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5/27/2009 - SOFTBALL
Sirus, Love Garner Softball Academic All-America Honors
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TOWSON, Md. - Lipscomb's Kellie Sirus and Campbell's Karlie Love garnered spots on the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All- America® Softball Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
A Psychology major with a 3.92 G.P.A., Sirus is the only junior named to the Academic All-America® University Division first team. A first team All-Atlantic Sun Conference first baseman, she was the fourth-leading hitter in the league with a team high .420 batting average. A native of Sarasota, Fla., she had 71 base hits, third in the league. She ranked among the Atlantic Sun leaders with 17 doubles, 11 homers, 48 RBI’s and 123 total bases. A solid defensive player, she had a .990 fielding percentage. A three-time member of the Atlantic Sun All-Academic team, she was a second team all-conference pick in 2008.
Love attained second team All-America status and is the third member of the Campbell softball program to ever attain Academic All-America® status and the first since Annie Lewis in 2001. Lewis was a first team selection in 2001 as was Denelle Hicks in both 1995 and 1996.
Playing first base for the Camels, Love posted a 3.85 grade point average in government through her academic career in Buies Creek. The Mt. Airy, N.C. native led the team and ranked among the conference leaders in numerous offensive categories in 2009. Love led the Camels with her .384 batting average, 58 hits, 16 home runs, 53 RBIs, .755 slugging percentage, 30 walks, .508 on-base percentage and nine game-winning RBIs.
CoSIDA's 1,800 members in the United States and Canada nominate players for ESPN The Magazine / Academic All-America® recognition. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or key reserve on his or her team. CoSIDA members vote on the all-district teams, and then a national panel selects the Academic All-America squads.
To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
