POPLARVILLE, Miss. — The awards have flown in all year for Pearl River softball’s Natalie Herrington (Petal), and the sophomore gets to add another incredible honor to cap off a successful career. The National Junior College Athletic Association announced Tuesday that the Southern Miss signee earned a Second Team All-America selection.
“An honor like NJCAA All-America just solidifies everything that we already know about Natalie,” head coach Christie Meeks said. “Natalie is special. She has the grit, the talent and the perseverance. I am honored to have had the opportunity to coach her. This is the greatest honor, and she truly earned it.”
Herrington earns the award after already being named MACCC Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-MACCC and All-Region 23.
It was going to be hard for Herrington to outdo her freshman season, but she did just that. She ended her sophomore campaign with an incredible 1.69 ERA through 169 1/3 innings pitched. She made appearances in 31 games, picking up a 20-4 record and one save along the way. She pitched an unreal 19 complete games throughout the year, striking out 184 batters against 44 walks. She easily limited the traffic on the basepaths, pitching her way to a 0.94 WHIP. She also registered 7.61 strikeouts per seven innings pitched.
Herrington wraps up her Pearl River career as one of the best pitchers in the program’s history. In two seasons, she made 59 appearances and threw 313 innings. She racked up 313 strikeouts and walked just 70 batters. Her two-season ERA sits at 1.61, and she finishes with a career WHIP of 0.94. Her career win-loss record is 35-10, and she threw 34 complete games.
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Herrington’s award grows PRCC’s All-America selections list to six, joining Brandi Tynes (First Team; 2002), Megan Dawson (First Team; 2004), Mary Grace Turner (Third Team; 2019 and Brinson Anne Rogers (Second Team; 2022-23).
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