Five From Softball Honored on CSC Academic All-District Team

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Five Carnegie Mellon University softball student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for Division III Softball.

The Academic All-District Teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Players honored were selected by their school's Athletics Communications professionals. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games and carry at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and have achieved at least sophomore academic and athletic standing. Pitchers must have made at least 17 appearances or pitched 35 innings.

Academic All‐District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All‐America ballot. First‐, second‐ and third-team Academic All‐America honorees will be announced in June, following a vote by CSC's membership, which is comprised of more than 3,000 sports information and athletics communication professionals throughout the United States and Canada.

This year's honorees for the Tartans are:

Gianna Adams - Sophomore - 3.90 - Business Administration
Maya Bala - Junior - 3.93 - Business Administration
Maddy Beall - Junior- 3.97 - Behavioral Economics
Kira Monji - Senior - 3.88 - International Relations and Political Science
Lindsey Murai - Junior - 4.00 - Biological Sciences

Beall is a two-time honoree.