Hope's Julie Sobieski was a first team selection, while Adrian's Morgan Brandt made the third team. They bring to 10 the number of MIAA student-athletes who have received Academic All-America honors this year.
The Scots, who are in the final round of the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in 10 years, faces unbeaten and two-time defending national champion Tufts, Mass. at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Salem, Va.
Outfielder Carly Searles was named to the NFCA All-America first team for the third straight year, while first baseman Kaylee Fox was a third-team selection.
Four players – Trine outfielder Carly Searles, Trine pitcher Justine Robles, Alma pitcher Morgan Stratton and Trine first baseman Kaylee Fox – received first team All-Region honors and are now under consideration for the NFCA Division III All-America team, which will be announced May 21.
Alma advanced to the championship game in its NCAA Division III softball regional, while MIAA champion Trine stayed alive in its regional on Saturday. Meanwhile, Hope saw its regional title hopes slip away.
Pitchers Sydney Jones and Kate Laverty combined on a four-hit shutout as the 25th-ranked Hope College softball team beat No. 16 North Central, Illinois 5-0 Friday for a spot in the Lake Forest, Illinois regional championship game.
A three-run seventh led Thomas More, Ky. to a 3-2 victory over Trine in the first round of the NCAA Regional Friday afternoon at DePauw, Ind. Softball Field.
Trine outfielder Carly Searles led the MIAA in batting average at .608, tied a conference record for hits in a season with 31, and became the NCAA Division III career leader in both hits and triples, while Trine righthander Justine Robles, posted a league-best 8-1 record against conference opponents