LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For the second consecutive year, Illinois State Softball has earned the second highest cumulative team grade point average among NCAA Division I softball programs posting a 3.766 for the 2022-23 academic year as announced by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Easton Fastpitch.
In addition to earning the second-best team GPA, Redbird Softball had a total of 17 student athletes-named to the Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete team. In order to obtain All-America status, Easton/NFCA require student-athletes to earn a 3.5 cumulative GPA for the 2022-23 academic year.
"We are extremely proud of this team and the hard work our student-athletes put into their academics," said head coach Tina Kramos.