BAUMGARTNER, HORNER & FISHER RECEIVE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT II HONORS

Melissa Baumgartner

Samantha Horner

Scott Fisher

Richard Stockton third baseman Melissa Baumgartner (Mt. Ephraim/Audubon) was selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Softball First Team for the second consecutive year. Ospreys’ shortstop Samantha Horner (Newfield/Buena) was voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II Softball Second Team.

Stockton baseball designated hitter Scott Fisher (Toms River/TR East) was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II First Team. As First Team selections, Baumgartner and Fisher will be on the ballot for Academic All-America honors, to be announced on May 26 (softball) and May 27 (baseball).

Baumgartner earned her third consecutive Academic All-District II nod. In addition to her two First Team honors, the senior was chosen to the Academic All-District II Second Team in 2007. Baumgartner, a physical therapy major with a perfect 4.00 grade point average, is the salutatorian of the Richard Stockton College graduating class of 2009. On the field, she has batted .267 with two doubles, three triples, 17 RBI and 12 runs scored in 36 games this season.

Horner is a graduating senior with a 3.52 grade point average as a marketing major. She was named to the NFCA East Region First Team and NJAC All-Conference Honorable Mention this season. Horner leads the league in runs (45) and stolen bases (26) and ranks second in the NJAC in batting (.458) and third in on-base percentage (.481). She has played in 159 career games, and she is Stockton’s all-time leader in at-bats, hits, runs, triples and stolen bases.

Fisher, a senior and visual communications major with a 3.43 GPA, earned NJAC First Team honors this year after batting .446 with school records of 16 doubles and 12 home runs. The lefty batter leads the NJAC in slugging percentage (.876) and stands tied for the league lead in home runs. Fisher also ranks second in the conference in on-base percentage (.542) and third in batting, RBI (47) and doubles. Last year, he became Stockton’s first baseball All-American.

The academic baseball and softball squads were chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The CoSIDA District II College Division consists of all non-Division I schools in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. Nominees must be a starter or important reserve who have reached sophomore academic and athletic standing with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average.