Lourdes University's
Brooke Albert (Edgewood, Ky./Dixie Heights H.S.) was selected to the All Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference First Team while
Lindsey McGann (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson H.S.) was a Second Team All-WHAC selection as the league announced its annual award winners.
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In total, Lourdes had 11 softball players receive accolades.
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Albert, a junior who also was a First Team All-WHAC selection in 2022, batted .336 with three home runs and 17 runs batted in. She had 11 doubles and scored a team-high 30 runs. A utility player, Albert split time both in left field and catching for the Gray Wolves.
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McGann, a freshman, hit .348 for the Gray Wolves as a rookie. She led the team with 40 hits and five home runs while recording 21 RBI. She started 36 of her 39 games at second base for Lourdes.
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Abby Sparks (Dundee, Mich./Summerfield H.S.) was chosen to represent Lourdes on the Champions of Character Team for displaying the five core values of NAIA: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.
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Albert and Sparks also joined
Mallori Bradley (Zanesville, Ohio/Maysville H.S.),
Maddie Darrah (Holland, Ohio/Springfield H.S.),
Vivianna Gonzalez (Brownstown, Mich./Cabrini H.S.),
Olivia Hickman (Trenton, Mich./Trenton H.S.),
Annalisse Palma (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview H.S.),
Megan Richardson (Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon H.S.),
Madie Wagner (Sycamore, Ohio/Wynford H.S.), and
Emily Wallace (Thornville, Ohio/Lakewood H.S.) as members of the WHAC All-Academic Team. These accolades are awarded to sophomores and above in academic standing who have a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or higher and have been at their institutions for at least one full year.
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