LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sophomore Sam Waters and junior Natalie Mayne from the Skidmore College softball team both earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region Third Team honors, as announced on Friday.
 
Natalie Mayne (#19, Jr., OF/P, Fayetteville, New York) – NFCA All-Region II Third Team
Mayne got it done on both sides of the ball for the Thoroughbreds in 2026. She hit .405 (49-for-121) with 11 doubles, three home runs, and shared the team lead with 33 RBI. She also tied Finch with a team-best .479 on-base percentage. She was also a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen-base attempts. In the circle, Mayne went 7-4 with a 3.96 ERA over 76 innings pitched. She earned four out of Skidmore's seven conference wins with six complete games. She finished as one of six qualified Liberty League hitters to finish above .400 hitting. She also ranked in the top-10 in slugging, on-base percentage, OPS, runs scored (38), hit, and RBI.
 
Sam Waters (#4, So., IF, Kingston, Massachusetts) – NFCA All-Region II Third Team
Waters broke the Skidmore single-season stolen base record with 35 and is already second all-time with 58 steals through her first two years. The sophomore infielder hit .394 (52-for-132) with a team-high 39 runs scored, along with seven doubles, five triples, three home runs, and 21 RBI. She is fourth in the Liberty League in hits, fifth in runs, tied for first in triples, and second in stolen bases. Waters hit .380 in 14 conference games with a team-best 19 base hits. For the year at second base, she had 54 assists and a .954 fielding percentage in 131 total chances.