University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Vines and Faraimo Named to CSC Academic All-District Team
May 16, 2023 | Softball
LOS ANGELES โ Redshirt seniors Anna Vines and Megan Faraimo were selected to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District softball team.
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The CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. These are the first recognitions in Vines and Faraimo's careers.
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With their selection, Vines and Faraimo advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America voting, with Division I winners to be announced June 6.
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The Pac-12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Faraimo is a political science major with a 3.69 cumulative GPA. An All-American in the circle, Faraimo leads the Pac-12 and ranks second in the nation with 29 wins. She owns a 29-2 record with a Pac-12-leading 226 strikeouts.
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Vines, an education major in UCLA's graduate school, is having the best season of her career. The Bruins' second baseman received the first All-Pac-12 recognition of her career this season as a Third-Team selection. She is sporting a career-best .348 batting average and was one of four UCLA players to bat above .400 in conference play, ranking third with a .408 mark.
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Vines, Faraimo and the No. 2 seed UCLA softball team open the NCAA Tournament this Friday at Easton Stadium in the Los Angeles Regional against Grand Canyon at 5 p.m. (PT). The contest is available for streaming on ESPN+.
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The CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. These are the first recognitions in Vines and Faraimo's careers.
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With their selection, Vines and Faraimo advance to the national ballot for Academic All-America voting, with Division I winners to be announced June 6.
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The Pac-12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Faraimo is a political science major with a 3.69 cumulative GPA. An All-American in the circle, Faraimo leads the Pac-12 and ranks second in the nation with 29 wins. She owns a 29-2 record with a Pac-12-leading 226 strikeouts.
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Vines, an education major in UCLA's graduate school, is having the best season of her career. The Bruins' second baseman received the first All-Pac-12 recognition of her career this season as a Third-Team selection. She is sporting a career-best .348 batting average and was one of four UCLA players to bat above .400 in conference play, ranking third with a .408 mark.
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Vines, Faraimo and the No. 2 seed UCLA softball team open the NCAA Tournament this Friday at Easton Stadium in the Los Angeles Regional against Grand Canyon at 5 p.m. (PT). The contest is available for streaming on ESPN+.
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