MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2023 Barnes & Noble College Softball Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
 
Middle Georgia’s Beth Eddins was named 2023 Barnes & Noble College Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The junior business administration major finished with a 3.94 GPA. On the field, she earned First-Team All-Conference honors after logging 155 innings in the circle with 18 wins and a 1.85 ERA.
 
2023 SSAC Softball Scholar-Athlete Team
Erika Mitchell, Faulkner (Ala.)
Anna Purvis, Faulkner (Ala.)
Caitlin McRee, Mobile (Ala.)
Kristen Black, Mobile (Ala.)
Rachel Rodriguez, William Carey (Miss.)
Dee Dee West, William Carey (Miss.)
Beth Eddins, Middle Georgia State
Emma Raulerson, Middle Georgia State
Madison Bubel, Stillman (Ala.)
Lauren Haskins, Stillman (Ala.)
 
Noteworthy

• To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
• Graduate students are not eligible, and transfers must have completed one semester at the school
• The Knights’ Emma Raulerson posted a 3.92 GPA, Mobile’s Caitlin McRee has a 3.91 mark and Stillman’s Madison Bubel finished with a 3.90 GPA
• Mitchell, Purvis, McRee, Rodriguez, West, Bubel and Haskins all earned First-Team All-Conference recognition