To be eligible for NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors, individuals must achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher. She struck out a season-high five batters against Oklahoma State (5/6). Templin struck out 12 batters while surrendering 10 walks and 17 hits. She tossed a total of 13 and two-thirds innings with a 7.17 ERA. 435 slugging percentage during her senior season.Ī two-time honoree, Templin appeared in seven games and made one start as a junior. 344 on the year, good for the second-best batting average on the squad, and finished second on the roster in hits (53) and doubles (11). McGinley, a native of Prairie Village, Kansas, started all 51 games in the outfield for the Jayhawks. The Orange, California, product threw her first career no-hitter against Saint Louis (3/20) and tossed nearly 29 shutout innings prior to becoming the 26th Jayhawk to toss a no-hitter. She posted the fifth-lowest ERA in the Big 12 (2.26) and the fourth-most strikeouts (113). In her first season with Kansas, Formby earned three Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors and led KU’s pitching staff with a 16-7 record in the circle with 33 appearances and 25 starts. She recorded 11 runs scored and stole first career base against Evansville (3/22). Templin earned the accolade for the second time in her career, while Bermel, Formby and McGinley were recognized for the first time as Jayhawks. The record-setting achievement topped the last two seasons in which a trio of KU softball players garnered the national academic honor.Ī Lawrence, Kansas, product, Bermel appeared in 24 games, mostly as a pinch runner, during her rookie campaign. – Kansas softball set a record of student-athletes to garner Academic All-America honors after Emily Bermel, Andie Formby, Shannon McGinley and Sophia Templin were named 2016 Easton Scholar-Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA).
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