Emily Cox Named NACC Honorable Mention

The Rockford University softball program had a record five players recognized by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference today when it released its 2021 postseason awards. Seniors Annaka Bartz and Gretchen Schrubbe were each voted First Team All-NACC for the first time in their careers. Bartz and Schrubbe become only the second and third players in program history to be selected First Team All-NACC and are the first since the 2009 season (Jessica Starr). Fellow seniors Emily Cox and Mikayla Seay and freshman Jocelyn Callahan all received NACC Honorable Mention status. This is the second time Cox has received a postseason award from the conference and the first for both Seay and Callahan. Rockford's five NACC postseason awards is by far the most in program history, with the previous high of three coming back in the 2008 season.

Emily Cox was named NACC Honorable Mention for the 2021 season. This is the second time Cox has been recognized by the conference, with the other coming back in 2019 when she was voted Second Team All-NACC. Cox has consistently been one of the top hitters for the Regents and in the NACC all season. Cox enters the conference tournament ranked in the top 20 in the NACC in six categories. She is currently fourth in doubles (14), seventh in on-base percentage (.492), eighth in slugging percentage (.694), 11th in runs batted in (28), 15th in home runs (4) and 19th in batting average (.405). Cox also has 3 triples and 25 runs scored.