Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns ace Ashley Brignac was acknowledged for her on and off the field achievements on Friday.

Brignac was named to the Capital One Academic All-District softball team for the second time in her career, adding to the honor in 2009. Brignac was one of two pitchers named to the District VI Academic All-District first team as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

As a first-team member, Brignac is now a finalist for the Capital One Academic All-American team which will be announced on Thursday, May 26.

Brignac, an Exercise Science major, has maintained a 4.00 GPA throughout her four-year career at UL. In the circle in 2011, she paces the Sun Belt with a 25-5 record and sits second in the league with a 1.34 ERA.

The River Ridge native has struck out 192 batters in 178.0 innings while giving up just 46 runs.

The Cajuns return to action this weekend as they travel to Monroe for a three-game series with La.-Monroe. The series marks the final regular season games of 2011 for a Cajuns squad that is seeking its 10^th Sun Belt Conference Regular Season title in 11 years.

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