ST. LOUIS – Five University of Missouri-St. Louis softball student-athletes have been named to the College Sports Communicators 2024 Academic All-District team.
Representing the Tritons are
Ashley Borowitz, McKenzie Lamos, Courtney Settles, Katie Schaake and
Irene Travis.
Borowitz, a nursing major, has a 4.00 cumulative GPA. She made 33 appearances with 26 starts in the circle this season and went 14-16 with a 2.84 earned run average. In 160.1 innings pitched she struck out 137 bitters and held opposing hitters to a .239 batting average. Borowitz struck out a career-high 12 batters against UIndy on March 29.
Lamos is a biology major with a 3.72 GPA. She hit .335 this season and led the team with seven home runs and 44 runs batted in. Lamos drove in a season-high five runs and had a triple and a home run in a win at William Jewell on March 16.
Settles is majoring in elementary education and has a 3.66 GPA. She finished the season hitting .329 and was second on the team with 11 doubles and tied for third with 21 RBI. Settles finished the season with 18 multi-hit contests.
Travis is a criminal justice major with a 3.92 GPA. She led the team with 62 hits and 14 doubles and had a .341 batting average and was second on the team with 24 RBI. Travis had a season-high four hits in the win over Purdue Northwest.
Schaake is majoring in elementary education with a 3.56 GPA. She made 25 appearances with 17 starts in the circle this season with a record of 8-5, two saves and an ERA of 3.10. In 104 innings pitched she struck out 81 hitters and held opponents to .225 batting average.
To be eligible for Academic All-District and Academic All-America honors, a student-athlete must have appeared in at least 90 percent of a team's games or started at least 66 percent of the team's games. For pitchers, they must have made 17 appearances or 25 innings pitched. They must have at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
The 2024 Academic All-America team for softball will be announced on Tuesday, June 18.
