Julia Crenshaw Named 2025 NFCA All-American
5/28/2025 4:00:00 PM | Softball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Missouri softball senior catcher Julia Crenshaw was named a 2025 NFCA All-American, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced Wednesday.
Crenshaw, an O'Fallon, Missouri, native, was tabbed a Third-Team All-American. She is the 27th All-American in Mizzou Softball history (32 total All-American honors) and first Tiger to earn All-American status since Alex Honnold secured Second Team laurels in 2023.
Crenshaw, a 2025 NFCA First Team Midwest All-Region Selection, hit a team-high and career-best .361 over the campaign with 48 runs, 56 hits, 14 doubles (sixth in the SEC), 14 homers, 32 RBI, 37 walks (seventh in MU single-season history) and 26 stolen bases (fifth in the SEC) in 2025. Her .723 slugging percentage ranks ninth in Mizzou single-season history.
Crenshaw also had five leadoff home runs in 2025, which ranked tied for second in NCAA Division I.
The catcher caught a league-best nine runners stealing in 2025. She also led MU with 16 multi-hit games to go with eight multi-RBI games.
Crenshaw was named to the 2025 All-SEC First Team after she paced the Tigers during SEC play, batting .343 with 23 hits, 16 runs, five doubles, seven home runs (sixth in the SEC) and 12 RBI. She slugged .731 which ranked fourth in the SEC and topped the category for catchers.
Crenshaw also had an on-base percentage of .457 with 49 total bases (ninth in the SEC) during league action.
She notched a season-high three hits (3-for-3) with a home run and a walk in MU's run-rule victory over No. 1 Texas A&M on April 18.
Crenshaw also had a career-high two home runs, three runs scored and season-high four RBI at Alabama on April 26.
Crenshaw finished her collegiate career with 191 games played (180 starts), .272 batting average (.379 on-base percentage, .502 slugging percentage), 518 at bats, 110 runs, 141 hits, 36 doubles, 27 homers, 107 RBI and 24 stolen bases.
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