May 3, 2012

Offical Release and All Teams

TEMPE, Ariz. - The 2012 Capital One Academic All-District Softball Team was released Thursday morning by the College Sports Information Directors of America, which includes four Arizona State softball student-athletes.

Hillary Bach (P), Katelyn Boyd (INF), Annie Lockwood (OF) and Bailey Wigness (DP) all received First Team distinction.   

First-Team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America Team ballot, where first, second and third team All-America honorees will be selected later in May.

2012 Academic All-District Softball Team District 8
First Team
Hillary Bach, Arizona State, P, Graduate Student, 3.71 GPA, MBA
Stephanie Ricketts, Hawaii, P, Senior, 3.35 GPA, psychology
Alexa Peterson, Oregon, C, Sophomore, 3.49 GPA, communication disorders and science
Katelyn Boyd, Arizona State, INF, Senior, 3.72 GPA, family and human development
Hayley Miles, San Diego State, INF, Sophomore, 3.60 GPA, journalism
Brooke Ortiz, Fresno State, INF, Sophomore, 3.88 GPA, interior design
Stacie Toney, Brigham Young, INF, Senior, 3.77 GPA, elementary education
Hannah Clements, Utah, OF, Senior, 3.65 GPA, human development
Annie Lockwood, Arizona State, OF, Senior, 3.76 GPA, special education/sociology
Kelly Majam, Hawaii, OF, Junior, 3.85 GPA, secondary education/health and physical ed.
Bailey Wigness, Arizona State, DP, Sophomore, 4.00 GPA, political science/communication

This is the first appearance on the team for Lockwood and Wigness. Bach was named to the 2010 First Team while Boyd has now made her third appearance on the All-District First Team (2012, 2011, 2010). She earned All-America status last year after being named to the Academic All-America Third Team. Boyd is one of 10 softball student-athletes to earn Academic All-America status dating back to 1964.