LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bellarmine University softball graduate pitcher Kelsie Houchens, senior infielder Harlie Bickett, senior pitcher Claire Lehmkuhler and junior outfielder Madison Davis were recognized on the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-District team for the 2025 season.

In her first season at Bellarmine, Houchens, who earned her master's in digital media, led the Knights' pitching staff in nearly every category, ranking first in wins (4), ERA (4.11), WHIP (1.58), complete games (8), innings pitched (114.0) and appearances (26) and ranked second on the team in strikeouts (31) and games started (20).

Bicket, who earned her degree in sports management, started all 41 games at shortstop for the Knights and was a steady force as the team's leadoff hitter, leading in hitting (.254), hits (32), stolen bases (9), total bases (44) and hit by pitch (3) while tying for the team lead in triples (1) and ranking second in doubles (7) and third in RBI (9) and walks (14).

A four-year starter, Lehmkuhler earned her degree in nursing and led the team in strikeouts (38) and starts (21) while ranking second on the team in wins (2), innings pitched (80.2), complete games (2) and appearances (24). She also contributed to the team's only shutout win of the season.

Davis, a respiratory therapy major, was also a force to reckon with in the lineup this season, ranking second on the team in hitting (.250), third in doubles (4) and fourth in stolen bases (2). She recorded the third best average on the team in ASUN conference games, hitting .264.

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