ATHENS, Ga. — Senior first baseman Stephanie Hill was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI First Team on Thursday, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
To be nominated for the Academic All-America team, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore starter or significant reserve on her team with a 3.20 cumulative grade point average. District VI represents student-athletes in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.
Hill earned the honor for the third straight year, after being named to the Academic All-District first-team the last two seasons and first-team Academic All-American last year. A double major in political science and finance, Hill carries a 3.89 cumulative grade point average.
A finalist for the prestigious H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Harahan native is a 2006 team captain and was a member of the 2005 Easton All-America team. Hill currently leads the conference in fielding percentage by a first baseman and ranks 18th in the SEC in batting average. In addition, she is tied for third in the SEC in doubles and is tied for fourth in sacrifice flies.
A former walk-on, Hill ranks in the top 10 in LSU history in career hits, doubles, RBIs and home runs. This season, she is tied for the eighth most single-season doubles in school history.
She will now be added to the Academic All-America ballot, which will be announced on May 31.
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI First Team
Pos.
Name
School
Year
GPA
Major
C
Chelsi Lake
Baylor
Jr.
3.30
Political Science
INF
LSU
Sr.
3.89
Political Science and Finance
INF
Charity Butler
Southern Miss
Sr.
4.0
Business
INF
Jaci Gonzalez
Houston
Sr.
3.57
Kinesiology
INF
Susan Waters
North Texas
Jr.
3.41
Kinesiology
OF
Amy Hromadka
Texas State
Sr.
3.82
Biology
OF
Kelly Osburn
Baylor
Sr.
3.54
Health Science Studies
OF
Hayle Guess
Mississippi State
Jr.
3.43
Clinical Exercise Physiology
P
Amanda Scarborough
Texas A&M
So.
3.76
General Studies
P
Jessica Hoppock
Oklahoma State
Jr.
3.86
Nutrition-Dietetics
UT
Katie Ann Trahan
Texas State
Sr.
3.80
English