Lady Tigers named top academic team in NCAA Division II softball

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced on Sept. 28 that the Ouachita Baptist University softball team has been named the No. 1 team in the girls got game Top Ten All-Academic rankings for NCAA Division II. The Lady Tigers had a combined 3.663 GPA for the 2009 season.
Ouachita Baptist finished as the top academic team in not only just NCAA Division II schools, but among all NCAA four-year schools in the nation. Ouachita finished the 2009 season in fourth place in the Gulf South Conference West Division, finishing with a 24-30 overall record, including a 12-18 mark in GSC play under the direction of Head Coach Mike McGhee.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association chose schools for the girls got game Top Ten All-Academic Teams based on GPAs submitted for the 2008-09 school year. Through this program, the NFCA honors high school and collegiate softball teams for their success in the classroom.
NJCAA Division I school Wallace State Community College/Hanceville led all colleges with a 3.733 grade-point average, while NCAA Division II’s Ouachita Baptist University topped all four-year schools with a 3.663. NCAA Division I institution Robert Morris had a 3.610, while Emerson College was best in NCAA Division III with a 3.531 and NAIA’s Bethel College led the way in that category with a 3.545.