The Eastern softball team is not only winning on the field, but also in the classroom. The team was ranked No. 16 out of all NCAA Division-I softball teams for a team GPA of 3.40. The National Fastpitch Coaches Association also named ten players All-America Scholar-Athletes.

The 10 players to be named All-America Scholar-Athletes were sophomore outfielder Morgan Biel, senior outfielder Amanda Bilina, sophomore pitcher Stephanie Maday, senior outfielder Maria Sorrentino, senior infielder/catcher Kiley Holtz, junior catcher/outfielder Abby Wood, senior pitcher Amber May, senior catcher Hailee Hanna, senior outfielder Hayley Pieper and junior infielder/outfielder Ally Seplak.

Eastern head coach Kim Schuette said the team is a great group of individuals.

“As one can see, this was a special group of people — great students and great athletes,” she said, in a press release.

Schuette said she appreciates the team’s hard work and dedication over the course of the season and the school year.

“This wasn’t two hours of hard work to win a game,” she said. “It was nine months of hard work all of the time from 22 individuals to earn a team award.”

Dominic Renzetti can be reached at 581-7944 or dcrenzetti@eiu.edu.