Jackie McClain Named NFCA Third-Team All-American
5/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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The NFCA has announced that University of Alabama senior first baseman Jackie McClain has been named a Third Team All-America performer.
McClain becomes only the second player in Alabama softball history to be named a four-time All-America with Kelly Kretschman doing so from 1998-2001.
She led the team in average, hitting at a .385 clip while recording a team high 69 hits and 47 walks. Her walk total was the second highest in a season.
“Jackie’s consistency in getting on base all year was instrumental in this honor and our success this season,” said Alabama Head Coach Patrick Murphy. “She’s in great company being only the second four-time All-American in school history.”
McClain received NFCA Second Team All-American honors her freshman, sophomore and junior years.
She finished her career with the second highest batting average (.387) in school history as well as finishing in the top two in slugging percentage, on-base percentage, hits, doubles, RBI, total bases, walks and intentional walks. Perhaps her most amazing stat was her strikeout to at-bat ratio of .057-to-1 (43 strikeouts in 747 at-bats).
