Marist senior shortstop Melissa Giordano was named a third team Academic All-American by ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA on Wednesday. Giordano, a former Stamford High School star, is the second Marist athlete to earn the All-American status, as well as the second softball player in program history to garner the award.
“I am proud to be a part of such an elite group of players that are very accomplished on and off the field,” Giordano said in a press release released by the school. “It speaks very highly of the education I received from Marist College. It is an honor to be recognized for my academics.”
Giordano was the 2009 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year. She led the conference in batting average (.429), on-base percentage (.491), hits (66), runs (42) and doubles (19). She added eight home runs and 21 runs batted in.
Additionally, Giordano was named First Team All-MAAC and is a three-time member of the MAAC All-Academic Team. She set Marist single-season records in batting average and doubles.
Marist completed the 2009 season with a 16-33 record.
