LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Seven members of the Babson College softball program were recognized for their hard work in the classroom when the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced its 2026 Easton All-America Scholar-Athletes last month.

Recent graduate Sophia Pak (New Rochelle, N.Y.) was honored for the fourth consecutive season, juniors Mia Vittozzi (North Reading, Mass.) and Lexi Sealey (Pleasant Hill, Calif.) were both named to the team for the third year in a row, and sophomore Maddy DeLong (Cranford, N.J.) was recognized for the second time. Junior Charlotte Raymond (Wrentham, Mass.) and first-years Alexa Young (Madison, Conn.) and Anna Ziccardi (Metuchen, N.J.) all earned a spot on the NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar team for the first time in their respective careers. 

The Beavers' seven honorees were among nearly 2,500 Division III student-athletes that finished the 2025-26 academic year with at least a 3.50 grade-point average. 

Pak, who finished her career with 126 hits, batted .269 with 16 runs scored in 32 starts as a senior this past spring. Sealey, who transferred from Hartford, hit .355 and led the squad in doubles (17), RBI (28), slugging percentage (.514) and total bases (71) in addition to going 3-3 with three saves and a 3.71 ERA in the circle, while Vittozzi saw the first game action of her career in an 8-0 victory over the University of New England on March 18. 

DeLong started all 43 games and batted .258 with seven doubles, 12 RBI and 18 RBI, while Raymond put together the best season of her career hitting .339 with three home runs, 10 doubles, 26 RBI and 17 runs scored to go along with a .421 OBP and a .504 slugging percentage over 43 contests. Young saw action in 11 games recording a double and three RBI at the plate, and Ziccardi went 4-2 with 23 strikeouts and a 1.77 ERA in 35.2 innings pitched before suffering a season-ending injury in early April. 

Babson wrapped up the 2026 campaign with an overall record of 20-23.