Oregon State Junior Ta'Tyana McElroy Earns COSIDA/ESPN Academic First Team All-District 8 Honors

Sophomore Cambria Miranda is a second team selection.

Ta’Tyana McElroy Photo Courtesy: Oregon State Barometer

CORVALLIS - Oregon State junior pitcher Ta`Tyana McElroy earned first team CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8 honors and sophomore utility player Cambria Miranda earned second team honors on Friday.

McElroy boasts a 14-6 overall record and has pitched the Beavers to victory against four teams ranked nationally in the Top 25. She won 12 consecutive games in the circle during Oregon State`s school record 28-game winning streak. A native of Los Angeles, McElroy holds a 3.35 GPA as a Business Administration major.

Miranda, from Camarillo, CA, is batting .325 with a team-leading 14 home runs and 46 runs scored. She was named USA Softball National Player of the Week, Louisville Slugger/NFCA National Player of the Week and Pac-10 Player of the Week for April 17th-23rd and had a streak of six consecutive Pac-10 games with a home run. Miranda holds a 3.23 GPA as an Exercise and Sport Science major.

In order to be nominated for Academic All-District and All-America honors, a player must be a starter or significant reserve, must have a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and must have completed at least one full academic year at her institution. Voting is done by member of CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

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