CoSIDA Academic All-America Release
Muller Becomes Second Adelphi Softball Academic All-American
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Adelphi pitcher Ally Muller was named a CoSIDA Division II Academic All-American on Wednesday, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Muller earned her first-ever Academic All-America honor, as she was named to the Second Team. She is just the second Adelphi softball student-athlete to be named Academic All-America, joining Brenna Martini who was a three-time selection. SNHU pitcher Maddy Barone earned Academic All-America honors back in 2020.
A three-time NE10 Elite 24 Award winner, Muller graduated in May with her bachelor's degree in Psychology and a 3.981 cumulative grade-point average.
In 2021, Muller was just as exceptional in the circle, as she was in the classroom. The right-hander posted a 17-5 record with a league-leading 13 shutouts and 178 strikeouts, en route to being named the NE10 Southwest Division Pitcher of the Year.
Muller was nearly untouchable in conference play. In 14 regular-season games against NE10 opponents, the NFCA Second-Team All-American tallied a 0.40 ERA, to go along with a .117 batting average against.
At one point, Muller tossed 86.2 scoreless innings between Mar. 27 and May 9 and won 16 consecutive decisions. She ranked in the Top 25 in all of Division II in complete games, ERA, strikeouts and strikeouts per seven innings.
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