2021 #RMACsb All Academic Team and Honor Roll announced
RMAC Media, Matt Kennedy
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. – Sydney Marchando of Colorado School of Mines has been named the 2021 Softball Academic Player of the Year. Hinson headlines the honorees for the 2021 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) All-Academic team.
Marchando carries a 3.992 GPA and majors in Chemical Engineering. This season, she was named an All-RMAC Second Team selection and was the 2021 RMAC Summit Award winner. In her senior season, Marchando had a 3.32 ERA and 9-5 record in 111.2 innings pitched.
She led the Orediggers with a .272 opposing average and 84 strikeouts to only 18 walks and finished career in the Mines all-time top-6 in career ERA, wins, and strikeouts. Sydney was also the winner of CSM's Waltman Award given to the school's top graduating senior.
The RMAC First Team All-Academic members were voted on by the conference's sports information directors. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must carry a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (GPA) and must have been an active student at the institution for at least two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters.
All Academic First Team
Taylor Armitage | Gr. | Regis | P | Berthoud, Colo. | 4.0 grad/3.74 undergrad | Marketing
Jessi Case | Jr. | Regis | SS | Loveland, Colo. | 3.88 | Business Administration
Brooke Doumer | R-Sr. | Colorado Mesa | OF | Parker, Colo. | 3.37 | History/Education
Madison Flores | Jr. | Regis | 2B | Trophy Club, Texas | 3.965 | Biology
Kendra Keahbone | Sr. | Fort Lewis | P | Albuquerque, N.M | 3.95 | Psychology
Clara Larson | Gr. | Colo. Sch. of Mines | SS | Castle Rock, Colo. | 3.675 | Computer Science (M.S.)
Piper Lujan | Jr. | Colorado Christian | C/UT | Gilbert, AZ | 3.79 | History Education
Sydney Marchando* | Sr. | Colo. Sch. of Mines | P/1B | Highlands Ranch, Colo. | 3.992 | Chemical Engineering
Kylie Redding | Sr. | Colo. Sch. of Mines | P/1B | Katy, Texas | 3.701 | Mechanical Engineering
Brianna Santos | R-Fr. | UCCS | OF/C | San Mateo, Calif. | 3.982 | Geography & Env. Studies
Ellie Smith | R-So. | Colorado Mesa | P | Riverside, Calif. | 3.55 | Exercise Science
Sarah Staudle | R-Sr. | Colorado Mesa | 1B | Redondo Beach, Calif. | 3.92/3.87 | Sport Management