VALDOSTA, Ga. – Valdosta State softball standouts Logan Hill, Morgan Hill and Kiley Robb were recognized for their efforts on the field and in the classroom on Thursday morning being named to the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) Academic All-District Team.  This is the second consecutive honor for L. Hill and Robb, while it is the first for M. Hill.
 
The 2020-21 Academic All-District Softball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America program separately recognizes softball honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. 
 
Click on the attachment for the CoSIDA Academic All-District Softball Teams.
 
The trio will advance to the Academic All-America ballot, as selected by CoSIDA.  First, second and third team honorees will be announced later in July.  VSU tied West Florida with three selections on the Academic All-District team for the most of any school in the region.
 
Having one of its most prolific seasons offensively in school history in 2021, the Blazers finished the season 38-11 overall and earned a berth in the program's fifth National Championship round appearance and finished sixth nationally in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25.  VSU earned a share of the 2021 Gulf South Conference regular season title going 25-5 in league play and hosted the NCAA South Regional, defeating rival West Florida in thrilling fashion twice on the final day to advance to the National Championship round.
 
VSU belted a school and GSC-record 109 home runs this season, which marked the third-most home runs in the history of NCAA Division II.  Humboldt State hit 114 in 2013 in 67 games, while Metro State (Colo.) hit 112 in 2010 in 59 games.  The crazy part of the 109 home runs hit by the Blazers this season was it was done in just 49 games.  VSU averaged 2.22 home runs per game to lead the nation and also a new NCAA Division II National record as Colorado Mesa had the previous mark of 1.93 home runs per game set in 2006 in 43 games with 83 home runs.
 
L. Hill, a senior from Lake Park, Ga., earned Academic All-America® as selected by CoSIDA Second Team honors in 2020 and earned GSC Top Ten accolades.  This season, she continued her strong play on the field earning All-GSC First Team At-Large honors and earned GSC All-Academic accolades for the third time.  She belted 15 home runs to tie her teammate freshman Aniston Gano for 15^th nationally in round-trippers this season.  L. Hill hit 38 home runs in her career for seventh all-time in school history.  She drew 46 walks for second-most in program history in 2021, and her 108 walks for her career is good for third all-time in program history.  She finished the season hitting .342 in 49 starts at first base with 40 hits, 46 runs scored, five doubles and 37 RBI.  She finished with a 3.97 GPA in Interdisciplinary Studies.
 
M. Hill, also a native of Lake Park, Ga., and younger sister of Logan Hill, had a solid second season for the Blazers both in the outfield and in the circle.  Academically a sophomore, she blasted 20 home runs for third nationally and second on the team to national-leading home run hitter Nicole Pennington with 24.  M. Hill finished third on the team in average at a .345 clip with 57 hits for second on the team, 53 runs scored, four doubles, one triple and 46 RBI.  She slugged .745 for the season and reached base at a .407 clip, while leading the team in stolen bases, going a perfect 20 for 20.  In the circle, she went 7-3 with a 1.95 ERA in 15 appearances and 13 starts.  She had two complete games in 57.1 innings of work.  She allowed 56 hits, 28 runs scored – 16 earned, walked 11 and fanned 49.  M. Hill has 3.94 GPA in Health Sciences and also earned GSC All-Academic honors.  M. Hill was named GSC Freshman of the Year and first team All-GSC, while she earned NFCA Third Team All-America honors and honorable mention All-America from the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA).
 
Robb, a senior and native of Joliet, Ill., finished with a 3.91 GPA in Health Sciences and was a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in 2020.  This season, she earned GSC All-Academic honors for the second time, while being a first team all-league selection.  Robb earned multiple All-America honors in 2021 as a third team selection by NFCA and a second team honoree by the D2CCA.  She finished the 2021 season with 18 home runs for fifth nationally and third on the team.  Robb hit .346 for second on the team with 47 hits, 39 runs scored, nine doubles and slugged .809 for the fifth-best slugging percentage for a season in program history.  For her career, Robb blasted 37 home runs to tie for eighth all-time in program history.