GREENWOOD, Ind.— Senior Kendall Marinesi of Cal Lutheran softball was selected to the 2020 Academic All-District Softball Team by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

The award recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Marinesi, a third baseman for the Regals, had a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average (GPA) while majoring in interdisciplinary education studies.

Marinesi (Santee, Calif.) will go down as one of the best to play softball for the Purple and Gold. She was named Academic All-District for the second straight year. Marinesi has been a focal point of the offense and the defense during her four-year career at Cal Lutheran. With her senior year being cut short, she has still made her mark in the CLU record books. She sits third with 15 home runs and a slugging percentage of .713. She tied the program's season mark for home runs in 2019 with 12. In her four-year career, Marinesi hit .393 with 118 hits, 29 doubles, 86 RBI, 68 runs and has a fielding percentage of .932.
 
Honorees selected first-team Academic All-District® will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. Academic All-America® honorees will be announced from June 8-11.

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Release by Ryan Jorgenson, Sports Information Director