Capital One Academic All-America® Softball Division III Teams

Towson, MD ---- Senior first basemen Stephanie Caravello has been named to the 2014 Capital One/College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) NCAA Division III Academic All-America Softball First Team.

"I am humbled and honored to receive the Academic All-American Award," said Caravello. "It is a great achievement to have the CoSIDA organization recognize my academic and athletic success on a national level. It is an incredible privilege to have been chosen and I could not imagine a better way to end my collegiate athletic career."

The 2014 season marked a career year for the two-time Capital One Academic All-District (District 3) NCAA Division III Softball Team selection. Playing in 37 games and making 35 starts this season, Caravello batted .417 (48-for-115) with 31 RBI and 33 runs scored, to go along with 10 doubles, three triples and a homerun. She also posted a .583 slugging percentage, a .472 on base percentage and a .984 fielding percentage at First Base en route to being named a City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) First Team All-Star.
 
During the regular season, Caravello played a key role in helping the Bulldogs secure the #2 seed in the CUNYAC Championships and first round bye for the first time in program history. BC would go on to advance to day two of the conference championships for a third straight season and earn a selection into the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Metro Championships for a third straight season and fifth overall selection since 2008.
 
As a four-year member of the BC Softball team, Caravello appeared in 145 career games (143 starts) totaling a .342 batting average (148-for-433), to go with 100 RBI and 111 runs scored. 
 
An Exercise Science major with a minor in Health & Nutrition, Caravello, who is also a four-year member of the BC Women's Swimming & Diving team, has also excelled in the classroom boasting a near-perfect 3.96 GPA.
 
  
Academic All-American of the Year: Megan Light, Emory
 
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Brittney Head Piedmont Sr. Cumming, Ga. 3.87 Early Childhood Education
P Amber White Bridgewater State Sr. Middleboro, Mass. 3.64 Biology (Ecological Biology)
C Emily Gregory St. Thomas (Minn.) Sr. Prior Lake, Minn. 3.73 Exercise Science
INF Claire Bailey (#) Emory Sr. Henrico, Va. 3.94 Biology
INF Stephanie Caravello Brooklyn Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. 3.96 Exercise Science
INF Sydney Folk Ithaca Sr. Long Beach, N.Y. 4.00 Clinical Health Studies
INF Megan Light (2) Emory Sr. Atlanta, Ga. 3.96 Anthropology & Human Bio.
OF Laura Basford Otterbein Sr. Massillon, Ohio 3.95 Middle Childhood Education
OF Carly Searles Trine Jr. Levering, Mich. 3.84 Marketing
OF Kaitlin Silkowitz Amherst Sr. Scarsdale, N.Y. 3.88 Psychology
DP Kelsey Neal (2,%) Washington (Mo.) Sr. Miami, Okla. 3.90 Economics & Finance
 
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Bree Fuller (3) Trine Jr. Hubbardston, Mich. 3.85 Exercise Sci./Pre-Phys. Ther.
P Alexandria Hill (1, %) Montclair State Sr. Parsippany, N.J. 3.57 Psychology
C Danielle Massengill Thiel Jr. North Bend, Wash. 4.00 Criminal Justice, Psych., Soc.
INF Kristen Beikirch (3) Sage Colleges Jr. Brockport, N.Y. 3.92 Biology/Pre-Med
INF Sam Curran Wentworth Inst. of Tech. Jr. Quincy, Mass. 3.98 Biomedical Engineering
INF Makenzie Lein Case Western Reserve Sr. Petersburg, Mich. 3.77 Chemical Engineering
INF Lacy Liles East Texas Baptist Sr. Elysian Fields,Texas3.82 Business Administration
OF Kristin Bigelbach St. Thomas (Minn.) Sr. Red Wing, Minn. 3.55 Neuroscience
OF Stephanie Hayden Buena Vista Jr. Prairie City, Iowa 3.98 Accounting & Sports Mngmt.
OF Maggie Ingell Washington (Mo.) Sr. Winnetka, Ill. 3.84 Religious Studies
DP Lisa Yamamoto Linfield Jr. Carson City, Nev. 3.73 Biology
 
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA Major
P Sam Derr Lebanon Valley Sr. Lititz, Pa. 3.48 Business Administration
P Rachel Ross Wittenberg Sr. Westerville, Ohio 3.92 Mathematics
C Jo Clair Tufts Sr. Glastonbury, Conn. 3.30 Psychology
INF Katie Deardorff Lebanon Valley Sr. Spring Mills, Pa. 3.86 Physical Therapy
INF Ashley Jacobsen Texas Lutheran Jr. Marion, Texas 3.75 Accounting
INF Ashley Monsrud Agnes Scott Jr. McDonough, Ga. 3.95 Physics/Dual Degree Eng.
INF Rachael Puthoff Otterbein Sr. Celina, Ohio 4.00 Athletic Training
OF Lexi Alm Saint Benedict Sr. Stacy, Minn. 3.76 Psychology
OF Kayley Bevard Muskingum Jr. Nashport, Ohio 3.94 Communications
OF Tori Higginbotham Virginia Wesleyan Sr. Glen Allen, Va. 3.40 Mathematics
DP Paige Knussman Salisbury So. Easton, Md. 3.44 Exercise Science
 
(1) Capital One Academic All-America® Division III 1st team selection in 2013
(2) Capital One Academic All-America® Division III 2nd team selection in 2013
(3) Capital One Academic All-America® Division III 3rd team selection in 2013
(#) Capital One Academic All-America® Division III 2nd team selection in 2012
(%) Capital One Academic All-America® Division III 3rd team selection in 2012