Taylor Minnick & Brianna Copeland Honored as NFCA All-Americans
5/28/2025 5:00:00 PM | Softball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. ––– Indiana Softball seniors Taylor Minnick and Brianna Copeland were both recognized with All-American honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Wednesday afternoon.
The NFCA's All-American teams were announced at the Women's College World Series press conference. Minnick received First Team honors while Copeland was named to the Third Team.
Each of the senior duo are now both two-time All-Americans as both were NFCA Third Team All-Americans in 2023. The two are only the fifth and sixth Hoosiers in program history to be two-time All-Americans and the first since Moni Armendarez was an NFCA All-American in both 1997 and 1998.
In Minnick's senior campaign, she hit .484 at the plate with 76 hits, 26 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 71 RBI. She also charted a 1.019 slugging percentage and a .592 on-base percentage.
For Copeland's senior season, she hit for a .331 batting average with 57 hits, 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBI. She also recorded a .628 slugging percentage and a .440 on-base percentage. In the circle, she posted an 18-10 record while throwing 148 strikeouts and holding opposing batters to a .274 batting average.
Through Minnick and Copeland's outstanding play, they brought Indiana Softball to historic success and have elevated the standards of program expectations. They led the program to three NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history from 2023-25.
Minnick and Copeland also helped the team make back-to-back Big Ten Tournament Final appearances in 2023 and 2024 while winning 40-plus games in each of those seasons.
In their four years on the team, Minnick and Copeland propelled Indiana to a 145-80 record from 2022-25.
Minnick also was recognized as a First Team All-American this season by both Softball America and D1Softball.
The NFCA's All-American teams were announced at the Women's College World Series press conference. Minnick received First Team honors while Copeland was named to the Third Team.
Each of the senior duo are now both two-time All-Americans as both were NFCA Third Team All-Americans in 2023. The two are only the fifth and sixth Hoosiers in program history to be two-time All-Americans and the first since Moni Armendarez was an NFCA All-American in both 1997 and 1998.
In Minnick's senior campaign, she hit .484 at the plate with 76 hits, 26 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 71 RBI. She also charted a 1.019 slugging percentage and a .592 on-base percentage.
For Copeland's senior season, she hit for a .331 batting average with 57 hits, 12 doubles, 13 home runs and 40 RBI. She also recorded a .628 slugging percentage and a .440 on-base percentage. In the circle, she posted an 18-10 record while throwing 148 strikeouts and holding opposing batters to a .274 batting average.
Through Minnick and Copeland's outstanding play, they brought Indiana Softball to historic success and have elevated the standards of program expectations. They led the program to three NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history from 2023-25.
Minnick and Copeland also helped the team make back-to-back Big Ten Tournament Final appearances in 2023 and 2024 while winning 40-plus games in each of those seasons.
In their four years on the team, Minnick and Copeland propelled Indiana to a 145-80 record from 2022-25.
Minnick also was recognized as a First Team All-American this season by both Softball America and D1Softball.
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