Softball | June 11, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Five University of South Carolina Aiken softball standouts have been named to the PBC Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College.

Payton Baker holds a 3.519 GPA in business administration while Taylor Butts carried a 3.52 GPA in exercise and sports science. Cameron Greene garnered a 3.873 GPA in exercise and sports science. Lakyn Phillips holds a 3.597 GPA in chemistry while Ashlyn White maintains a 3.735 GPA in applied computer science.

Additionally, Baker, Butts and Phillips were also recently named to the CSC Academic All-District Team.

To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility.

Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.