SPARTANBURG, S.C.  – For the second consecutive year and her final season of eligibility, senior Sydney Watson of the Converse University softball team has earned CSC Academic All-District honors.

To earn the recognition, a student-athlete must compete in 90% of a team's contests or start in two-thirds of the team's games. Student-athletes must also have a minimum 3.50 GPA and be at least a sophomore academically. Watson was the lone Valkyrie to appear in all 49 of the team's games, also starting every game.

Last year, Watson became the second athlete in Converse history recognized as a CSC Academic All-American in any sport. She will move on to the second round of voting again this year. Academic All-America selections will be released on June 4.

A senior from Plant City, Florida, Watson is also the program's first two-time all-conference honoree and the program's first first-team honoree, which she earned at the conclusion of the regular season. She led the Valkyries offensively with a .420 batting average, seven doubles, 11 home runs, 49 RBIs, 19 runs scored and a stolen base. Her 11 long bombs this season broke her own program record set last season. Watson had the fifth multi-home-run game in program history when she went yard twice against Young Harris on April 5.

Watson is joined on the Academic All-District list by 31 other Conference Carolinas student-athletes.

The full list from the College Sports Communicators can be found here.

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