SHERMAN – Austin College softball player Stefanie Faith has been named to the 2008 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III All-South Region Third Team, it was announced today. 

Faith, a freshman first baseman from Rowlett, led the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference with 12 home runs and 48 runs batted in.  Both totals are good for second most in SCAC single-season history.  In addition to her tremendous power numbers, Faith also batted .397 for the season with a .779 slugging percentage.  She was also among the conference leaders with 14 doubles. 

Faith was named the SCAC Player of the Week once this season, as well as being selected to the SCAC All-Tournament Team after leading the ’Roos to a third place finish at the conference championship. 

Austin College athletic teams participate as a member of the NCAA Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. 

About Austin College 

Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located approximately 30 minutes north of the greater Dallas metroplex in Sherman, Texas.  Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA).  Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges that Change Lives.