LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Butler Softball first baseman,
Paige Dorsett, has been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Region Third Team. She is one of only 38 NCAA Division I student-athletes in the Great Lakes Region who were selected to the First, Second, or Third Teams.
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The Great Lakes Region is comprised of six conferences that included the BIG EAST, the Big Ten, the Horizon League, and the Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, and Northeast conferences. NFCA All-Region athletes are nominated by their NFCA-member head coach and are voted for by the coaches in their division and region. All-America Team selections will be announced May 31.
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Dorsett, from Martinsville, Indiana, started 45 of the 46 games in which she appeared this season. She led Butler with a .366 batting average, 10 doubles, and 30 RBI. Her .642 slugging percentage was eighth in the BIG EAST, and her .459 on-base percentage was tenth. The redshirt-sophomore was selected to the 2023 All-BIG EAST Second Team and was named Academic All-District® by the College Sports Communicators.
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Since 2004, Butler has had six previous selections to NFCA All-Region teams.
Lauren Fey, the most recent selection, was an All-Region Second Team selection in 2021. The only All-Region First Team honoree was Melissa Lemrick in 2004.
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