NFCA All Region Release

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - On Friday, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association revealed its division III All-Region selections for 2025 with Kaijah Alexander, Morgan Russo, and Haleigh Suitor earning recognition for Region III. Nazareth was one of only 37 schools with three or more players honored.

Alexander earned First Team honors at third base, and was a standout for Nazareth at the plate. Alexander smashed multiple Nazareth records including the single season homer record with 16 total home runs, the single season batting average with a .536, the single season slugging percentage with a 1.064, RBIs with 56 runs batted in, and hits with 59 total. Also, as a freshman, Alexander is only one homer away from tying Nazareth's career home run record set at 17 by Laura Persico in 2007-2009. In conference play, she was second in batting average with a .568 in while leading the Empire 8 in slugging percentage with a 1.081. She also led the conference in hits with 42, RBIs with 41, and home runs with 11. In the field, Alexander was tied for fourth in assists with 41 and second in fielding double plays with seven.

Russo earned First Team honors at first base after a successful sophomore campaign consisting of a .471 overall batting average, 16 doubles, 10 home runs, and 56 hits. In conference play, Russo tied for first in runs scored alongside teammate Ashley Bell with 31. She was also fourth in slugging percentage with a .893, seventh in on base percentage with a .518, seventh in batting average with a .480, fourth in hits with 36, third in doubles with 10, and fourth in home runs with seven. In the field, Russo was fourth in the conference in putouts with 137 and first in fielding double plays with nine.

Suitor earned Third Team honors in the outfield for Nazareth in her sophomore season with a batting average of .324 on 34 hits, six doubles, five homers, and 19 RBIs. In conference play, Suitor was 16th in batting average with a .414, 11th in slugging percentage with a .686, 14th in hits with 29, 13th in RBIs with 18, and fifth in home runs with five. Suitor had a total of 58 overall putouts in center field.

The full All-Region Teams can be found here.