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Abby Gentry
SDSU’S GENTRY TABBED NFCA 1ST TEAM ALL-REGION
5/15/2025 1:09:00 PM | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — South Dakota State's Abby Gentry continued her haul in prestigious honors for the 2025 softball season as she was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association 1st Team All-Region performer by the organization on Thursday.
Gentry was chosen as the third base honoree for the 1st Team in the Mountain Region. Other selections include individuals representing programs such as Boise State, BYU, Nebraska Nevada and Oregon. Gentry is the sixth Jackrabbit to earn All-Region 1st Team accolades joining recent selections in Mia Jarecki (2024) and Tori Kniesche (2021-24).
The Benton, Ark., native was previously selected as The Summit League Player of the Year.
Gentry ended her sophomore season ranked among the top 60 individuals in Division I softball for the season in batting average (.427), doubles (16), hits (70) and RBIs (56). She finished among the top three among conference individuals in several categories including slugging percentage (.701), on-base percentage (.503), hits, RBIs, doubles, home runs (9) and sacrifice flies (4), along with leading The Summit League in average.
SDSU's third baseman played in 54 of the Jackrabbits' 55 games and started in 53. The 2025 season saw Gentry set the program's Division I record for batting average topping the previous best .418 mark set by Jocelyn Carrillo in 2021. Multiple other totals ranked among the top five for single seasons in program history set by Gentry including the second-best mark in on-base percentage, third most hits and RBIs in a season, fourth most total bases (115) and fifth best marks in doubles and slugging percentage.
The NFCA announced 380 student-athletes from 146 programs for the Division I All-Region accolades. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for 2025 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
The South Dakota State softball season ended with a 29-26 record at The Summit League Championship held at Jerald T. Moriarty Field last week. The winning record continues a streak of seven straight seasons which is the longest stretch in the program's history.
Gentry was chosen as the third base honoree for the 1st Team in the Mountain Region. Other selections include individuals representing programs such as Boise State, BYU, Nebraska Nevada and Oregon. Gentry is the sixth Jackrabbit to earn All-Region 1st Team accolades joining recent selections in Mia Jarecki (2024) and Tori Kniesche (2021-24).
The Benton, Ark., native was previously selected as The Summit League Player of the Year.
Gentry ended her sophomore season ranked among the top 60 individuals in Division I softball for the season in batting average (.427), doubles (16), hits (70) and RBIs (56). She finished among the top three among conference individuals in several categories including slugging percentage (.701), on-base percentage (.503), hits, RBIs, doubles, home runs (9) and sacrifice flies (4), along with leading The Summit League in average.
SDSU's third baseman played in 54 of the Jackrabbits' 55 games and started in 53. The 2025 season saw Gentry set the program's Division I record for batting average topping the previous best .418 mark set by Jocelyn Carrillo in 2021. Multiple other totals ranked among the top five for single seasons in program history set by Gentry including the second-best mark in on-base percentage, third most hits and RBIs in a season, fourth most total bases (115) and fifth best marks in doubles and slugging percentage.
The NFCA announced 380 student-athletes from 146 programs for the Division I All-Region accolades. NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for 2025 NFCA Division I All-America squads.
The South Dakota State softball season ended with a 29-26 record at The Summit League Championship held at Jerald T. Moriarty Field last week. The winning record continues a streak of seven straight seasons which is the longest stretch in the program's history.
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