FSU's Paige Kortz Garners Academic All-District First Team Softball Honors

Big Rapids, Mich. - Ferris State University softball junior centerfielder Paige Kortz (Brooklyn/Napoleon) has been tabbed to the 2021 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District IV First Team.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. As first-team all-district pick, Kortz will now advance in the process for consideration as an Academic All-America choice.

Kortz was one of 11 student-athletes named to the Academic All-District IV Team and among only four from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) on the list.

This season, Kortz hit a squad-best .384 overall with a team-high 53 hits in 42 games played for the Bulldogs, who finished the year with 15 victories. She also produced 22 RBI's and scored 22 times while drawing 12 walks. Overall, Kortz notched six doubles with a triple and four homers in addition leading the team with 20 stolen bases. Additionally, she had 11 extra-base hits.

In the field, Kortz was the Bulldogs' everyday centerfielder and posted a .974 fielding percentage with 70 put-outs and four assists on the year.

Kortz was named to the All-GLIAC First Team for the Bulldogs this year and she is a three-year letterwinner and starter in the FSU program. She was also chosen to this year's National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II All-Midwest Region squad.

Previously, Kortz was named in 2020 to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team and is a two-time All-GLIAC First Team pick.

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