All-Region Runoff
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. -- The NCCAA North Central Region has named the 2021 Softball All-Region team, and Taylor Thome and Erin Yancey have made the cut.
Thome earns the award as she finishes a four-year career that consisted of just two seasons. She batted .363 while logging 124 at-bats, 45 hits, 10 doubles, and 21 runs. Thome recorded four triples and a home run while holding a .832 fielding percentage at shortstop.
This season, Thome compiled a .706 slugging percentage, which was the 8th-highest mark in NCCAA Softball. Head Coach Rob Thompson recently named Thome as a Coach's Award recipient at the Winter/Spring Athletic Awards Assembly at Maranatha.
Yancey earned her first career win in her first career game, as she was in the circle for the Sabercats' season-opening 10-9 win over North Central. Yancey finished the season with two wins and 30 strikeouts on the year, picking up another win against North Central the day after the season-opener.
Yancey was a force on both sides of the ball, as she hit .356 with a .431 on-base percentage on the year. She compiled 16 hits, three doubles, and one home run on the year to help the Sabercats to a 3-13 record. Yancey joined Thome in earning a Coach's Award this season.
These are the first NCCAA Regional honors for the Sabercats since Harmony Bailey and Hannah May earned the honor after the 2017 season.
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NCCAA Softball and Baseball are uni-divisional, and Maranatha competes in the North Central Region along with the following schools:
| Institution | Nickname | Location |
| Bethel University | Pilots | Mishawaka, Ind. |
| Greenville University | Panthers | Greenville, Ill. |
| Hannibal-La Grange University | Trojans | Hannibal, Mo. |
| Judson University | Eagles | Elgin, Ill. |
| Maranatha Baptist University | Sabercats | Watertown, Wis. |
| Trinity Christian College | Trolls | Palos Heights, Ill. |
| Trinity International University | Trojans | Deerfield, Ill. |
| University of Northwestern | Eagles | St. Paul, Minn. |
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