Six University of Southern Indiana softball players were recognized this week by the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association for their efforts in the classroom in 2014-15.
MacKenzi Dorsam (Dubois, Indiana), Olivia Clark-Kittleson (Carbondale, Illinois), Shelby Tate (Mattoon, Illinois), Haley Hodges(Portage, Indiana), Janna Green (Glenwood, Indiana), and Lexi Reese (Lebanon, Indiana) were among 833 NCAA Division II softball players to be recognized as NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
The award is given to student-athletes who earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher during the academic year.
Dorsam, who earned All-America honors for the second straight season, was the 2015 Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Year. She also earned first-team Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors for her efforts in the classroom and on the field in 2015.
The Screaming Eagles, who had nine players earn Academic All-GLVC honors last year, begin the 2016 season February 20 when they take on Midwest Region foe Ohio Dominican University in a doubleheader at the USI Softball Field.
