NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport University's Candace Slaw and Jamie Martin were named All-American Wednesday night by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA). Slaw, just a sophomore, was selected first team and Martin, a senior, was chosen to the second team by the organization. The All-American softball teams were released by the NFCA at the NCAA Division III Championship Banquet in Bloomington, Ill.

Slaw, CNU's leadoff hitter and centerfielder, was a first team All-Conference selection by the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference. She finished the year with a new program single-season high of 77 hits, and also set a new mark for runs in a single season with 64. Slaw, from Warsaw, Va., also set a new CNU single season high mark for batting average, going 77 for 149 at the plate this year for a .517 batting average. She stole 24 bases on 27 attempts and was named the C2C's Player of the Week three times this spring, and was also chosen the National Player of the Week by the NFCA on March 11th.

Slaw began her career at CNU last season and was honored as the Rookie of the Year in the C2C after hitting .476 as a freshman She also was successful on 39 of 44 stolen base attempts and has now compiled a batting average of .497 over her first two seasons in a Captains uniform.

The honor for Martin is her second in as many days and her second All-American nod. On Tuesday, the lefthanded pitcher from Lorton, Va., was named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Martin was a second team All-American in 2022 following her freshman season that culminated with CNU's first National Championship.

Martin graduated from CNU earlier this month and majored in Neuroscience with minors in Leadership Studies and Chemistry, and was selected the C2C's Softball Scholar/Athlete of the Year. She has also been awarded the conference Pitcher of the Year accolade the last two seasons. She was named first team All-Conference in the C2C and first team All-Region by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

During the 2025 season, Martin was named conference Pitcher of the Week five times and posted a record of 16-4 with a 1.66 earned run average. She appeared in the circle in 24 games, making 21 starts and threw nine complete games and five shutouts. Martin also recorded two saves and struck out 161 batters in 122 innings while walking just 28. She tossed a five-inning perfect game vs. Meredith that saw her strike out all 15 batters that came to the plate. For the season, she held opposing batters to a .195 average.

For her career, Martin won 62 games and lost just 13 with a career ERA of 1.44. She posted 541 strikeouts in 456 innings, while walking just 81. Martin was honored as the National Freshman of the Year in 2022, and following the completion of her career, had her number 28 retired by CNU Head Coach Keith Parr.

The All-American accolades are the first for Christopher Newport since the 2022 Championship season, when Martin, Kaitlyn Hasty, and Caitlin Abernethy achieved All-America status. There have now been 18 different individual CNU softball All-Americans who have produced 24 total All-American honors in the 41-year history of the program. 

Christopher Newport finished the 2025 season with a record of 37-6 and advanced to the program's 18th consecutive NCAA Tournament. 

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