Liberty Earns NFCA Academic Awards
10/6/2021 1:00:50 PM | Softball
The Liberty softball team has been recognized by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) for academic success.
The Lady Flames earned the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-Academic Team award for the sixth time in the last eight years.
Additionally, nine Liberty student-athletes received mention on the list of Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
Liberty posted a team grade-point average of 3.3 during the 2020-21 academic year. Stanford earned the highest GPA in the nation, at 3.846.
The NFCA All-Academic Team award was given to each member institution that recorded a 3.0 or higher GPA during the 2020-21 academic year. A total of 121 NCAA Division I schools received the award. Liberty was one of two ASUN programs to earn the award, joining Lipscomb.
Liberty seniors Autumn Bishop, Emily Sweat and Madison Via, along with junior Emily Kirby, and freshmen Caroline Hudson, Karlie Keeney. McKenzie Wagoner, Macy Wallace and Mary Claire Wilson were all named Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes.
The Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete award is given to any softball player submitted by a member coach who attained a 3.50 grade-point average or higher during the 2020-21 academic year.
Over 8,800 softball student-athletes received Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete distinction this year. The awardees represent seven different divisions, encompassing NCAA, NAIA, junior college and high school. NCAA Division I received 1,982 honorees.
