SEARCY – Harding softball players Nicole Shano and Emma Curry were both named second team Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-Central Region Wednesday. It is the first time each player has been named All-Region.
Shano and Curry become the seventh and eighth player in Harding history to be honored D2CCA All-Region. Lily Tanski earned the honor last season.
Nicole Shano, a junior from Peoria, Arizona, leads the conference and set the Harding record for the most home runs in a season with 15. She also had 66 hits, 12 doubles and four triples during the 2022 season. She ranked second in the conference with a .757 slugging percentage and a .481 on base percentage. Shano also ranked third in the GAC in RBIs with 48.
Freshman Emma Curry, from Washington, Oklahoma, has been Harding's utility player all season. She had a .385 batting average with 62 hits. She ranks second in the GAC and fifth in NCAA Division II with 21 doubles this season. She also has three triples and 10 home runs. Curry ranks second in the GAC with a .753 slugging percentage.
The D2CCA all-region teams are nominated and selected by the region's sports information directors.
