FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5-11-00

AASU's Julie King Earns GTE Academic All-District Softball Honors

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Junior softball pitcher Julie King, who ranks 7^th in NCAA Division II in ERA, was named to the 2000 GTE Academic All-District III Softball Second Team on Thursday, as voted on by members of CoSIDA.

A native of Sarasota, Fla., King is 15-1 with an 0.55 ERA this season and carries a 3.64 GPA in early childhood education. She has been a main part of the Pirates softball team that is ranked No. 1 in the nation and earlier this season she had a 60 2/3-consecutive scoreless inning streak, which ranks as the third-best streak in NCAA Division II history.

King is the first player to earn GTE Academic All-District honors for the Pirate softball squad, which in its third season of competition.

The Pirate softball team is competing at the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional on May 12-13 in Kennesaw, Ga. The Pirates are the top seed in the four-team regional and are trying to advance to the NCAA Division II Women's College World Series in Columbus, Ga., on May 18-21.

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