North Platte – North Platte Community College Knights softball player Samantha Gill continues to garner postseason awards as she was named to the 2017 National Fastpitch Coaches Association NJCAA Division II Midwest All-Region team.

There are three different regions in the NFCA, the East, the Midwest, and the South.

Knights Head Coach Janelle Higgins said, “Sami is the first player that we have had to make the NFCA All-Region team.”

Gill, a sophomore this past season, from LaSalle, Colo., was one of three catchers named to the team. The other two are Maddie Hansen from Kirkwood (IA) Community College, and Miranda Aguilar from Spoon River (IL) Community College.

Gill, primarily played catcher for the Knights during her two years and a few games at first and second bases. During the 2017 season, Gill had a .466 batting average, a .661 slugging percentage with 13 doubles and eight home runs.

Defensively, Gill had a fielding percentage of .970. She had 234 total chances, 205 put outs, and 22 assists.

Gill helped lead the Knights to the Region 9 Division II championship this past season and has signed with Black Hills State University in Spearfish, S.D.