DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Delaware Valley College senior shortstop Bethany Pavlik has earned a spot on the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)/ESPN The Magazine Softball Academic All-District II First Team.

An equine science and management/pre-vet major who maintains a 3.79 cumulative grade point average, Pavlik was named to the all-Freedom Conference team for the fourth straight year. She started 29 games and led the team in batting (.379), slugging (.536), hits (36), triples (5), home runs (2) and RBIs (28) while placing second in runs scored (20) and doubles (5).

Pavlik wrapped up her career as the school's all-time leader in RBIs with 98 and a share of the home run mark with 19. She finished second all-time in hits with 140 and fourth in batting with a .384 average.

Pavlik has garnered numerous academic honors over the years as well. She was a third-team academic all-district honoree last year and has been a member of the past two Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area and Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Spring All-Academic Teams (2010 teams yet to be announced).

The members of CoSIDA select the academic teams in their respective districts with the first-team selections – including Pavlik - moving on to the national ballot for Academic All-America honors. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in class standing, a starter or significant reserve and maintain a 3.30 or better cumulative grad point average. The College Division District II consists of all non-NCAA Division I college and universities in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.