Sugg named candidate for Senior CLASS Award

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – BYU senior catcher Libby Sugg was named as a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award on Thursday.

A 2018 NFCA All-American Third Team selection, Sugg earned various honors during the 2018 campaign and was both an NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team and All-West Coast Conference First Team selection. A three-time WCC Player of the Week, Sugg also excelled off the field as a member of the WCC All-Academic Softball Team. 

During the regular season, she led the team in several categories, including batting average (.423), RBI (64), hits (63), doubles (13) and home runs (11). 

So far in the 2019 season, Sugg is second on the team in RBI with 12, has hit two homers as well as a pair of doubles. 

Thirty of the top NCAA® softball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate softball.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. 

The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists later in the season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.

The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2019 Women’s College World Series®.

For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.