2026 CSC Academic All-District Team
 
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University softball team placed five student-athletes on the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team, the organization announced Tuesday.
 
Earning CSC Academic All-District recognition for their performances both on the field and in the classroom from The Rock this season were senior pitcher Paige Gresgott, senior third baseman Aubrey Mansfield, sophomore left fielder Alyssa Massucci, senior second baseman Grace Smith and sophomore pitcher Kayla Williams.
 
In order to be eligible to earn CSC Academic All-District recognition, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and own a cumulative GPA above 3.50 while having significant athletic credentials.
 
Position players must have competed in 90 percent of their institution's total games or started in at least 66 percent of the institution's total games (percentages could not be rounded up). For pitchers, eligible nominees needed to have pitched at least 25 innings or appeared in 17 games.
 
Nomination limits per institution are in place for each sport in which the CSC sponsors an academic all-district team. In the sport of softball, each school can nominate a maximum of five student-athletes.
 
Mansfield is making her third appearance on the academic all-district team while Tuesday's announcement served the first such honor in the careers of Gresgott, Massucci, Smith and Williams.
 
Slippery Rock recently completed its 2026 season with a 27-20 overall record, marking the program's third winning season in the last four years while also qualifying for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament for a fourth consecutive season. SRU's 27 wins in 2026 tied for the third most in single-season in program history.
 
A look at the season and career highlights for each of The Rock's selections can be found below.
 
PAIGE GRESGOTT
Year: Senior
Major: Safety Management
GPA: 4.00
Position: Pitcher
2026 Season: Made 24 appearances in the circle, 18 of which were starts. Had a career-year, going 9-4 with one save. Posted a 3.87 ERA and .256 opponent batting average with 67 strikeouts over 101.1 innings pitched. Logged six complete games. Ranked 10th in the PSAC in opponent batting average.
 
Career Rankings: Strikeouts (13th / 165), Appearances (14th / 61), Wins (15th / 16), Starts (15th / 40), Innings Pitched (16th / 218.1), Opponent Batting Average (20th / .297)
 
AUBREY MANSFIELD
Year: Senior
Major: Health and Physical Education
GPA: 3.842
Position: Third Base
2026 Season: One of only two Rock athletes to start all 47 games. Concluded record-setting career by slashing .276/.337/.408 with 31 runs scored, two home runs and 31 RBIs in 2026. Also stole eight bases while compiling 12 multi-hit games, nine multi-RBI contests and a .745 OPS.
 
Career Rankings: Doubles (1st / 44), Games Played (1st / 202), Starts (1st / 196), Hits (3rd / 182), Runs (5th / 104), RBI (5th / 114), Walks (5th / 56), Home Runs (17th / 11)
 
ALYSSA MASSUCCI
Year: Sophomore
Major: Health and Physical Education
GPA: 4.000
Position: Left Field
2026 Season: Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season after batting .353 with a .371 on-base percentage and .560 slugging percentage. Scored 28 runs while launching four home runs and collecting 24 RBIs. 19 of 53 hits went for extra bases (11 doubles, four triples, four home runs). Tied for the team lead in triples all the while ranking second in OPS (.931), home runs, doubles and slugging percentage. Had 14 multi-hit games. 43 of 45 starts came in left field.
 
2026 Single-Season Program Record Rankings: Hits (10th / 53), Total Bases (12th / 84), Doubles (16th / 11)
 
GRACE SMITH
Year: Senior
Major: Exercise Science
GPA: 3.588
Position: Second Base
2026 Season: Closed collegiate career with a personal-best season. Started 38 games at second base on the way to hitting .320 with 18 runs, two home runs and 22 RBIs. Produced a .393 on-base percentage while slugging .524. 13 of 33 hits in 2026 were doubles, which represented a team-best total.
 
2026 Single-Season Program Record Rankings: Doubles (4th / 13)
 
KAYLA WILLIAMS
Year: Sophomore
Major: Exercise Science
GPA: 3.701
Position: Pitcher
2026 Season: Improved on solid freshman season in nearly every statistical pitching category as a sophomore. Used primarily as a reliever (14 appearances) in addition to making four starts. Was 3-5 with two saves and a 4.37 ERA in 49.2 innings pitched. Struck out 29 batters while limiting opponents to a .269 batting average. Despite pitching 13 more innings in 2026 than her freshman year, cut her walks surrendered by 16 (40 in 2025 / 24 in 2026). Also recorded eight hits at the plate, driving in four runs and holding a .333 on-base percentage.
 
 
 


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