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Aces softball earns national academic recognition

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced its 2019 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athletes and top team GPA's. The University of Evansville performed exceptionally well with 13 players earning All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition while the program ranked in the top 40 in GPA.

"I am extremely proud of our ladies effort in the classroom. Here at Evansville, we are true examples of student-athletes where our ladies put academics first," UE head softball coach Mat Mundell said. "We let our team major in whatever they want at UE and they pick challenging majors where they can go out and make a positive impact on the community when they graduate.