Ball State University Athletics
Softball Places 10 On Academic All-MAC Team
June 13, 2022 | Softball
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - The Ball State softball team placed 10 student-athletes on the 2022 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team as announced by the league office Monday (June 13).
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Leading the group are a quartet of two-time honorees in redshirt junior Jazmyne Armendariz, senior Faith Hensley, graduate student Delanie Johnson and junior Haley Wynn.
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Six Cardinals picked up the award for the first time in their careers, including sophomore Hannah Dukeman, redshirt freshman Emma Eubank, sophomore Kayla Lissy, sophomore Kaitlyn Mathews, redshirt freshman Emma Richards, and sophomore Remington Ross.
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A total of 109 student-athletes earned the Academic All-MAC distinction in softball by maintaining at least a 3.2 GPA and participating in at least half of the team's contests for the season, with an exemption to the 50 percent rule for pitchers.
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First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Academic All-MAC was not awarded in softball for the 2020 season but resumed in 2021.
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The Ball State softball team closed the 2022 season with a 22-31 record, including a 15-14 MAC mark. Ball State's .275 batting average in 2022 was the 13th-best in a single season and program history, while its 53 home runs ranked seventh.
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On defense, the Cardinals turned 29 double plays which is the third-most in a single season in program history. The total also tied for sixth among the 293 NCAA Division I programs in 2022.Â
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2022 Ball State Softball Academic All-MAC Honorees
Jazmyne Armendariz, Ball State, Redshirt Junior, Biology, 3.298
Hannah Dukeman, Ball State, Sophomore, Premedical Preparation, 3.782
Emma Eubank, Ball State, Redshirt Freshman, Biology, 3.771
Faith Hensley, Ball State, Senior, Premedical Preparation, 3.767
Delanie Johnson, Ball State, Graduate Student, Applied Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate, 3.722
Kayla Lissy, Ball State, Sophomore, Sport Administration, 3.817
Kaitlyn Mathews, Ball State, Sophomore, Pre-Dietetics, 3.574
Emma Richards, Ball State, Redshirt Freshman, Business Administration, 3.889
Remington Ross, Ball State, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.678
Haley Wynn, Ball State, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.895
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Leading the group are a quartet of two-time honorees in redshirt junior Jazmyne Armendariz, senior Faith Hensley, graduate student Delanie Johnson and junior Haley Wynn.
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Six Cardinals picked up the award for the first time in their careers, including sophomore Hannah Dukeman, redshirt freshman Emma Eubank, sophomore Kayla Lissy, sophomore Kaitlyn Mathews, redshirt freshman Emma Richards, and sophomore Remington Ross.
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A total of 109 student-athletes earned the Academic All-MAC distinction in softball by maintaining at least a 3.2 GPA and participating in at least half of the team's contests for the season, with an exemption to the 50 percent rule for pitchers.
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First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award. Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Academic All-MAC was not awarded in softball for the 2020 season but resumed in 2021.
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The Ball State softball team closed the 2022 season with a 22-31 record, including a 15-14 MAC mark. Ball State's .275 batting average in 2022 was the 13th-best in a single season and program history, while its 53 home runs ranked seventh.
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On defense, the Cardinals turned 29 double plays which is the third-most in a single season in program history. The total also tied for sixth among the 293 NCAA Division I programs in 2022.Â
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2022 Ball State Softball Academic All-MAC Honorees
Jazmyne Armendariz, Ball State, Redshirt Junior, Biology, 3.298
Hannah Dukeman, Ball State, Sophomore, Premedical Preparation, 3.782
Emma Eubank, Ball State, Redshirt Freshman, Biology, 3.771
Faith Hensley, Ball State, Senior, Premedical Preparation, 3.767
Delanie Johnson, Ball State, Graduate Student, Applied Behavioral Science Graduate Certificate, 3.722
Kayla Lissy, Ball State, Sophomore, Sport Administration, 3.817
Kaitlyn Mathews, Ball State, Sophomore, Pre-Dietetics, 3.574
Emma Richards, Ball State, Redshirt Freshman, Business Administration, 3.889
Remington Ross, Ball State, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.678
Haley Wynn, Ball State, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.895
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