October 12, 2017 | Softball
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The NFCA recently released their All-America Scholar-Athlete selections for the 2016-2017 academic year, which included 7,300 student-athletes from all divisions.
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Head coach Tom Cole stated, "I am very happy for all of these six ladies. Achieving a 3.5 or better at Gardner-Webb is not easy. I'm also happy for the rest of the team as we posted a collective 3.34 team GPA."
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NCAA Division I led the way with the most selections as 1,843 student-athletes earned Academic All-America honors. Gardner-Webb placed six players on the list including: Alia Booth, Samantha Harrell, Mackenzie Thompson, Callie Thornton, Ashley Wark, and Annamarie Warley.
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The Runnin' Bulldogs return five of the six selections from last year's team.
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In her freshman campaign, Alia Booth started 49 games while posting a team leading batting average of .311. In the classroom, her performance was equally as impressive as she posted a cumulative 3.85 GPA.
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Annamarie Warley recorded a 3.59 GPA as a sophomore, last year. The transfer from Florence-Darlington Technical College started all 50 games for the Runnin' Bulldogs, recorded 9 extra base hits, with a .239 BA, while posting a .314 OBP and .927 fielding percentage.
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Elizabeth City, N.C. native, Samantha Harrell earned a GPA of 3.77 in the classroom, while pitching 15.2 innings, in 7 appearances with a 5.81 ERA.
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In her junior campaign, Bristow, V.A. native, Ashley Wark led the team in the circle with 30 appearances, and a team leading 97.0 innings pitched, gathering 32 strikeouts. Academically, Wark also saw a successful year as she accounted for a cumulative GPA of 3.56.
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Callie Thornton, a sophomore last season, started all 50 games for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Thornton collected nine extra-base hits and was tied for a team high of four homeruns. In the classroom, she recorded equally impressive numbers as her earned a 3.53 GPA.
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The lone Runnin' Bulldog not returning to the mix this season following her graduation is Mackenzie Thompson. Thompson posted a 3.46 GPA in the classroom with recording a 3.85 ERA in 23 appearances with 18 games started, and 89.0 innings pitched. Â
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Head coach Tom Cole stated, "I am very happy for all of these six ladies. Achieving a 3.5 or better at Gardner-Webb is not easy. I'm also happy for the rest of the team as we posted a collective 3.34 team GPA."
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NCAA Division I led the way with the most selections as 1,843 student-athletes earned Academic All-America honors. Gardner-Webb placed six players on the list including: Alia Booth, Samantha Harrell, Mackenzie Thompson, Callie Thornton, Ashley Wark, and Annamarie Warley.
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The Runnin' Bulldogs return five of the six selections from last year's team.
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In her freshman campaign, Alia Booth started 49 games while posting a team leading batting average of .311. In the classroom, her performance was equally as impressive as she posted a cumulative 3.85 GPA.
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Annamarie Warley recorded a 3.59 GPA as a sophomore, last year. The transfer from Florence-Darlington Technical College started all 50 games for the Runnin' Bulldogs, recorded 9 extra base hits, with a .239 BA, while posting a .314 OBP and .927 fielding percentage.
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Elizabeth City, N.C. native, Samantha Harrell earned a GPA of 3.77 in the classroom, while pitching 15.2 innings, in 7 appearances with a 5.81 ERA.
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In her junior campaign, Bristow, V.A. native, Ashley Wark led the team in the circle with 30 appearances, and a team leading 97.0 innings pitched, gathering 32 strikeouts. Academically, Wark also saw a successful year as she accounted for a cumulative GPA of 3.56.
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Callie Thornton, a sophomore last season, started all 50 games for the Runnin' Bulldogs. Thornton collected nine extra-base hits and was tied for a team high of four homeruns. In the classroom, she recorded equally impressive numbers as her earned a 3.53 GPA.
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The lone Runnin' Bulldog not returning to the mix this season following her graduation is Mackenzie Thompson. Thompson posted a 3.46 GPA in the classroom with recording a 3.85 ERA in 23 appearances with 18 games started, and 89.0 innings pitched. Â
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