CSC Academic All-District Teams
 
NEW ORLEANS – Fifty-two Sun Belt Conference softball student-athletes have been named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® Division I Softball Team.
 
Nine Sun Belt student-athletes were selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced Tuesday, June 17.
 
Finalists include App State infielder Grace Barrett, Coastal Carolina pitcher Nicolette Picone and infielder Keirstin Roose, ULM outfielder Meagan Brown and infielder Morgan Brown, South Alabama infielder Olivia Branstetter, Texas State catcher Megan Kelnar, and Troy pitcher Alyssa Faircloth and outfielder McKinnon Howard.
 
All 12 Sun Belt softball programs earned multiple all-district selections, including eight schools leading the way with five apiece.
 
The 2025 Academic All-District® Softball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes softball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
 
Nominees must hold at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA and compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played or start in at least 66 percent of games. For pitchers, a student-athlete must have made at least 17 appearances or pitched 35 innings.
 
For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.
 
2025 CSC Academic All-District (Sun Belt Conference)
*Grace Barrett, App State
Ava Beamesderfer, App State
Marti Henkel, App State
Sophie Moshos, App State
Summer Simpson, App State
Clara Hudgens, Coastal Carolina
Brie Normandin, Coastal Carolina
*Nicolette Picone, Coastal Carolina
Libby Pippin, Coastal Carolina
*Keirstin Roose, Coastal Carolina
Faith Barth, Georgia Southern
Valerie Combs, Georgia Southern
Emma Davis, Georgia Southern
Bailey Holland, Georgia Southern
Delanie Thames, Georgia Southern
Kate Kastelic, Georgia State
Emily Hodnett, Georgia State
Chloe Middlebrooks, Georgia State
Maia Mumpfield, Georgia State
Ashton Schroyer, Georgia State
Madison Edwards, James Madison
Kirsten Fleet, James Madison
Kayla Falterman, Louisiana
Maddie Hayden, Louisiana
Mia Liscano, Louisiana
Sam Ryan, Louisiana
Cecilia Vasquez, Louisiana
*Meagan Brown, ULM
*Morgan Brown, ULM
Elle Carter, ULM
Carys Platt, ULM
Maryssa Zenzen, ULM
Haleigh Adkins, Marshall
Abby Darnley, Marshall
Bub Feringa, Marshall
Chandler Hoskins, Marshall
Rielly Lucas, Marshall
*Olivia Branstetter, South Alabama
Sidney Lee, South Alabama
Amity White, South Alabama
Claire Ginder, Southern Miss
Natalie Herrington, Southern Miss
Ryanna Valdivia, Southern Miss
Sydney Harvey, Texas State
*Megan Kelnar, Texas State
Emma Strood, Texas State
Keely Williams, Texas State
Cassidy Boltz, Troy
*Alyssa Faircloth, Troy
*McKinnon Howard, Troy
Savannah Money, Troy
Natalie Turner, Troy