Thursday, May 07, 2009

UH Softball's Katie Bush Honored for Academics

HOUSTON, TEXAS (May 7, 2009) University of Houston softball senior Katie Bush was named to the Conference USA All-Academic team and to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Second Team for the third consecutive year, both of which were announced on Thursday.

Bush was also named the softball Academic MVP at the University of Houston All-Sports Banquet on Monday.

The centerfielder is a four-time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll member, and three-time C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal recipient.

She currently has a 3.70 GPA, and obtained her kinesiology degree in December 2008.

The Brenham, Texas native leads the Cougars with a .424 batting average in C-USA games and is 11th in NCAA, as well as first in the conference in SAC bunts (21).

Katie Bush and the rest of the Cougars play No. 6 Southern Miss at 9 p.m. CT Thursday on Helen of Troy Field in El Paso, Texas as part of the C-USA Championship presented by Helen of Troy.

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