Papp named to C-USA All-Academic Team
5/9/2018 12:00:00 AM | Softball
IRVING, Texas - Conference USA's commitment to excellence on the field and in the classroom continues to show as 11 student-athletes have been named to the 2018 Conference USA Softball All-Academic Team. Ten schools are represented on the exclusive list.
Samantha Papp enjoyed an impressive season on and off the field for Southern Miss. The junior is a three-time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member and a three-year C-USA Academic Medalist along with being on the Southern Miss President's List sporting a perfect 4.0 GPA. She is a member of the Honor's College while studying Special Education.
Papp ranked fourth on the team in overall batting average with a .285 and second best in C-USA play with a .313 average. She ranked second on the team in multi-hit games with 10 and 6 multi-RBI games while leading the team in hits (51), RBI (28), total bases (71) and at bats (179). In C-USA play she led the team in hits (26) and doubles (6). The junior is one of two players to start all 55 games, 54 of those behind the plate.
C-USA Softball All-Academic Team
Haley Pace, Charlotte
Alex Miller, Florida Atlantic
Morgan Turkoly, Louisiana Tech
Taylor McCord, Marshall
Summer Burgess, Middle Tennessee
Morgan Harris, Middle Tennessee
Samantha Papp, Southern Miss
Analyse Petree, UAB
Courtney Clayton, UTEP
Bailee Baldwin, UTSA
Kelsey McGuffin, WKU