Linfield placed the maximum six players, including four first-team selections, on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-Region X Team in an announcement released on Friday morning. Tayah Kelley, Claire Seats and Kaili Saathoff are repeat selections from 2023 with Kelley making her fourth appearance on the list. Brynn Nelson rounded out the first-team selections for the 'Cats while Jacey Leyvas and Tyler McNeley earned second-team selections.
 
A total of 376 student-athletes representing 167 institutions were selected to the NFCA All-Region teams. The top-ranked Wildcats were one of eight schools to reach the maximum number of honorees.
 
Kelley tied Brittnay Miller with her third Northwest Conference Pitcher of the Year award. The Myrtle Creek, Ore. native leads Division III in wins with 27. She holds a 1.19 ERA, with four saves, 20 complete games and also leads the nation in strikeouts with 239.
 
Nelson earned her first NWC Player of the Year award. She led the conference in batting average at .521 and OPS at 1.501. Nelson totaled 62 hits, 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 51 RBIs. 
 
Saathoff is hitting .519 and has already surpassed double-digit hits this postseason. She is in the top five nationally in doubles with 20 and has poured in 68 total hits, scored 62 runs and racked up 39 RBIs.
 
Seats is ranked among the Division III leaders with 13 home runs, leading the NWC. In 41 games, she has a .400 batting average 54 hits, 12 doubles and 60 RBIs.
 
In her first season starting at the hot corner, Leyvas has tallied 51 hits, seven home runs, 30 RBIs, 13 doubles while holding a batting average of .398. She is tied for second in the conference in doubles with teammate Cydney Hess.
 
McNeley has been sensational in her first season for the Purple and Cardinal. The Lakeview, Ore., native ranks second in the NWC to only Kelley in wins (17), ERA (1.22) and opponent batting average (.210). She has tallied 109 innings pitched, 80 strikeouts and eight complete games on the season.
 
The Wildcats earned the NWC regular season and post-season titles and lead Division III with a perfect 44-0 record. Linfield looks to close out the best-of-five series over Redlands on Friday after defeating the Bulldogs in game one on May 16.