Brown honored as Second Team CSC Academic All-American
GREENWOOD, Ind. -- Bellevue University's Marguerite Brown (Chatham, Ontario) has been named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators Softball Academic All-America Team, the organization announced today.
The CSC Academic All-America program honors top student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, and II, as well as the NAIA, for their combined achievements in competition and in the classroom.
Brown becomes the first CSC Academic All-American in program history after a banner first year as the Bruins' catcher. She batted .460 with a .510 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage, totaling 86 hits, 43 runs, 29 doubles, two triples, nine home runs, 40 RBIs, 18 walks, and 146 total bases.
Brown led BU in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, hits, doubles, runs scored, and total bases. She also ranked second on the team in home runs and RBIs.
Her .460 batting average and 29 doubles both set Bellevue single-season records. Brown also finished fourth in program history in single-season hits, fifth in on-base percentage, sixth in total bases, and 10th in slugging percentage.
Brown produced 28 multi-hit games, 12 multi-RBI games, and homered in nine games. She went 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, and a home run at Dakota State on March 30, and matched her season high with four hits against Dickinson State on April 24. She drove in a season-high three runs against Valley City State on March 21, Concordia (Neb.) on March 25, and Bismarck State on May 1.
The CSC Academic All-America honor adds to a postseason list that included NAIA Second Team All-America, Frontier Conference Newcomer of the Year, first-team all-Frontier Conference, Frontier Conference Tournament All-Tournament Team recognition. Brown was also named Frontier Conference Player of the Week on March 16, CSC Academic All-District, and academic all-Frontier Conference.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and hold a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Position players must compete in at least 90 percent of their team's games or start at least 66 percent, while pitchers must make at least 17 appearances or throw a minimum of 35 innings. Transfer and graduate students must also meet GPA requirements specific to their previous and current institutions.
Bellevue wrapped up the 2026 season with a 25-29 overall record and a 10-16 mark in the Frontier Conference. The Bruins advanced to the championship game of the Frontier Conference Tournament before falling to league champion Dickinson State, 5-4.