Jalissa Gum has become the second Arkansas Tech University softball student-athlete to receive All-America honors.
Gum, a junior from Red Rock, Okla., was named to the 2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-America second team and the 2016 National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-America third team.
She joins Siarra Gomez, a 2013 NFCA All-America third team selection, as the only Golden Suns ever named All-America in softball.
Gum was 22-4 with a 0.60 earned run average as a pitcher in 2016. She led NCAA Division II in ERA and also ranked among national leaders in hits allowed per seven innings (2nd, 3.18), shutouts (5th, 11) and strikeouts per seven innings (6th, 9.9).
Her 22 wins in 2016 are second-most in a single season by an Arkansas Tech softball pitcher. Dana Aldrich holds the school record with 26 wins in 2008.
Gum was also one of the Golden Suns’ top hitters during the recently completed season. She finished with a .369 batting average and led the team in home runs (10) and runs batted in (49).
In addition to her All-America awards, Gum was also named All-GAC, GAC pitcher of the year and all-region by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association and NFCA.
The College Sports Information Directors of America voted Gum to its 2016 Academic All-District VII team. She carries a 3.42 grade point average as a biology major.
Arkansas Tech completed the 2016 season with a record of 49-11. Under the direction of head coach Kristina McSweeney, The Golden Suns established a new school record for wins in a season, captured the Great American Conference regular season championship, won the NCAA Division II Tournament Central Region 1 title and hosted an NCAA Division II Tournament Super Regional.
