2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Softball Team Announced

Bailey Hemphill of Alabama Headlines 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Softball Teams

NCAA Division I Softball Release: PDF | doc

AUSTIN, Texas – University of Alabama junior designated player Bailey Hemphill headlines the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I softball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Hemphill has been voted as the 2019 recipient of the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award for Division I softball.

A human development and family studies major with a 3.99 GPA, Hemphill was a finalist for the 2019 USA Softball Collegiate National Player of the Year award. She also garnered First Team All-SEC, Second Team NFCA All-America and NFCA Second Team All-South Region accolades this season. In addition, Hemphill was a Second Team NFCA All-South Region honoree last season.

Hemphill, a native of Lafayette, La., ranked second in NCAA Division I softball in RBI with 83 and third in home runs with 26 entering the Women’s College World Series. Both were Alabama single-season records.

She was a Google Cloud Academic All-America® Second Team selection last season.

The 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I Softball Teams feature 21 members with a 4.0 GPA and 31 members with at least a 3.90 GPA as either undergraduate or graduate student-athletes. The 12 members on the first team have an average GPA of 3.99.

In addition to Hemphill, the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I Softball Teams have nine repeat selections from the 2018 and 2017 teams – Lindsey McLeod (Sam Houston State University), Hayley Baker (Belmont University), Mackenzie Boesel (University of South Carolina), Katie Reed (University of Kentucky), Celene Funke (University of Louisville), Kelly Barnhill (University of Florida), Sami Williams (Iowa State University), Bailee Baldwin (The University of Texas at San Antonio) and Demi Janak (Houston Baptist University).

6470
2019 Academic All-America® Softball Team – NCAA Division I

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
P	Lindsey McLeod (3)	Sam Houston State University	Sr.	4	Public Health
P	Morgan Rackel	Austin Peay State University	Sr.	4	Chemistry
C	Jenny Schaper	University of Kentucky	Sr.	3.97	Communication / Psychology
IF	Hayley Baker (3)	Belmont University	Sr.	3.97	Biochemistry / Molecular Biology
IF	Mackenzie Boesel (3)	University of South Carolina	Sr.	4	Sport & Entertainment Management
IF	Hannah Carter	Iowa State University	Jr.	4	Accounting
IF	Katie Reed (1)	University of Kentucky	Sr.	4	Health Human Science
IF	Mandi Roemmich	Drake University	Jr.	4	Biology
OF	Courtney Dean	Coastal Carolina University	So.	4	Public Health
OF	Celene Funke (3)	University of Louisville	Jr.	4	Finance
OF	Shelby Wilson	Georgia Southern University	Jr.	4	Exercise Science
DP	Bailey Hemphill (2)	University of Alabama	Jr.	3.99	Human Development Family Studies

SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
P	Kelly Barnhill (1) (#)	University of Florida	Sr.	3.86	Public Relations
P	Carolyn Lee	Stanford University	Sr.	3.94	Mechanical Engineering
C	Jordan Manno	University of Detroit Mercy	Sr.	3.96	Biochemistry
IF	Meredith Harris	Charlotte	Gr.	4.00/4.00	MBA
IF	Whitney Walton	University of Texas at Arlington	Sr.	4	Kinesiology & Fitness-Wellness
IF	Sami Williams (3)	Iowa State University	Jr.	3.97	Software Engineering
OF	Bailee Baldwin (2)	The University of Texas at San Antonio	Sr.	3.95	Criminal Justice
OF	Kylan Becker	University of Mississippi	Sr.	3.54	Exercise Science
OF	Maria Cegledy	Kent State University	Jr.	4	Exercise Science
OF	Andrea Howard	University of New Mexico	So.	4.05	Biology
DP	Tamara Statman	University of Arizona	Sr.	3.85	Political Science

THIRD TEAM
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	GPA	Major
P	Katie Duncan	Harvard University	Sr.	3.92	Psychology
P	Ashley Mauser	University of Detroit Mercy	Sr.	3.99	Nursing
C	Samantha Papp	University of Southern Mississippi	Sr.	4	Special Education
IF	Haley Donaldson	Colorado State University	Jr.	4	Human Development & Family Studies
IF	Kristin Hawkins	Georgia State University	Gr.	4.06/4.00	Human Development
IF	Demi Janak	Houston Baptist University	Sr.	4	Accounting
IF	Kaylee Tow	University of Alabama	So.	4	Marketing
IF	Jenny Van Geertry	Northern Illinois University	Sr.	3.88	Rehabilitation & Disability Services
OF	Mykaela Arellanes	Southeast Missouri State University	Sr.	3.9	Criminal Justice
OF	Brea Dickey	Kennesaw State University	Sr.	4	Integrative Studies
OF	Sarah Petzold	University at Albany	Gr.	3.90/4.00	Psychology & Sociology (UG) / Mental Health Counseling (G)
DP	Kara Decker	University of Missouri	So.	4	Health Professions

Google Cloud Academic All-America® of the Year: Bailey Hemphill, University of Alabama

(1) Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I first team selection in 2018
(2) Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I second team selection in 2018
(3) Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I third team selection in 2018
(#) CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I first team selection in 2017

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, North Dakota State University | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332

Ryan Anderson, Wichita State University | Google Cloud Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
randerson@goshockers.com | (316) 978-5461