LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kent State softball team has been honored by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) as an Easton/NFCA All-Academic Top 10 Team for the 2016-17 academic year, the association announced Tuesday. The Golden Flashes finished with the 10th highest GPA (3.568) among all Division I programs in the country.
During the spring semester, the Golden Flashes recorded an outstanding 3.630 team GPA. Six student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.00 and five additional student-athletes earned a 3.900 or better.
The Flashes have finished in the top 30 in nine of the last 10 years, and have five Top 10 finishes during that time.