STANDISH, Maine – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Region accolades have been announced and Saint Joseph's College sophomore catcher Chantelle Bouchard (Biddeford, Maine) has garnered Second Team All-Region I honors.
Bouchard, who earned First Team All-Conference accolades earlier this month, claims the first regional award of her career after hitting .409 (52-127) with 33 runs, 14 doubles, 13 home runs, 48 RBI and three stolen bases during her sophomore season. She established a new SJC single-season home run record and led the GNAC in doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases (105), and slugging percentage (.827). She also ranked fourth in hits (52), fifth in batting average and runners caught stealing (6), seventh in OBP (.465), and ninth in runs scored.
Bouchard, who missed all but a few games due to injury as a freshman, etched her name in the SJC record book with her impressive numbers this spring, as her 2024 totals rank among the most elite in team history. She is third in extra base hits (27), slugging percentage, and total bases, fourth in OPS (1.292), and fifth in RBI.
After a tough start the Monks held a 2-11 record in early April, but 27th-year Head Coach Jamie Smyth '92 led Saint Joseph's to a 14-5 mark during the rest of the month to earn the #1 seed in the GNAC North Division and earn the right to host throughout the conference tournament.
Hosting a four-team pod during the first weekend of GNAC tourney play, the Monks won all three of their games to advance to the GNAC Championship, which took place at Richard W. Bailey Field the following weekend. Facing Simmons University, the #3 seed in the North Division, Saint Joseph's won the first game by a 5-0 margin, but suffered a pair of losses the following day as the Sharks won the best-of-three series, 2-1.
Saint Joseph's posted a 21-18 overall record with a 13-4 mark in conference play during the 2024 season.
