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Four Lions named to CSC Softball Academic All-District team

By Lion Athletics

Four East Texas A&M University softball players were named to the Academic All-District team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators.

Charli Anger, Emma Rodrigues, Stephanie Tapia and Tatum Wright have earned the honor for the first time in their Lion careers. The four honorees for the Lions are the most for any program in the Southland Conference.

Anger is a kinesiology and sports studies major who has earned President’s List honors and been named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. She appeared in 49 games this season, starting 48, and hit .240 with four home runs and 23 RBIs, which was second on the team.

Rodrigues, a general studies major, started every game for the Lions last season. She was named to the dean’s list and hit .292 with seven home runs and 11 RBIs. She also went 12 for 14 in stolen base attempts.

Tapia graduated with her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and sports studies following the spring semester. She was named to the dean’s list and the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Tapia finished the season ranking second on the team in home runs with nine. She hit .236 on the season with 20 RBIs, appearing in 48 games and starting 46.

Wright was named to the second team all-Southland and finished the season as the conference leader in home runs during conference play. She led the team with 12 home runs and 35 RBIs while hitting .303 in 42 games. Wright is a biological sciences major previously named to the dean’s list and the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The quartet led the Lions to their first postseason appearance in the Division I era while setting the mark for most wins in a season since 2022.

Wright advances to the national ballot for the Academic All-America team. The CSC Academic All-America teams will be released on June 17. The complete list of CSC Academic All-District honorees can be found here.

Charli Anger, Emma Rodrigues, Stephanie Tapia and Tatum Wright earned the honor for the first time in their Lion careers. | Featured photo courtesy of Lion Athletics