Butler named Second Team Capital One Academic All-American

by | Jun 15, 2015

The senior first baseman became the 11th UMSL student-athlete to garner the honors.

UMSL student Brianna Butler

Senior first baseman Brianna Butler of the University of Missouri–St. Louis softball team has been named to the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division II Softball Second Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Butler, who owns a 3.52 cumulative grade point average while majoring in education with an elementary education emphasis, becomes the 11th UMSL student-athlete to garner CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors and is the fourth softball student-athlete to receive the honor.

Butler started all 56 games for the UMSL Tritons this season, posting a batting average of .362. She recorded 59 hits, including a team-high and UMSL single season record 18 home runs, which ranked ninth in NCAA Division II. Butler also led the squad with 48 RBIs and a .755 slugging percentage and drew a team-high 38 walks.

Butler earned Third Team NFCA All-America and Honorable Mention Daktronics, Inc., All-America Honors and was a First Team All-GLVC and First Team All-Midwest Region honoree.

She helped UMSL to a a 48-8 record, GLVC regular season and tournament championships, a No. 1 national ranking and the program’s second straight NCAA Midwest Super Regional appearance.

To be eligible for CoSIDA Academic All-America® consideration, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in academic standing with a 3.30 or higher cumulative grade point average and must be a starter or an important reserve and must be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Since 1952, CoSIDA has honored more than 20,000 outstanding student-athletes with this prestigious award, which became known as the Capital One Academic All-America® in 2011.

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