Gravish named CSC Academic All-District

Kutztown University pitcher Haley Gravish (Hamburg, Pa./Hamburg) was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Division II Softball Team earlier this week.

Gravish, a sophomore, is a social media theory and strategy major that sported a 3.93 cumulative grade point average at the time of her nomination. The CSC Academic All-America program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom.

The Hamburg Pa., native stepped up in a big way for the Golden Bears this spring. Gravish threw just 5.2 innings during her first collegiate season on a senior-heavy Kutztown team in 2022, but transformed into the staff's ace in 2023. She set new career-best numbers across the board with a 2.34 earned run average, 19 wins, 14 complete games, 164.1 innings pitched and 113 strikeouts in 36 appearances (21 starts).

Gravish also contributed 17 hits, 11 RBIs, six doubles and two home runs offensively for the Golden Bears. Kutztown finished with a 30-26 overall record, while qualifying for the PSAC Championship and NCAA Division II Championship tournaments.

Gravish earned All-PSAC East Second Team recognition this season. She ranked second in the PSAC in wins, fifth in innings pitched, sixth in ERA and seventh in strikeouts at the conclusion of Kutztown's season.

Academic All-District honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. First, Second and Third Team Academic All-America honorees will be announced June 6.