Piper, Jones named all-region

5/17/2025 11:42:00 AM

LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Westminster College freshman Cheyenne Piper (Latrobe, Pa., Ligonier Valley) and sophomore Faith Jones (Volant, Pa., Wilmington) were honored as National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) NCAA Division III All-Region VII selections Friday afternoon.

The awards honor student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with selection to one of three teams. NFCA member head coaches nominate and then vote for the winners in their respective region. All honorees move forward to be considered for selection for the three NFCA Division III All-America squads, which will be announced May 28 online and on-site at the NCAA Division III Finals banquet in Bloomington, Ill.

Piper, a First Team All-Region VII selection, is the program's first all-region first team selection since Jazmyn Rohrer in 2018. She earned the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Pitcher of the Year award and the league's Newcomer of the Year award Wednesday night.

Piper is Westminster's fourth all-time PAC Player of the Year honoree, joining Mackenzie Latess (2024), Jazmyn Rohrer (2018) and Jennifer Pancake (2007).

A right-handed pitcher, Piper finished her freshman season with a 17-6 record and 1.71 earned-run average (ERA) in 20 starts (26 appearances). She fired 17 complete games with a school-record nine shutouts in 147.0 innings pitched. Piper's 168 strikeouts rank third among the program's all-time leaders while her 17 victories are tied for fourth-most in program history. She has three of Westminster's top 10 single-game strikeout performances, including a 15-strikeout effort in the Titans' 4-3, 16-inning victory over Thiel College on April 23. She was named to the All-Tournament Team and scored Most Outstanding Player honors following this year's PAC Championship Tournament after going 3-0 with three shutouts, 13 strikeouts and three walks over 19.0 innings pitched during Westminster's run to its second-straight PAC title. The No. 2 seed in this year's championship tournament, Westminster did not allow a run in its three tournament wins, turning in an 11-0, five-inning win over No. 6 Thiel on May 1, a 6-0 win over top-seeded Grove City on May 2 and a 7-0 title-clinching shutout over Grove City on May 8.

Jones, a catcher, was named Second Team All-Region VII. She hit .412 in 38 starts this year to go along with nine doubles, two triples, 33 RBIs and 28 runs scored. She has 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games this year. Jones posted a .444 on-base percentage, a .521 slugging percentage and .965 OPS.

Westminster finished its season 28-13.

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