Ferris State's Paige Kortz Tabbed To NFCA Division II All-Region Squad

Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University softball junior centerfielder Paige Kortz (Brooklyn/Napoleon) has been named to the 2021 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-Midwest Region squad.

Kortz earned second-team recognition on this year's all-region team in the annual coaches' organization's postseason awards program. A total of 13 standouts were chosen as first-team recipients with 14 others claiming second-team kudos, including only a trio of outfielders on each team.

This season, Kortz hit a squad-best .384 overall with a team-high 53 hits in 42 games played for the Bulldogs, who finished the year with 15 victories. She also produced 22 RBI's and scored 22 times while drawing 12 walks. Overall, Kortz notched six doubles with a triple and four homers in addition leading the team with 20 stolen bases. Additionally, she had 11 extra-base hits.

In the field, Kortz was the Bulldogs' everyday centerfielder and posted a .974 fielding percentage with 70 put-outs and four assists on the year.

Previously, Kortz was named to the All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) First Team for the Bulldogs this year and she is a three-year letterwinner and starter in the FSU program. She was named in 2020 to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team and is a two-time All-GLIAC First Team pick.

Visit this link for the complete all-region teams:
https://nfca.org/category/ncaa-ii?awarddivision=ncaa-ii&awardtype=all-region&awardyear=2021