HAMBURG, N.Y. - The 2026 Academic All-District® Softball Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.

Senior Emma Gionta, juniors Kimberly Bentley and Kaitlin Stolowski, and sophomores Grace Schwarzkopf and Stephanie Mirras each represent Hilbert College Softball as members of the 2026 CSC All-District team. 

Emma Gionta earns her second career CSC Academic All-District Team after a standout 2026 both on the field and in the classroom. The Forensic Science - Crime Scene Investigation graduate posted a 4.0 spring semester GPA while also being named as the team's MVP. The Spencerport, NY native graduated with a 3.94 cumulative GPA following a spring softball season that saw her start all 30 games while hitting .333 and with a team-best 30 hits.

Kimberly Bentley also earned her second career CSC Academic All-District honor, posting a fifth consecutive 4.0 GPA semester this spring. The Rochester, NY native raised her cumulative GPA to 3.96 while leading the Hawks with three wins in the circle this spring. Bentley added a save and posted a pair of RBI at the plate. Bentley is entering her senior year in 2026-27 pursuing a degree in Forensic Science - Crime Scene Investigation.

Kaitlin Stolowski earned her first career CSC Academic All-District nod today after raising her cumulative GPA to 3.62 with a 3.58 spring semester GPA. On the field, Stolowski started 29 games and played in 28, while hitting .297 with 11 RBI. Stolowski is entering her senior year in 2026-27 pursuing a degree in Forensic Science.

Grace Schwarzkopf earned her first Career CSC Academic All-District honor today after a fourth consecutive 4.0 GPA semester to maintain her cumulative 4.0 GPA. Schwarzkopf started all 30 games for the Hawks and led the team with 21 RBI while hitting .345. She enters her junior year in 2026-27 pursuing a Forensic Science - Crime Scene Investigation degree.

Stephanie Mirras maintains a 3.9 cumulative GPA and led the Hawks with 60 innings pitched this spring as she earned her first career CSC Academic All-District placement today. The Seneca Falls, NY native tossed a pair of complete games and earned two wins in the circle this spring, while leading the Hilbert pitching staff with 35 strikeouts. Mirras enters her junior year in 2026-27 pursuing a degree in Sports Industry Management.

*** To support a nomination, each softball player must have competed in 90% of the team's games or have started in 66% of contests (for pitchers, it is 17 appearances, or 25 innings pitched) while maintaining a 3.5 cumulative grade point average. 

The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes softball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

What is College Sports Communicators?
College Sports Communicators (CSC) was founded in 1957 and is a 4,100+ member national association for strategic, creative and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada.   From its founding in 1957 until the 2022 name change, the organization was known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The organization, which celebrated its 65th year during the 2021-22 academic year, is the second oldest management association in all of intercollegiate athletics. College Sports Communicators became an affiliated partner with NACDA (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics) in December of 2008