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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Seven members of the 2012-13 University of South Alabama softball squad have been tabbed All-America Scholar Athletes by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), as announced by the organization on Monday.
 
The program has had at least that many awarded three times since its inception in 2007.
 
Alex Breeden, Blair Johnson, Hannah Campbell, Jessica Dobson, Julie Moss, Kaitlyn Griffith and Meghan Collins were awarded the honor, which is bestowed upon any player submitted by a member coach who achieved a 3.50 grade-point average (GPA) or higher during the 2012-13 academic year.
 
Collins, now a graduate student, made the list all four years of her athletic career, and current seniors Campbell and Moss were selected for a third time. Johnson and Griffith have been named to the list twice and are entering their junior year.

USA was also named an Academic All-America Team after posting a 3.285 collective GPA.
 
The NFCA is the professional growth organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play. South Alabama has had either a top-50 program rank or a handful of individuals named All-Academic Scholar Athletes by the NFCA since the program's 2007.
 
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