Long Beach State University Athletics
Softball Sees Three Selected As Academic All-District
5/28/2024 9:20:00 AM | Softball
Jacquelyn Bickar, Sophia Fernandez and Carly Robbins all received the honor recognizing a blend of classroom and competition success.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) has announced the recipients of Academic All-District honors for softball, celebrating high achievement both in academics and athletics. Long Beach State had three student-athletes recognized, including a pair of repeat winners.
Nominees for the honor have to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, be a sophomore standing or above academically and meet stringent performance minimums in their respective sports.
Senior Sophia Fernandez was a First Team All-Big West selection, and was a CSC Academic All-District selection for the second straight season. Fernandez ranked in the Big West's Top 3 pitchers in wins, ERA, innings pitched and opposing batting average in league action. Going 11-5 with a 1.73 ERA over 113.1 innings pitched, Fernandez started 18 games in Big West play and limited opponents to .221 hitting. Fernandez is graduated in May with a degree in Health Science with an emphasis in Community Health Education.
As repeating as Academic All-District was infielder Carly Robbins. Completing her third season athletically, Robbins started all 54 games for Long Beach State in the infield, driving in 23 RBI with six doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs on the year. Robbins graduated in May with a degree in Health Care Administration.
Junior Jacquelyn Bickar was a first time selection. A Health Care Administration major, Bickar was another key starter, starting all but two games during the year and hitting .275, third best on the team while leading Long Beach State with 12 stolen bases on the year.
Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.
Nominees for the honor have to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, be a sophomore standing or above academically and meet stringent performance minimums in their respective sports.
Senior Sophia Fernandez was a First Team All-Big West selection, and was a CSC Academic All-District selection for the second straight season. Fernandez ranked in the Big West's Top 3 pitchers in wins, ERA, innings pitched and opposing batting average in league action. Going 11-5 with a 1.73 ERA over 113.1 innings pitched, Fernandez started 18 games in Big West play and limited opponents to .221 hitting. Fernandez is graduated in May with a degree in Health Science with an emphasis in Community Health Education.
As repeating as Academic All-District was infielder Carly Robbins. Completing her third season athletically, Robbins started all 54 games for Long Beach State in the infield, driving in 23 RBI with six doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs on the year. Robbins graduated in May with a degree in Health Care Administration.
Junior Jacquelyn Bickar was a first time selection. A Health Care Administration major, Bickar was another key starter, starting all but two games during the year and hitting .275, third best on the team while leading Long Beach State with 12 stolen bases on the year.
Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot.
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