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ESPN THE MAGAZINE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® TEAM S ELECTED BY C O SIDA FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – 10 am (EDT) CHELSEA BRAMLETT OF MISSISSIPPI STATE, ALISON WRIGHT OF ST. THOMAS LEAD ESPN THE MAGAZINE’S ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® SOFTBALL TEAMS TOWSON, Md. – Senior infielder Alison Wright of St. Thomas (Minn.) and senior catcher Chelsea Bramlett of Mississippi State University head the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Softball Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Wright and Bramlett were named as the Academic All-America® of the Year Award winners in the College and University Divisions, respectively. Wright became only the second player ever to earn the Academic All-America® of the Year award for softball in back-to-back seasons. Jenny Esker of Southern Illinois-Edwardsville was honored in 2002 and 2003. Wright’s selection as the Academic All-America® of the Year completes a remarkable week for St. Thomas (Minn.). On Tuesday, pitcher Matt Schuld of St. Thomas was honored as the Academic All-America® of the Year for the College Division in baseball. A Physical Education major with a 3.64 G.P.A., Bramlett was named as an NFCA first team All-Region selection for the fourth time in her career, providing her with the opportunity to become only the second softball player in Southeastern Conference history to be named a first-team All-American four consecutive years. While leading Mississippi State to a 26-29 record, she set the SEC single season record with a .536 batting average as a senior, second in the NCAA. She also set the top career batting mark in SEC history with a .461 average. A native of Cordova, Tenn., she broke her own single season record and led the NCAA with 61 stolen bases, including 55 straight to open the season. She recorded a 22-game hitting streak early in the year and had 34 multi-hit games. Bramlett set a school record with a league-leading 98 base hits and six triples. The Bulldogs’ career batting leader with a .461 batting average, she also set career records with 359 hits, 219 runs scored and 207 stolen bases. She ranks third in SEC history on the career lists for base hits and runs scored. Bramlett, a Top 10 finalist for USA Softball Player of the Year and the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, was named first team All-SEC for the fourth conference year. She is also a member of the United States National Team. Wright is the third consecutive St. Thomas softball player to be named as Academic All-America® of the Year in the College Division. She received the honor in 2009 while former teammate Maria Bye earned the award in 2008. A Business and Financial Management major with a 3.93 G.P.A., Wright was named as a third team All-American outfielder in 2010. An All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection for four consecutive years, she was the 2010 MIAC Player of the Year while leading the Tommies to their sixth MIAC championship in seven seasons. She led the MIAC this season by batting .557 in conference games while leading the Tommies to a 21-1 MIAC record. She also led her team to a runner-up finish in the NCAA Division III Regional and a final record of 40-8. A native of Pewaukee, Wis., Wright led the MIAC with a .451 batting average and 69 hits as a senior. She broke the MIAC record with 262 career base hits. A .469 hitter in her career, she led the Tommies to a 164-23 record over the last four seasons. She also hit 24 home runs with 53 doubles in her career. Wright had 85 multiple-hit games in her career. One of five repeat selections on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Softball University Division first team, Bramlett is one of three SEC players honored, along with senior outfielder Jessica Bachkora of Arkansas and senior infielder Charlotte Morgan of Alabama. Morgan was a second team choice on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Softball University Division team in 2009 and earned third team honors in 2008. Senior outfielder Casie Hanson of North Dakota was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Softball first team for the second time in her career. She was named to the first team in 2008 and earned third team notice in 2007. Senior infielder Kellie Sirus of Lipscomb earned first team honors for the second consecutive year while senior outfielder Tiffany Wesley of Baylor was named to the second team in 2009. - more - Chelsea Bramlett, Alison Wright Lead Academic All-America® Softball Teams – page 2 Senior Paij Lintz of the University of Tennessee at Martin and graduate student Stacie Townsend of Texas El- Paso are the pitchers on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Softball University Division first team while seniors Melissa Chmielewski of North Dakota State and Nina Iduate of Georgia Southern complete the infield. Senior designated player Shannon Smith of Western Kentucky rounds out the first team. A Kinesiology-Biomechanics major with a 3.94 G.P.A., Bachkora set seven single season records at Arkansas in 2010. She set records for batting average (.373), runs scored (62), home runs (15), total bases (131), slugging percentage (.740) and on-base percentage (.500). A second team All-SEC selection who earned first team All-South honors from the NFCA, the Overland Park, Kan. native finished her career as the Razorbacks’ leader with a .300 batting average, 166 runs scored, 227 base hits and 48 doubles. She helped Arkansas post a 28-29 record. Named as the SEC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year, Morgan has led number one-ranked Alabama to a 51-9 record and a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals. A Criminal Justice major with a 3.75 G.P.A., she led the Crimson Tide to the SEC championship and its sixth straight NCAA regional title. The SEC leader with 16 home runs and 67 runs batted in, her .762 slugging percentage also leads the SEC. A native of Moreno Valley, Cal., she is a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award and was the first overall pick in the NFP Draft. Entering the Super Regional against Hawaii, she owns SEC career records with 57 home runs and 257 RBI’s. In 2009, she was named to the all- tournament team at the College World Series while leading Alabama to a third place finish. A Community Nutrition major with a 3.98 G.P.A., Hanson led the Great West Conference with a .455 batting average, 50 runs scored, 71 hits, 28 stolen bases, 114 total bases and a .731 slugging percentage. A native of St. Peter, Minn., she led North Dakota to the Great West Tournament championship and was honored as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Hanson holds the UND all-time records for batting average, runs scored, home runs, and total bases. She was also named as the Great West Player of the Year. A Psychology major with a 3.92 G.P.A., Sirus is the only repeat selection on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All- America® Softball University Division first team. A native of Sarasota, Fla., she led the Lipscomb to a 50-13 record, the Atlantic Sun Conference championship and a runner-up finish at the NCAA Tuscaloosa regional. A first team All- Atlantic Sun Conference selection the last two years, she led the league in slugging percentage (.764), runs scored (56), home runs (17) and runs batted in (56). The fourth-leading hitter in the Atlantic Sun, she batted .351 and was named as the Most Valuable Player at the Atlantic Sun Tournament. Named to the All-Big 12 Conference first team for the second year in a row, Wesley is a Health Science Studies major with a 3.95 G.P.A. A native of Baton Rouge, La., Wesley led Baylor with a .384 batting average with four doubles and 14 runs batted in. One of the top base runners in the Big 12, she was a perfect 22-for-22 in stolen base attempts and finished her career with 72 stolen bases, fourth on Baylor’s all-time list. A first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree, she also ranked among the Big 12’s leading hitters while helping Baylor post a 28-25 record. The Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, Lintz helped the University of Tennessee at Martin compile the best record in school history as a senior. The Skyhawks, who won the OVC regular season title, were upset in the OVC Tournament and finished the season with a 47-11 record. An International Studies, History and Philosophy major with a perfect 4.00 G.P.A., Lintz posted a 25-3 record with a 2.11 Earned Run Average, second in the OVC. She has rewritten the career pitching record book at UT Martin and owns the career record for victories (51). The winner of the OVC Sportsmanship Award, she was also named to the NFCA All-Central Region second team. Townsend, who earned a 4.00 G.P.A. while pursuing a graduate degree in Business Administration, led Texas El Paso to a 31-24 record by posting 25 victories. An All-Conference USA first team selection, she posted a 25-18 record as a senior with a 2.54 E.R.A. In 228 innings of work, she struck out 332 batters.

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