ALEXANDRIA, LA – Julia Kwakernaak of the Louisiana State University of Alexandria softball team was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-American the NFCA announced today.

Kwakernaak led LSUA with a batting average of .506, an OBP of .565, a SLG% of .929, 13 home runs, 62 runs batted in, 21 doubles, and six triples. She finished second in runs scored at 64 and swiped 25 bases in as many chances. She was named the RRAC Player of the Year and First Team All-RRAC. Kwakernaak was named an NAIA First Team All-American earlier this week. She was previously named an ATEC/NFCA NAIA All-Region I First Team honoree.
 
The Hague, Netherlands native finished fifth in the NAIA in both batting average and slugging percentage in her first season at LSUA. She also finished third in total bases, sixth in on-base percentage, seventh in hits, sixth in doubles, 11^th in RBIs, and 12^th in home runs.
 
Kwakernaak recorded 29 multi-hit games and 16 multi-RBI games. She led the Red River Athletic Conference in RBIs and finished second in average and home runs.
 
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