LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Four University of Dayton softball players have been named to the 2015 NFCA Division I Mid-Atlantic All-Region Teams. Pitchers Manda Cash, a freshman, and Kayla English, a senior, earned second team honors and senior Tiffany Ricks (1B) and sophomore Gabrielle Snyder (UT/P) were named to the third team. 

It marks the first time in program history that four Flyers have been named to the NFCA Mid-Atlantic Region Teams. Ricks was a second team honoree in 2014 while Snyder was a third team selection along with Alysha Isaacson (DP) last year. Other past Flyers that have earned all-region accolades are: Sara Hatcher (P) and Tanya Leet (3B) (2000 Great Lakes Region Second Team), Angie Barney (2B - 2003 Great Lakes Region First Team), Cassie Gross (OF - 2005 Great Lakes Region Second Team) and Lauren Nacke (UT/Non-P - 2011 Mid-Atlantic Region First Team).

Freshman lefthander Cash (Columbus, Ohio) was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, as well as second team all-conference after leading the league in ERA (1.49), strikeouts per game (9.56), appearances (39) and saves (8). She was a four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week selection, as well as closing out the season with A-10 Pitcher of the Week and NFCA National Pitcher of the Week honors. She led the nation with a UD single-season record nine saves and was also named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team. 

English (Grapevine, Texas), UD's all-time leader in strikeouts (564), was named the 2015 A-10 Pitcher of the Year and was voted first team all-conference, her fourth consecutive season earning all-league honors. She was a four-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week. Second all-time at Dayton for wins with 53, English threw the first perfect game in UD softball history vs. Rhode Island on March 29, 2015. She led the A-10 in opponents' batting average (.187) and was second in ERA (2.03) and shutouts (6).

Ricks (Reynoldsburg, Ohio), who was a 2014 NFCA Second Team honoree, was named the A-10 Player of the Year and earned first team honors after leading the conference in home runs. The three-time All-Atlantic 10 selection was second in the conference in total bases (113) and third in slugging percentage (.769). She finished as UD's all-time leader in career RBI (126) and slugging percentage (.660) and second all time in home runs (36). Ricks was also named to the A-10 All-Championship Team. 

Snyder (Indianapolis, Ind.) repeats as an NFCA Third Team honoree. The 2014 A-10 Rookie of the Year, Snyder earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2015, and was also an All-Academic selection this year. She led the Flyers in batting average (.399) which was third-best in the conference. She led the A-10 in doubles with 20, which broke the UD single-season record and was ranked ninth in the NCAA for doubles per game. Snyder was also named to the A-10 All-Championship Team. She had career highs at the plate in hits (65), multi-hit games (20), RBI (37) and on the mound in wins (8), ERA (3.00), complete games (4) and hits given up (102).

The NFCA awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association's 10 regions with first, second and third teams selected for each region. The all-region teams were voted on by NFCA member coaches from each respective region, and all the honorees now become eligible for selection to one of three 2015 NFCA Division I All-American teams.

Dayton softball had a phenomenal season in 2015 with the following team accomplishments:
•  Earned the program's first Atlantic 10 Regular Season title
• Broke the UD record for single-season wins – 39
• Made its third consecutive, fourth in the last five years, and seventh overall appearance in the A-10 Championship
• Advanced to the A-10 Tournament Championship final for first time in history
• Broke the program's single-season record for conference wins with 20 (the old record was 12)
• Went undefeated at home for the first time in program history
• Set new program records in: batting average (.291), saves (10), wins (39), winning percentage (.736), strikeouts (353), shutouts (12), runs allowed (155), earned runs (118), hits allowed (296), doubles allowed (60), triples allowed (13), home runs allowed (24)
• Swept six of its eight A-10 series and did not lose any of its conference series