GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame’s Abby Sweet has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and headlines the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team announced Monday.
A senior outfielder from Newhall, California, Sweet majors in management consulting. She was a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 finalist and a second-team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American. Sweet was also a first-team NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region selection, a member of the All-ACC First Team and a two-time ACC Player of the Week for the 2021 season.
ACC Champion Duke and Clemson lead the league with six players each on the academic team, followed by Notre Dame with five. National runner-up Florida State, NC State and Pitt have four selections each.
Two members of the team were named All-Americans, 14 received All-Region honors and 31 earned All-ACC distinction.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released in July.
2021 ACC Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Abby Sweet, Notre Dame, Sr., OF, Management Consulting
2021 All-ACC Academic Softball Team
Ellie Mataya, Boston College, Jr., OF, Accounting for Finance & Consulting
McKenzie Clark, Clemson, Fr., OF, Criminal Justice
Ansley Gilstrap, Clemson, Gr., IF, Athletic Leadership
Marissa Guimbarda, Clemson, Jr., OF/DP, Health Science
Alia Logoleo, Clemson, R-Fr.., IF/OF, Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Cammy Pereira, Clemson, Jr., IF, Psychology
Millie Thompson, Clemson, Fr., LHP, Parks, Recreation, & Tourism Management
Deja Davis**, Duke, Jr., IF, Environmental Science and Policy & Sociology
Kristina Foreman**, Duke, Jr., IF, Biology & Evolutionary Anthropology
Jameson Kavel**, Duke, Sr., OF, Political Science
Peyton St. George***, Duke, Sr., P, Psychology
Gisele Tapia, Duke, So., IF, Biology
Shelby Walters, Duke, Jr., P, Evolutionary Anthropology & Biology
Caylan Arnold, Florida State, Sr., P, Media & Communication Studies
Devyn Flaherty, Florida State, So., 2B, Sport Management
Danielle Morgan, Florida State, Sr., OF, Environment & Society
Kathryn Sandercock**, Florida State, Jr., P, Psychology
Emma Kauf, Georgia Tech, So., C/RF, Biology
Celene Funke***, Louisville, Gr., OF, MBA
Carmyn Greenwood, Louisville, Sr., OF, Marketing
Taylor Greene, North Carolina, Jr., C, Economics
Randi Farricker, NC State, Gr., IF, Animal Science
Tatyana Forbes, NC State, Gr., OF, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Logan Morris, NC State, Sr., IF, Business Administration
Sam Russ**, NC State, Jr., OF, Biological Sciences & Business Administration
Emma Clark**, Notre Dame, Jr., OF, Accountancy & Sociology minor
Alexis Holloway**, Notre Dame, Sr., P, Aerospace Engineering
Katie Marino***, Notre Dame, Gr., IF, None
Abby Sweet**, Notre Dame, Sr., OF, Management Consulting
Payton Tidd, Notre Dame, Jr., P, Pre-Health Studies & Psychology
Morgan Batesole, Pitt, Sr., IF, Marketing
Cameron Compson, Pitt, So., OF/DP, Undeclared
Sarah Seamans, Pitt, Sr., IF, Human Resources Management
EC Taylor, Pitt, So., OF, Undeclared
Neli Casares-Maher, Syracuse, Sr., SS, Sociology
Alexa Romero***, Syracuse, Gr., P, Trauma-Informed Practice
Jayme Bailey**, Virginia Tech, So., UT, Public Relations
Kelsey Brown, Virginia Tech, So., OF, Finance
*denotes number of career All-ACC Academic honors