Setterlund Earns Easton Third Team All-American Status
June 17, 2009 | Softball
BOSTON - For the first time in 13 years, the Boston University softball team has fielded an All-American, as sophomore April Setterlund has been named a 2009 Easton Third Team All-American, as announced by the organization. Setterlund helped guide the Terriers to one of their best seasons in school history as they won their first America East Championship in six years and claimed two victories in the NCAA Atlanta Regional.
Setterlund is the first All-American for the softball program since Audrey West was a third team NFCA Division I All-American in 1996.
Despite an injury, Setterlund flourished in her sophomore campaign, batting an impressive .396 with eight home runs and 29 RBIs. She broke a single-season school record earlier in the year with 15 doubles and has hit 27 two-baggers in two seasons - only eight away from breaking the career mark. Her .396 clip is currently fifth all-time in single-season batting averages. She was an America East All-Conference First Team honoree at season's end, a 2009 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Northeast Region Team member and most recently was named to the 2009 ECAC Division I All-Star First Team.
Setterlund was an integral member of the BU softball team, which completed its historical season with single-season team records for wins (43), hits (453), doubles (83) and stolen bases (94). The Terriers advanced to the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2003 after claiming its seventh America East Championship crown and won two games in the Atlanta Regional over Iowa and Auburn.
