Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame

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April Setterlund

  • Class
    2011
  • Induction
    2017
  • Sport(s)
    Softball
A three-time BU softball All-American, April Setterlund ('11) helped the Terriers reach two NCAA tournaments, highlighted by the program's first regional final appearance in 13 years in 2009, and become the first America East team since 2000-01 to earn a NCAA win in back-to-back seasons.

Recognized as the conference's top player in both 2010 and 2011, she graduated from BU holding six single-season records and as the all-time leader in batting average (.417), hits (264), doubles (60), RBIs (140) runs (170) and slugging percentage (.681) while ranking tied-for-second in home runs (31).

Excelling off the field as well, Setterlund was a model student who was named the 2011 BU Athletics Woman of the Year after receiving the prestigious Scarlet Key Award and being named to the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll two times.
 
Her freshman year, the Torrance, California, native finished fourth in the conference hitting .354 to claim AE Rookie of the Year honors, and her career skyrocketed from that moment forward. In 2009, she batted .396 en route to All-America Third Team accolades to join BU Hall of Fame pitcher Audrey West ('96) as the only All-Americans in program history. The following year, though, Setterlund made history by ranking fifth nationally in batting average (.482) and eighth in slugging percentage (.861) to become BU's first-ever First Team All-American. She batted .434 her final season to add Second Team All-America honors, as the Terriers were one win away from an America East championship three-peat.
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