Bowling Green State University Athletics
Erin Zwinck An Academic All-American!
June 08, 2000 | Softball
June 8, 2000
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green softball student-athlete Erin Zwinck has been named to the GTE Academic All-America Softball University Division First Team. Zwinck, who recently completed her senior season, becomes only the third Falcon softball student-athlete ever to earn All-America first-team honors.
Zwinck, who was selected to the team as a designated player, split time between the third-base and DP spots in 2000. She made 26 starts at the hot corner and 23 at the DP position.
Zwinck hit .329 as the Falcons recorded an overall record of 33-18, and she batted a whopping .429 in Mid-American Conference contests as the Brown and Orange tied for the league's East Division title. In the MAC Tournament, Zwinck hit .333 as BGSU posted a runner-up finish. She was named to the All-MAC First Team.
Zwinck, a native of White Lake, Mich., ranked eighth in the MAC with 49 hits. She scored 26 runs and knocked in 28. Her RBI total ties her for fourth on the BGSU single-season list. Zwinck had a slugging percentage of .436 to lead the team, and had a .492 slugging percentage in league games.
Zwinck had a team-high 15 multiple-hit games, including three-hit contests vs. both Kent and Ohio. The Falcons were 20-6 in games in which she started at third base.
Zwinck ends her BGSU career tied for sixth on the school list with 26 doubles. She is seventh with 10 triples, tied for eighth with five homers, ninth with 153 hits and 10th in both batting average (.291) and RBI (62).
Last month, Zwinck was named to the GTE Academic All-District IV First Team, making her eligible for the national team. She joins former Falcon softball standouts Amy Lienhardt (1988) and Kathy Holland (1995) in earning academic All-America first-team laurels.
Zwinck, the only MAC student-athlete named to the national first team, has a cumulative grade point average of 3.55 as a sport management major.
The complete GTE Academic All-America Team follows:
2000 GTE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA SOFTBALL TEAMSUNIVERSITY DIVISION
First Team Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown GPA/Major P Lana Moran* Oklahoma Sr. San Bernardino, Calif. 3.88/Sociology P Amanda Scott Fresno St. Sr. Clovis, Calif. 3.31/Communications C Keri McCallum Mississippi St. Sr. Port Orchard, Wash. 3.59/Biological Sciences IF Amanda Berg Wisconsin Gr. Chippewa Falls, Wis. 3.8 Grad./3.59/Business/Accounting IF Pam Kosanke Michigan Sr. Chesterfield, Mo. 3.64/Business Administration IF Michelle Meadows Virginia Tech Sr. Richmond, Va. 3.92/Science of Food, Nutrition & Exercise/Chemistry/Biology IF Kerry Purvis Colgate Sr. Kingston, N.Y. 3.48/Math/Economics OF Naomi Fitzgerald Baylor Jr. College Grove, Tenn. 3.72/Sociology OF Jennifer Price St. Mary's (CA) Sr. Napa, Calif. 3.97/English OF Alicia Smith Hofstra Sr. Katonah, N.Y. 3.68/Physical Education DP Erin Zwinck Bowling Green Sr. White Lake, Mich. 3.55/Sport Management
Second Team P Debbie Kind Wis.-Green Bay Sr. Pulaski, Wis. 3.89/Human Biology P Jennifer Spediacci Washington Sr. Fremont, Calif. 3.22/Business C Lauren Buck Jacksonville St. Jr. Highland Village, Tex. 3.58/Biology IF Jessica Gorham Southwest Mo. St. Jr. Excelsior Springs, Mo. 4.00/Accounting IF Ginger Jones Alabama Jr. Northport, Ala. 3.58/Marine Science IF Amy Parker Boston Univ. Sr. Newburgh, N.Y. 3.94/Physical Therapy IF Cathy Peverly Illinois State Sr. El Paso, Ill. 4.00/Math Education OF Karen Gulini Penn State Sr. Easton, Pa. 3.62/Secondary Educ. OF Leslie Kwiatkowski Kentucky Jr. South Bend, Ind. 3.57/Accounting OF Lisa Verheul Texas-Arlington Sr. Coppell, Texas 3.83/Exercise, Sport & Health Studies DP Kathleen Richter Texas Jr. Austin, Texas 3.92/History
Third Team P Beth Dieter Florida Sr. Orlando, Fla. 3.94/Undecided P Holly Killion Western Illinois Sr. Coal Valley, Ill. 3.26/Elementary Education C Jarrah Myers Notre Dame So. Carbondale, Kan. 3.68/Environmental Science IF Tara Asbill LSU Sr. Elgin, S.C. 3.38/Kinesiology IF Keely Franks Texas Sr. Trophy Club, Texas 3.69/Sport Management IF Kylie Sloan Northern Iowa Sr. Carlisle, Iowa 3.89/Biology IF Sandy Taylor Utah State Sr. Poway, Calif. 3.25/Political Science/Pre-Law OF Jessica Mack Manhattan Jr. Marlboro, N.J. 3.91/Elementary Education OF Nicole Weston Central Michigan Sr. Grand Ledge, Mich. 3.84/Health Fitness OF Becky Witt Fresno State Jr. Reseda, Calif. 3.62/Sports Medicine DP Charelle Ainslie UNLV Sr. Melbourne, Australia 3.84/Kinesiology
* GTE Academic All-America of the Year - University Division
