NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport University's
Jamie Martin was named Academic All-American Tuesday by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Martin, who graduated from CNU in May, was named third-team All-America by the organization, and was previously named Academic All-District by the CSC.
Martin majored in Neuroscience with minors in Leadership Studies and Chemistry, and was selected the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Softball Scholar/Athlete of the Year. She.becomes just the second CNU softball standout to be honored as Academic All-America, joining Grace Wild, who was also a third-team Academic All-American in 2020.
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Jamie Martin has always been stellar in the classroom and on the playing field and is very much deserving of this great honor," Head Coach
Keith Parr said. "Jamie was a true student/athlete and was also heavily involved in numerous other activities that enhanced her leadership abilities. She also accelerated her career track by volunteering her time and energy throughout her collegiate career. I know she's going to continue to do amazing things, and it's going to be fun to watch her continue to soar."
Martin, from Lorton, Va., has now received three different All-American accolades. She was named second team All-American by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) this season after being named second team All-American in 2022 following her freshman season that culminated with CNU's first-ever National Championship. The hard-throwing lefthander was awarded the C2C's Pitcher of the Year honor the last two seasons. She was also named first team All-Conference in the C2C and first team All-Region by the NFCA this spring.
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 threw 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 an ERA of 1.44. She posted 541 strikeouts in 456 innings, while walking just 81. Her illustrious career also included being honored as the National Freshman of the Year in 2022, and following the completion of her career this spring, she had her uniform number 28 retired by the CNU softball program.