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Four Lions named to CSC Softball Academic All-District team
Story Links COMMERCE – Four East Texas A&M University softball players were named to the Academic All-District team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators, on Tuesday afternoon. Charli Anger (Lubbock – Cooper), Emma Rodrigues (Little Elm – John Paul II), Stephanie Tapia (Yuma, Ariz.), and Tatum Wright (Frisco – Centennial) […]
COMMERCE – Four East Texas A&M University softball players were named to the Academic All-District team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators, on Tuesday afternoon.
Charli Anger (Lubbock – Cooper), Emma Rodrigues (Little Elm – John Paul II), Stephanie Tapia (Yuma, Ariz.), and Tatum Wright (Frisco – Centennial) have earned the honor for the first time in their Lion careers.
The four honorees for the Lions are the most for any program in the Southland Conference.
Anger is a kinesiology & sport studies major, having earned President’s List honors and has been named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She appeared in 49 games this season, starting 48 and hit .240 with four home runs and 23 RBIs, which was second on the team.
Rodrigues started every game for the Lions last season and is a general studies major. She has been named to the dean’s list and hit .292 with seven home runs and 11 RBIs. She also went 12 for 14 in stolen base attempts.
Tapia graduated with her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology & sport studies following the spring semester. She has been named to the dean’s list and the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Tapia finished the season ranking second on the team in home runs with nine and hit .236 on the season with 20 RBIs, appeared in 48 games and starting 46.
Wright was named to second team all-Southland and finished the season being the conference leader in home runs during conference play. She led the team with 12 home runs, 35 RBIs, while hitting .303 in 42 games. Wright is a biological sciences major and has been named to the dean’s list and the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
The quartet led the Lions to their first postseason appearance in the Division I era, while setting the record for most wins in the Division I era.
Wright advances to the national ballot for the Academic All-America team. The CSC Academic All-America teams will be released on June 17. The full list of CSC Academic All-District honorees can be found HERE.
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