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Three Rutgers softball players were named to the NFCA All-Region Teams

Rutgers softball continues to get postseason honors.

On Saturday, Rutgers softball Morgan Smith, Kyleigh Sand, and Mattie Boyd were named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Great Lakes Region Teams. The honors follow a strong season for Rutgers in the Big Ten.

Smith, a senior two-way outfielder/pitcher, was a unanimous First Team All-Big Ten selection and named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team. Also, Smith had an outstanding season for the Scarlet Knights and was named Second Team All-Great Lakes Region for her efforts this past season.

The LSU transfer recorded a .357 batting average while producing 60 hits including 14 doubles, two triples, and five home runs. She totaled 38 runs and registered a team-leading 46 RBIs. Smith ranked ninth in the Big Ten Conference in RBIs, 10th in hits, and fourth in sacrifice flies.

As for Sand, the Rutgers shortstop is a first-team all-region honoree for the second consecutive season. Sand led Rutgers in batting average (.374), on-base percentage (.442), and stolen bases (26). She totaled 71 hits leading to 13 doubles and a team-leading three triples. Nationally, she is ranked No. 20 in hits, No. 32 in runs per game, and No. 36 in stolen bases.

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Boyd, a graduate student pitcher, received a third-team All-Region Team selection and was a Second Team All-Big Ten pick. Boyd finished the season with a 19-10 record and a 2.40 ERA on the mound. She logged 162 strikeouts, allowing 65 earned runs and 154 hits throughout her 189.2 innings pitched this season.

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In Big Ten action, Boyd was 13-3 with a 2.16 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 90.2 innings pitched holding conference foes to a .226 average.

 

Rutgers softball: Mattie Boyd makes history

Rutgers softball made a piece of history over the weekend.

On Friday afternoon, Rutgers softball made headlines in their win over Army. In their 2-0 victory, Sachse, Texas native Mattie Boyd threw a no-hitter and improved to 3-0. While Rutgers lost to Duke in their second game of the afternoon, Boyd etched herself into the record books.

From the first pitch, the Army Mules had no answer for Boyd. In her third start of the season, the Rutgers star struck out nine batters and only walked two. On a day when the Scarlet Knights could not get much going offensively, Boyd stepped up.

 

Additionally. Boyd joined special company as she made history on the mound. She became the first Rutgers pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Jaden Vickers in 2022. Before that, the program’s last no-hitter came in 2012.

As Boyd dazzled on the mound, she got help from Katie Wingert and Julian Anderson. The talented duo provided the offensive with RBI doubles. Their clutch hitting proved to be more than enough.

Through 18 innings of work this season, Boyd has been nearly unhittable with a 0.78 ERA. She has also struck out 22 batters in that span. While it will be hard for her to replicate Friday’s performance, it is one outing Boyd will never forget.