CSC Announces Softball Academic All-District team GREENSBORO, N.C.

– The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) softball team had five Spartans named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC), formerly CoSIDA, Academic All-District® team for softball, announced by the organization on Tuesday.
 
To be eligible, nominated student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average in their second year at the current institution and must have played in at least 90 percent of the team's games or start in 66 percent of the team's games.
 
Senior Anna White and junior Grace Loftin earn their second recognitions from the association, while junior Reese Byrd and sophomores Salem Ward and Rhyann Jones receive their first accolade.
 
UNCG's five honorees brought the Southern Conference (SoCon) total to 27 awardees. Five were from Chattanooga, five were from Mercer, five were from Western Carolina, four were from Furman, and three were from Wofford.  
 
Anna White
Kinesiology
Senior | INF | Dunwoody, Georgia

• CSC Academic All-District® team (2023 & 2024)
• SoCon Player of the Week (Feb. 26, 2024)
• All-SoCon Academic List
• Dean's List
• SoCon Commissioners Medal
• UNCG Golden Chain Honor Society Inductee
• 2021 SoCon Regular Season & Tournament Champions
• 2022 SoCon Regular Season Champions
• 2023 SoCon Regular Season & Tournament Champions
• Helped team earn automatic bids to 2021 & 2023 NCAA Tournaments
• Started in 53 games this season with 41 starts
• Career bests in 10 categories: batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, total bases, home runs, and walks.

 
Grace Loftin
Kinesiology
Junior | OF | Conover, North Carolina

• CSC Academic All-District® team (2023 & 2024)
• SoCon All-Conference second team (2024)
• Preseason All-Conference second team (2024)
• SoCon All-Conference first team (2022 & 2023)
• NFCA All-Mideast second team (2022)
• NFCA DI National Freshman of the Year Top 25 Finalist (2022)
• SoCon Player of the Month (March 2022)
• SoCon Player of the Week (March 21, 2022)
• D1Softball Freshman of the Week (2022)
• Extra Inning Softball All-Freshman Team (2022)
• All-SoCon Academic List
• Dean's List, Chancellor's List
• SoCon Commissioners Medal
• UNCG Golden Chain Honor Society Inductee
• UNCG Golden Chain Honor Society Inductee
• 2021 SoCon Regular Season & Tournament Champions
• 2022 SoCon Regular Season Champions
• 2023 SoCon Regular Season & Tournament Champions
• Helped team earn automatic bid to 2023 NCAA Tournament
• Reached 100 career hits in 2024 (career total: 132)
• Career bests in 10 categories this season: batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, at bats, runs, hits, total bases, triples, home runs, walks, and stolen bases

 
Reese Byrd
Kinesiology
Junior | P | Suffolk, Virginia

• CSC Academic All-District® team (2024)
• All-SoCon Academic List
• Chancellor's List
• SoCon Commissioners Medal
• 2022 SoCon Regular Season Champions
• 2023 SoCon Regular Season & Tournament Champions
• Helped team earn automatic bid to 2023 NCAA Tournament
• Made 24 appearances in the circle with two starts
• Tossed 44.1 innings and gave up 61 hits, 34 runs with 30 of them earned, and struck out 16 batters
• Finished the season with a 5-0 record with her first collegiate save

 
Rhyann Jones
Kinesiology
Sophomore | P | Daleville, Virginia

• CSC Academic All-District® team (2024)
• All-SoCon first team (2023)
• SoCon All-Freshman team (2023)
• SoCon Pitcher of the Week (March 20, 2023)
• All-SoCon Academic List
• Chancellor's List
• SoCon Commissioners Medal
• 2022 SoCon Regular Season Champions
• 2023 SoCon Regular Season & Tournament Champions
• Helped team earn automatic bid to 2023 NCAA Tournament
• Made 25 appearances in the circle with 21 starts with a 3.74 ERA
• In 103.0 innings tossed, she gave up 116 hits, 74 runs with 55 of them earned, 29 walks, and struck out 49 batters
• She threw four complete games and had a 5-5 record

 
Salem Ward
Kinesiology
Sophomore | P | Lexington, North Carolina

• CSC Academic All-District® team (2024)
• SoCon Pitcher of the Week (March 11, 2024)
• All-SoCon Academic List
• Chancellor's List
• SoCon Commissioners Medal
• 2022 SoCon Regular Season Champions
• 2023 SoCon Regular Season & Tournament Champions
• Helped team earn automatic bid to 2023 NCAA Tournament
• Made 25 appearances in the circle and started eight games with a 3.04 ERA
• In 78.1 innings tossed, she gave up 78 hits, 42 runs with 34 of them earned, 39 walks, and struck out 60 batters
• Had second-career combined shutout in a 9-0 victory over ETSU
• With three complete games this season, she saw a 7-6 record with two saves

 
The 2024 Academic All-District® Softball Team, announced by CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field 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. Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in mid-June.