MACU Softball Earns SAC Academic Team Award

July 5th, 2017

OKLAHOMA CITY– For the second consecutive season, the Mid-America Christian University softball squad earned the Sooner Athletic Conference Academic Team award, the league released June 27. The award is presented to each team that has the highest cumulative grade point average in their respective sport.

The softball Evangels recorded a 3.5 GPA this season after posting a 3.48 GPA during the 2015-16 campaign.

"We are so excited to win this award for the second straight year," MACU softball head coach Robert Wakefield said.

"This shows that our student-athletes are taking care of business in the classroom as well as excelling on the field. It's a great achievement for our team and MACU."

The SAC Academic Teams, along with the All-Academic Teams and Commissioner's Honor Roll, are presented by Cypress Risk Management.

Cypress Risk Management, based in Omaha, Neb., is an insurance agency that specializes in providing customized solutions for collegiate student health and athletic accident insurance. The organization currently insures over 500,000 students nationwide and is already engaged with several other NAIA conferences in similar type of partnerships.

Click here for the official SAC release.