For a second time in a week, Francis Marion University graduate student pitcher and first baseman Jenna Walling earned All-America honors, this time being tabbed as a third-team All-American by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA).

Last week, she garnered second-team recognition from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

In both cases, the Johns Island, S.C., native was honored as a pitcher/utility player as she started all 60 contests in 2026, either in the pitching circle or at first base or as the designated player.

Walling posted a 27-8 pitching record with four saves, a 1.92 earned run average, and 207 strikeouts in 230.0 innings.  She is among the national leaders in victories and complete games (school-record 31).  She made 43 pitching appearances – equaling the second most in program history – and opponents batted only .231 against her.  At the place, she batted .305 with nine home runs and 55 runs batted in. 

She concluded her career second on program's career wins list with an 84-18 mark, and is only the second Patriot hurler to register three 20-win seasons.

Walling was previously named both the D2CCA's Pitcher of the Year for the Southeast Region and the Conference Carolinas' Pitcher of the Year.

She helped lead the Patriots to a 47-13 record, equaling the second-most wins in program history.  FMU won its fourth consecutive conference tournament title and made its fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance – and a second Super Regional appearance in as many years.  The Patriots were ranked eighth nationally in the most recent NFCA/GoRout Top 25 poll.

Walling is a product of First Baptist School and is part of the University's Masters of Business Administration program.  She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology (summa cum laude) in May 2025.


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