CoSIDA RELEASES
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Three members of the Southern New Hampshire University baseball and softball teams were named to their respective Capital One Academic All-District teams, it was announced Thursday. Junior Ryan Gendron (Nashua, N.H.) of baseball and senior Ali Maloof (Norwood, Mass.) and junior Mo Hannan (Scarborough, Maine) of softball were selected, and all three are now eligible for Capital One Academic All-America honors.
Gendron, an outfielder, is one of two players to start all 42 games for Southern New Hampshire thus far this season. He is batting .252 with four home runs and 21 runs batted in on the season, while working a team-high 34 walks and posting a .421 on-base percentage. Gendron has registered seven multi-hit games on the season, and went 5-7 in a doubleheader sweep of Assumption College on April 18. Gendron is a Business Administration major.
Maloof, a Psychology major, has been dominant for the Penmen softball team in 2015. The Northeast-10 Player and Pitcher of the Year, Maloof is batting .427 with four home runs and 24 runs batted in, while she is currently in the midst of a 23-game hit streak. In the circle, she is 20-1 with a 1.36 earned run average and 153 strikeouts against just 24 walks in 134 innings of work. Opponents are batting .193 against Maloof this season.
Hannan, an NE-10 First Team selection in the outfield, is batting .411 with two home runs and 23 runs batted in. She has recorded 15 multi-hit games on the season, including five games with at least three hits, while her 35 runs scored are tops on the team this season. Third on the team with a .589 slugging percentage, Hannan is a Economics/Finance major.
To be eligible for Academic All-District and Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher and reached sophomore athletic and academic standing. The Capital One All-District and All-America teams are voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America.
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