Florida juniors Stephanie Brombacher and Kelsey Bruder have been named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American team by the College of Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
“I am so proud of Kelsey and Stephanie,” Florida coach Tim Walton said. “To be a successful student-athlete takes great dedication and hard work. Earning the right to be an Academic All-American is one of the hardest and most prestigious awards one could win.”
Bruder earned second-team honors, making the list for the first time in her career. She was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III First Team earlier this year and the Second Team in 2009. A 2009 All-American, the right fielder has belted 30 career home runs, good for fifth in Florida record books. Her .646 career slugging percentage is currently No. 1 all-time and her .337 batting average ranks fourth. She was named to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll last year.
Brombacher earned third-team accolades for the second time, as she was one of two sophomores to be named to the 2009 list and the only second-year player on the District III team a year ago. The All-American pitcher earned All-SEC Conference First-Team and NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-Southeast Region First-Team honors this season while moving up in UF record books. The right-hander, who leads the SEC with 32 wins, sits in fourth with 534 career strikeouts and second with 191 strikeouts looking, while her 74 career wins is tied for second. She was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore and earned SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll status her first year as a Gator.
The honors are the ninth and 10th for Florida softball as seven Gators have earned the prestigious accolades. To be eligible for All-American status, players must have been named to the first-team All-District and have at least a 3.30 grade-point average with at least sophomore standing, both academically and athletically, and completed at least two semesters at current institution. They also must have played in at least 50 percent of the team’s games.
NCAA DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
SUPER REGIONALS / Best-of-3 series / On-campus sites / May 27-30
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. / Alabama Softball Complex / University of Alabama / Friday-Saturday, May 28-29
Friday, May 28
Game 1: (16) Hawaii (47-13) vs. (1) Alabama (51-9), 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, May 29
Game 2: (16) Hawaii vs. Alabama, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3 (if necessary): (16) Hawaii vs. Alabama, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
COLUMBIA, MO. / University Field / University of Missouri / Saturday-Sunday, May 29-30
Saturday, May 29
Game 1: Oregon (36-19) vs. (9) Missouri (49-11), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, May 30
Game 2: Oregon vs. (9) Missouri, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3 (if necessary): Oregon vs. (9) Missouri, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
LOS ANGELES / Easton Stadium / University of California, Los Angeles / Saturday-Sunday, May 29-30
Saturday, May 29
Game 1: Louisiana-Lafayette (45-16) vs. (5) UCLA (43-11), 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Sunday, May 30
Game 2: Louisiana-Lafayette vs. (5) UCLA, 3:30 or 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 3 (if necessary): Louisiana-Lafayette vs. (5) UCLA, 6 or 9:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
GAINESVILLE / Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium / University of Florida / Saturday-Sunday, May 29-30
Saturday, May 29
Game 1: (13) Arizona State (44-15) vs. (4) Florida (46-8), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday, May 30
Game 2: (13) Arizona State vs. (4) Florida, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 3 (if necessary): (13) Arizona State vs. (4) Florida, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
SEATTLE, WASH. / Husky Softball Stadium / University of Washington / Thursday-Friday, May 27-28
Thursday, May 27
Game 1: (14) Oklahoma (46-10) vs. (3) Washington (48-6), 10 p.m. (ESPN2)
Friday, May 28
Game 2: (14) Oklahoma vs. (3) Washington, 8:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 3 (if necessary): (14) Oklahoma vs. (3) Washington, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)
ATHENS, GA. / UGA Softball Stadium / University of Georgia / Friday-Saturday, May 28-29
Friday, May 28
Game 1: (11) California (44-17) vs. (6) Georgia (46-11), 2 p.m. (ESPNU)
Saturday, May 29
Game 2: (11) California vs. (6) Georgia, 12 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3 (if necessary): (11) California vs. (6) Georgia, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
TUCSON, ARIZ. / Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium / University of Arizona / Friday-Saturday, May 28-29
Friday, May 28
Game 1: Brigham Young (46-11) vs. (10) Arizona (46-11), 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Saturday, May 29
Game 2: Brigham Young vs. (10) Arizona, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 3 (if necessary): Brigham Young vs. (10) Arizona, 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
ANN ARBOR, MICH. / Alumni Field at Wilpon Softball Complex / University of Michigan / Thursday-Friday, May 27-28
Thursday, May 27
Game 1: (15) Tennessee (45-13) vs. (2) Michigan (49-6), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Friday, May 28
Game 2: (15) Tennessee vs. (2) Michigan, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Game 3 (if necessary): (15) Tennessee vs. (2) Michigan, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)