Carter Named NFCA First-Team All-Region

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Junior Nia Carter was named first-team All-Region the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Thursday.

She hit .405 with 66 hits, 18 RBI, slugged .466 and had an on-base percentage of .464.

Her .405 batting average ranks seventh in single season school history.

The Rancho Cucamonga, California, native, led the team in batting average, hits, runs scored (26), triples (3), and total bases (76).

Carter is the first Hawkeye to earn first-team honors since Megan Blank in 2015. It is the first all-region honor of her career.