GREENWOOD, IN. – The 2025 season for Pace Softball has been nothing short of eventful. From becoming the East Region Champions, being part of the NCAA Final Four, to the various individual accolades, the Setters are not only accomplished on the field but also in the classroom, as four student-athletes earned College Sport Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Honors Tuesday afternoon.

The 2025 Academic All-District Softball teams, selected by the CSC, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom across all three NCAA Divisions and the NAIA.

Alexa Borino, Brianna Shea, Gisselle Garcia, and Kaylee Matsuda are the student-athletes for the Blue and Gold represented in the Division II list, and each have garnered above a cumulative 3.50 GPA while excelling in their respective positions.

Borino holds a 3.87 GPA while majoring in Criminal Justice. Throughout the season, she has appeared in 56 games, making 54 starts, and recorded a .282 batting average with 69 RBI, 41 runs, 49 hits, eight doubles, three triples, and two home runs. The senior hit for a cycle in just four innings during the doubleheader sweep of Dominican (N.Y.) on March 23.

Shea, who is the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President, earned the accolades of First Team All-NE10 and D2CCA Second Team All-Region. Throughout the academic year, she governed a 3.83 GPA as an Applied Psychology and Human Relations major. She wrapped up her senior season with a .293 average at the plate with 49 hits, 32 runs, six doubles, three triples, and two home runs. During the year, she tallied her 100^th career RBI, and at the NCAA Tournament in Tennessee, she became the all-time leader in RBI with 120, thanks to her 33 on the year. 

Garcia is a name that is very familiar when it comes to Pace Softball. With her season accomplishments of being NE10 Pitcher of the Year, East Region Pitcher of the Year, D2CCA First Team All-Region, NFCA & D2CCA First Team All-American, and being the first NE10 pitcher to record 1,000+ career strikeouts, she left a little bit of room under her belt for academic achievements. As a major in criminal justice, she features a 3.71 GPA to claim the CSC Academic All-District honors. She capped off her career with a .73 ERA, 30-7 win/loss record, 30 complete games, and six saves.

Matsuda is the last of the quartet to be listed for Pace and she holds a 3.76 cumulative GPA while majoring in Finance. She is third on the team this season with a .299 batting average with 41 hits, 35 runs, two triples, one double, and 13 RBI. 

Out of the four, Shea and Garcia are also selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists and will advance to the national ballot that will be released on June 17.

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