RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – A day after being named to the NFCA All-America teams, Augustana softball student-athletes Mary Pardo and Gracey Brink have been named to the D2CCA All-America teams.
 
Pardo earns First Team All-America honors from the D2CCA for the outfield position while Brink earns second-team accolades at catcher.
 
Hailing from Andover, Minnesota, Pardo is the nation's leader in home runs with 26. She batted .368 for the year with a team-high 67 RBI, a mark that ranks sixth in the nation. She also totaled 167 total bases, leading the nation in that category. Pardo has now been named First Team All-America by the NFCA and D2CCA while earning All-Region honors from both organizations. Pardo is also a two-time First Team All-NSIC honoree.
 
Brink, a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, earns her second career All-America accolade on consecutive days. Having earned Third Team NFCA All-America honors on Wednesday, Brink was Augustana's leader in batting average at .422. She ranked second in the NSIC with four triples this season and belted nine home runs and added nine doubles.  She also found herself on-base more times than not holding a .506 on-base percentage for the season.
 
Augustana concluded its season with a 50-10 record and won the NSIC regular season and tournament championships.