Alabama Pitcher Kayla Beaver Earns NFCA Second Team All-America Honors

The fifth-year transfer led the Crimson Tide with 18 wins and a 1.54 ERA.

Alabama pitcher Kayla Beaver (19) throws a pitch during an NCAA super regional game between Tennessee and Alabama at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville, TN, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Alabama defeated Tennessee 3-2 in the 14th inning. / Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY

Alabama pitcher Kayla Beaver was honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association on Wednesday.

Beaver earned an at-large spot on the NFCA Second Team All-America list. It was the first time in her five-year college softball career that she has been named an all-American.

After transferring in from Central Arkansas, Beaver quickly solidified herself as Alabama's ace. She threw a no-hitter in her first game with the Crimson Tide back on Feb. 8 against Villanova. The fifth-year pitcher led the Tide this season with an 18-9 record and 1.54 ERA in 186.1 innings pitched.

Beaver was also named a second-team all-American by D1 Softball on Thursday.

NCAA DIVISION I - NFCA FIRST TEAM

P- NiJaree Canady- Stanford
P- Lexi Kilfoyl- Oklahoma State
P- Karlyn Pickens- Tennessee
C- Jocelyn Erickson- Florida
1B- Shaylon Govan- Baylor
2B- Aminah Vega- Duke
3B- Alyssa Brito- Oklahoma
SS- Tiara Jennings- Oklahoma
OF- Claire Davidson- Duke
OF- Emma Ritter- Virginia Tech
OF- Korbe Otis- Florida
Joan Joyce UT/P- Valerie Cagle- Clemson
DP or UT/Non-P- Reese Atwood- Texas
At-Large P- Payton Gottshall- Tennessee
At-Large SS- Maya Brady- UCLA
At-Large P- Jessica Mullins- Texas State
At-Large 1B- Brooke Nelson- Washington
At-Large OF- Addy Greene- Virginia Tech

NCAA DIVISION I - NFCA SECOND TEAM

P- Sydney Berzon- LSU
P- Emiley Kennedy- Texas A&M
P- Jala Wright- Duke
C- Sharlize Palacios- UCLA
1B- Bri Ellis- Arkansas
2B- Elon Butler- Cal
3B- Jaysoni Beachum- Florida State
SS- Skylar Wallace- Florida
OF- Jayda Coleman- Oklahoma
OF- Cori McMillan
OF- Addison Barnard- Wichita State
UT/P- Morgan Smith- Rutgers
DP or UT/Non-P- CC Wong- Wichita State
At-Large 1B- MAdisyn Kennedy- Mississippi State
At-Large C- Kinzie Hansen- Oklahoma
At-Large P- Olivia Lackie- South Alabama
At-Large SS- Jess Oakland- Minnesota
At-Large P- Kayla Beaver- Alabama

NCAA DIVISION I - NFCA THIRD TEAM

P- Maddie Groff- Southern Illinois
P- Maddie Penta- Auburn
P- Morgan Leinstock- Arkansas
C- Caroline Wang- Oklahoma State
1B- Karina Gaskins- Notre Dame
2B- Maddie Moore- Clemson
3B- Karli Spaid- Miami (Ohio)
SS- Erin Coffel- Kentucky
OF- Kelsey Nader- Northwestern
OF- Abby Dayton- Utah
OF- Dakota Kennedy- Arizona
UT/P- Trinity Schlotterbeck- Florida Atlantic
DP or UT/Non-P- Ella Parker- Oklahoma
At-Large C- Michaela Edenfield- Florida State
At-Large P- Keagan Rothrock- Florida
At-Large SS- Billie Andrews- Nebraska
At-Large- OF- Jenna Golembiewski- Miami (OF)
At-Large P- Alana Vawter- South Carolina
At-Large DP or UT/Non-P- Reagan Walsh Florida