easton / NFCA Team Academic Award listing with Piedmont University being named to the academic honor.
Piedmont has been ranked inside the top ten in team GPA on three different occasions under Head Coach
Terry Martin. The 2025-26 posted a 3.37 Team GPA to make the grade once again.
The NFCA also honored ten Lions from the Piedmont University softball team with Easton / NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete status as well.
The rankings and honors recognize the academic prowess of softball teams across the Association's membership categories.
Team GPAs and scholar-athletes are submitted by member head coaches.
Piedmont's All-America Scholar-Athlete honorees:
Hannah Cintron
Maile Dunn
Avarie Easters
Sarah Green
Madison Hawkins
Alyssa Jarrett
Jalyn McGee
Mandi Peretti
Addy Perkins
Maddi Spieks
ABOUT THE NATIONAL FASTPITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION (NFCA)
Established in 1983, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is the professional growth organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play. Although collegiate coaches comprised the majority of the organization's membership in the early days, today they are joined by high school, travel ball, professional and international coaches, along with umpires, clubs, companies and fans of fastpitch softball. Growing from 40 members in 1983 to over 7,000 today, the NFCA boasts members from all 50 states and several international countries.
