Lopez, Randall Pick Up NFCA All-Region Honors

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A pair of Butler Community College softball student-athletes were named National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-West Region first team selections on Tuesday, the organization announced.

Sophomore infielder Claire Lopez and freshman pitcher Ellie Randall both earned first team recognition from the NFCA. The awards honor student-athletes from the Association's three NJCAA Division I regions with selection to one of two teams. NFCA member head coaches nominate and then vote for the winners in their respective region.

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Lopez, an Olathe, Kan., native, is a two-time NFCA All-Region selection as she was named to the second team as a freshman in 2024. This season, Lopez earned first team All-KJCCC honors for a second consecutive season. She finished the year with 88 hits, hitting .484 with a .543 on-base percentage. Lopez led Butler in hits (88), stolen bases (57), average (.484) and triples (6). The 57 stolen bases were tied for the lead in the Jayhawk Conference and were tied for fifth most nationally across NJCAA Division 1.

Lopez racked up 30 multi-hit games out of Butler's 50 while holding two different 14-game hitting streaks throughout the season. She ends her Grizzly career (2024-25) tied for third in the record book with 92 career stolen bases, fourth with 10 triples, fifth with 160 hits and eighth with 122 runs. Her 57 stolen bases this season is third best in a single season in program history while the 88 hits ranked tied for fifth most.

Randall, a Benton, Kan., native, was one of three pitchers to be named to the first team. Her freshman season with the Grizzlies saw her lead the conference with a 2.59 ERA while her 11-0 record in conference games saw her be the only pitcher with five or more wins in the league to go undefeated. Randall ends the season with a 17-3 record, 2.59 ERA and 1.19 WHIP as she made 25 starts, throwing a team-high seven complete games with 116.1 innings pitched. She struck out 79 compared to 37 walks and allowed just four home runs across 521 batters faced.

Randall was named a second team All-Jayhawk Conference pitcher following the conclusion of the Region 6/Plains District Tournament. She went on to lead Butler to a second-round win over Paris (TX) in the 2025 NJCAA Division 1 Softball World Series held in Yuma, Ariz. Randall tossed a complete game shutout, holding Paris, the nation's leading home run hitting team, to their first shutout loss of the season as well as a season-low four hits.

The 2025 NJCAA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA NJCAA DI All-American Committee, will be announced on June 2nd.