Courtesy: Boston University Athletic Communications
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Boston University's April Setterlund capped off an historic 2010 campaign by earning Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America First Team honors, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association announced on Wednesday afternoon. Setterlund made history by becoming the program's first-ever first team selection and second overall.
Hall of Famer Audrey West was the first BU softball player to accomplish the feat in 1996 during her senior season when she was named to the third team. That year she led the nation in strikeouts (351) and ERA (0.49) and she went on to become the program's first inductee into the BU Athletic Hall of Fame.
As of May 30, Setterlund was ranked fifth in the nation in batting average (.482), sixth in on-base percentage (.579), eighth in slugging percentage (.861) and 10th in runs per game (1.11).
The right-handed slugger, who was recently named the ECAC Player of the Year, impressed in her junior campaign, and was named to the NFCA All-Northeast Region team for her efforts in the batter's box. Over the course of the season, Setterlund broke four single-season records (hits, doubles, RBI and runs) and was two home runs away from a fifth.
In May, Setterlund was named the America East Player of the Year, while also picking up All-Conference First Team honors for the third straight season, becoming just the sixth player in program history to be named to the first team at least three times.
The Terriers recently wrapped up their season in the NCAA Amherst Region, where they defeated No. 21 UMass for the first time since 1996, thus winning an NCAA game in back-to-back seasons - an America East first since Hofstra accomplished the feat back in 2000 and 2001.
Setterlund joins a prestigious group of 54 student-athletes and is one of three selections from the Northeast along with Fordham pitcher Jen Mineau (first team) and UMass hurler Sara Plourde (third team). Represented among the three All-American teams were 35 different institutions and 13 conferences. Each one of the eight schools that advanced to the College World Series has at least one athlete on the first, second or third team.