AUGUSTA, Ga - The Peach Belt Conference has released the baseball Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College.  Augusta University Softball was represented by six student-athletes: Olivia Biles, Summer Frye, Madelyn Libby, Emma Seagrave, Jakayla Sullivan, and Mary Tillman.
The team is a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA Academic All-America program.

To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.

Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.



2022 Softball Team of Academic Distinction
 

Name	School	Year	Hometown	GPA	Major (Minor)
Shannon Antonini	Lander	Jr.	Marietta, Ga.	3.61	Business Administration
Shea Bayreuther	Young Harris	So.	Buford, Ga.	3.68	Elementary Education
Carlie Behan	Georgia College	Sr.	Cumming, Ga.	3.82	Marketing (Economics)
Valerie Beltre	Flagler	So.	Altamonte Springs, Fla.	3.43	Psychology
Olivia Biles	Augusta	Sr.	Jackson, Ga.	3.75	Exercise Science
Taylor Butts	USC Aiken	So.	Aiken, S.C.	3.565	Exercise & Sport Science
Lauren Collie	Lander	Sr.	Fort Mill, S.C.	3.52	Nursing
Barbara Cook	Lander	Jr.	Tequesta, Fla.	3.32	English
Rebekah Cook	USC Aiken	So.	Huntersville, N.C.	3.824	Communication
Katelyn Cooper	Columbus State	So.	Cumming, Ga.	3.60	Computer Science (Games Program)
Hannah Rose Corbin	Columbus State	Jr.	Clanton, Ala.	3.54	Elementary Education
Morgan Curely	Young Harris	Jr.	Flatwoods, Ky.	3.80	Biology (Psychology)
Holly Daum	USC Aiken	Jr.	Laurel, Md.	3.617	Sociology
Sam Davis	Young Harris	Grad.	Rome, Ga.	3.86	Master of Arts in Teaching - Secondary
Tybee Denton	North Georgia	Jr.	Homer, Ga.	3.49	Kinesiology (Pre-Teacher Education)
Jill Dixon	Young Harris	Jr.	Acworth, Ga.	3.76	Biology
Hannah Forehand	North Georgia	Jr.	Kennesaw, Ga.	3.73	Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
Summer Frye	Augusta	Sr.	Jesup, Ga.	3.38	Dental Hygiene
Katelyn Hobbs	Georgia College	Sr.	Thomasville, Ga.	3.56	Exercise Science
Hannah Holloway	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Pine Island, Ga.	3.90	English with Teaching Certificate
MacKenzie Hoffman	Georgia College	So.	Rocky Face, Ga.	3.64	Exercise Science (Physical Education)
Jacie Johns	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Hahira, Ga.	3.56	Marketing
Grace Kiser	Columbus State	So.	Cumming, Ga.	3.70	Finance
Madelyn Libby	Augusta	Sr.	Elberton, Ga.	3.84	Biology
Brooke Lougher	Georgia College	Jr.	Suwanee, Ga.	3.35	Exercise Science (Physical Education)
Isabel Marcotte	Georgia Southwestern	*Fr.	Wichita, Kan.	3.58	Marketing
Paige Maseda	Flagler	So.	Land O' Lakes, Fla.	3.39	Marketing
Jaycie Michael	North Georgia	Sr.	Mount Dora, Fla.	3.37	Interdisciplinary Studies
Gracie Mixson	North Georgia	So.	Canton, Ga.	3.78	General Studies (Exercise Science)
Kiersten Moore	USC Aiken	Sr.	Rutherfordton, N.C.	3.575	Exercise & Sport Science
Morgan Mullin	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Warwick, Md.	3.46	Elementary Education
Sydney Newberry	Georgia College	So.	Springfield, Ga.	3.57	Marketing
Madeline Parker	Columbus State	Jr.	Thomasville, Ga.	3.30	Marketing
Lindsey Patton	Columbus State	So.	Loganville, Ga.	3.37	Health Science
Madi Perry	North Georgia	Sr.	Monroe, Ga.	3.90	Kinesiology (Health & Fitness)
Courtney Robinson	Flagler	So.	Gainesville, Fla.	3.46	Psychology
Ashlyn Rogers	Georgia Southwestern	*Fr.	Madison, Fla.	3.70	Health & Physical Education
Mercedes Salinas	Flagler	Jr.	Immokalee, Fla.	3.56	Hospitality & Tourism Management
Ashley Schell	Georgia College	Jr.	Cumming, Ga.	3.33	Rhetoric
Emma Seagrave	Augusta	Sr.	Cookeville, Tenn.	3.51	Elementary Education
Kimmy Singer	Georgia Southwestern	So.	Clearwater, Fla.	3.79	Long Term Care Management
Olivia Sinquefield	North Georgia	Sr.	Phenix City, Ala.	3.41	English Education
Karah Straub	Young Harris	Sr.	Cumming, Ga.	3.92	Chemistry (Physics)
Jakayla Sullivan	Augusta	Sr.	Winder, Ga.	3.58	Kinesiology
Kyleigh Taylor	Flagler	Jr.	DeLand, Fla.	3.50	Criminology
Bridgett Tierney	Lander	Sr.	Mocksville, N.C.	3.90	Exercise Science
Mary Tillman	Augusta	Sr.	Jesup, Ga.	3.95	Kinesiology
Olivia Veidt	Lander	So.	Wilmington, Ohio	4.00	Elementary Education
Paige Vincent	Columbus State	So.	Douglasville, Ga.	3.82	Middle Grades Education
Madelyn Wise	Flagler	So.	Edgefield, S.C.	3.52	Psychology
Katelyn Wood	Georgia Southwestern	Jr.	Crawfordville, Fla.	3.62	Psychology

 
* -  Denotes a second freshman season of competition after receiving COVID waivers in 2020-21


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