Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Softball ranked fourth among NFCA's All-Academic teams
09/29/2008 | 12:00:00 | Softball
Sept. 29, 2008
By Kyle Herm
www.SIUSalukis.com
CARBONDALE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois softball team ranked fourth among the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's All-Academic teams for the 2008 season.
SIU held a 3.447 team GPA to place in the top 10 for the seventh time in the last eight years, and top five for the second consecutive season.
The rest of the top five included Tennessee Tech (3.540), Gardner-Webb (3.478), Seton Hall (3.450), and DePaul (3.429).
"I'm so proud of the continued dedication the kids have had towards their academics," said head coach Kerri Blaylock. "It says a lot about how hard they work, and the great resources and support they receive from our academic services staff."
The Salukis have also ranked in the top five out of more than 280 NCAA Division-I teams in five out of the last eight years.
2008 NFCA All-Academic Top 10 Teams
1. Tennessee Tech University, 3.540
2. Gardner-Webb University, 3.478
3. Seton Hall University, 3.450
4. Southern Illinois University, 3.447
5. DePaul University, 3.429
6. Saint Louis University, 3.428
7. University of Evansville, 3.420
8. Mississippi State University, 3.414
8. University of South Carolina, 3.414
10. Bucknell University, 3.402
