Grand Canyon's Kelsey Barak and Seattle U's Bubba Morrow have been voted to the Capital One Academic All-District 8 Softball Team. Both now advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America® consideration. That team will be announced on May 29.
Barak, a senior infielder from Fontana, Calif., boasts a 3.87 grade-point average as an exercise science major. A first team All-WAC honoree, the shortstop hit .368, with a team-best 15 doubles. In conference games, she hit .409. Barak will exit ranked second on GCU's all-time career list in home runs (26), doubles (54), RBI (175), runs (169) and walks (74). She was a second team Capital One Academic All-American in 2014.
A senior catcher from Auburn, Wash., Morrow has a 3.49 GPA as a social work major. She became Seattle U's all-time leader in doubles earlier this season and ranks second in career home runs and RBI. A three time All-WAC honoree in as many chances, Morrow earned second team honors in 2015. She was also named to the NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete team in 2014.
In order to be eligible for Academic All-District and All-America honors, a player must have completed at least one academic year, must be a starter or significant reserve, must have a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and must have completed at least one full academic year at her institution. Voting is done by members of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).
The complete teams can be found
here.