BATON ROUGE — Senior first baseman Stephanie Hill was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team on Wednesday, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America
Hill, the first player in LSU softball history to be named a first-team Academic All-American, has now earned first-team honors in back-to-back seasons. She joins Tara Asbill in 2000 as the only other Tiger softball player to be named to the Academic All-America team, as Asbill earned third team honors in 2000.
A double major in political science and finance, Hill recorded a 3.89 cumulative grade point average. She graduated on Friday, May 19, but missed her graduation ceremonies while the softball team participated in NCAA Regional competition, which they won two days later to advance to NCAA Super Regionals.
The former walk-on from Harahan ranks in the top 10 in the Southeastern Conference in doubles and sacrifice flies and leads the league in fielding percentage by a first baseman. Having recorded 20 multiple-hit games, second most on the team, Hill has also recorded eight multiple-RBI games and knocked in game-winning runs in four Tiger games.
To be named to 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. Hill was one of three SEC student-athletes named to the Academic All-America team, all of which earned first-team honors.
FIRST TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Year
GPA
Major
P
Kasi Carroll
Georgia
Jr.
3.83
Early Childhood Education
P
Grace Luginbuhl
Cleveland State
Sr.
3.72
Chemical Engineering
C
Ashley Smith
South Carolina
Sr.
4.00
Civil Engineering
IF
Lindsay Schutzler
Tennessee
Jr.
3.86
Psychology
IF
LSU
Sr.
3.89
Finance and Political Science (Double Major)
IF
Elana Meyers
George Washington
Jr.
3.93
Exercise Science
IF
Andrea Duran
UCLA
Sr.
3.50
Sociology
OF
Natasha Jacob
Florida State
Sr.
3.87
Exercise Science
OF
Lizzy Aumua
Nebraska
Sr.
3.88
Sociology
OF
Caitlin White
Seton Hall
Sr.
3.96
Biology
DP
Meagen Johnson
Coastal Carolina
Sr.
3.86
History
SECOND TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Year
GPA
Major
P
Angela Tincher
Virginia Tech
So.
3.79
Finance
P
Lindsey LaChiana
Northern Illinois
Sr.
4.00
Accounting
C
Amanda Clifton
Southern Illinois
Jr.
3.94
Accounting/Management Information Systems
IF
Charity Butler
Southern Miss
Sr.
4.00
Business
IF
Joy Gallagher
Wagner
Sr.
3.73
Chemistry
IF
Brittany Cheney
Maine-Orono
Sr.
3.80
Psychology/Communications
IF
Meghan McCoy
Georgia State
Sr.
3.82
Finance & Honors
OF
Amy Hromadka
Texas State
Sr.
3.82
Biology
OF
Stephanie Brown
Notre Dame
Jr.
3.42
Marketing
OF
Autumn Champion
Arizona
Sr.
3.38
Elementary Education
DP
Tara Hansen
Fairfield
Sr.
3.87
Mechanical Engineering
THIRD TEAM
Pos.
Name
School
Year
GPA
Major
P
Erin Snyder
Princeton
Sr.
3.40
Sociology
P
Catherine Bishop
Louisville
Jr.
3.43
Biology
C
J.J. Thornberry
Cleveland State
Sr.
3.98
Graphic Design
C
Sara Mason
San Diego
Sr.
3.75
Sociology
IF
Tricia Lilley
Purdue
Grad.
3.75
Management Graduate Program
IF
Emily Friedman
California
Sr.
3.60
Integrative Biology
IF
Garland Cooper
Northwestern
Jr.
3.30
Communication Studies
IF
Joelle Brunetto
St. Bonaventure
Sr.
3.89
Finance
OF
Lauren Krieger
St. Bonaventure
Grad.
3.90
Childhood Literacy Graduate Program
OF
Tiffany Stewart
South Florida
Sr.
3.72
Psychology
OF
Krystal Stein
Southern Illinois
So.
4.00
Public Relations
OF
Lauren Proctor
UMass
Jr.
3.75
Journalism
OF
Kelly Osburn
Baylor
Sr.
3.54
Health Science Studies
DP
KoKo Tacha
Nebraska
Sr.
3.96
Business Administration