CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College softball team qualified the maximum number of honorees for the 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District roster, announced on Tuesday afternoon.

PC is one of three institutions in the Big South Conference to offer up five individuals on the CSC Academic All-District lineup, along with Radford and Winthrop. This is the second time in a three-year span that at least four Blue Hose made the cut.

Presby's collection of Academic All-District picks this year are (listed in alphabetical order) sophomore shortstop Baxleigh Arnette, senior first baseman Blair Darby, senior centerfielder Gracie DeCuir, senior pitcher Peyton Duncan, and junior two-way Avery Robinson.

Student-athletes must meet strict requirements both on the field and in the classroom to be included on this list. Honorees must have a 3.5 GPA or higher while participating in at least 90 percent of their team's games. Freshmen are ineligible.

The Blue Hose ended a four-year postseason drought by returning to the Big South Tournament earlier this month. They posted a final record of 20-32 and celebrated five All-Conference recipients.






 
BAXLEIGH ARNETTE
3.59 | Public Health
So. | SS | Lake View, S.C.

 
- A Big South All-Freshman selection last spring who elevated to First Team status in just her second year, Arnette assembled 18 of her 31 hits this season versus league opponents.

- Hitting .400 over the last four weeks of the regular season and ranking second on the roster with seven successful steals, Baxleigh laid down nine extra-base hits including her first career homer to defeat eventual conference champion USC Upstate and send PC back to the playoffs.

- Arnette has appeared in all 102 games over the first half of her college tenure. She already ranks seventh in school history with 33 total swipes.


 
BLAIR DARBY
3.92 | Business Administration
Sr. | 1B | Spartanburg, S.C.

 
- Holding the highest grade-point average of the five PC players to make the list, Darby batted .269 during her senior stint which featured 25 runs-batted-in (second on the team) and nine doubles.

- The Spartanburg native pulverized a three-run homer in the opening round of the Big South bracket versus Gardner-Webb in her hometown. It was Blair's seventh and last longball in a Blue Hose uniform.

- She secured nine multi-hit efforts as the year progressed, getting back on the CSC Academic All-District Team for the second time in a row.


 
GRACIE DeCUIR
3.53 | Biology
Sr. | CF | Moncks Corner, S.C.

 
- DeCuir played some of her best games once the schedule turned to league action, bumping up from .228 to .295 in Big South matchups.

- An always-reliable defensive assignment, Gracie appeared in 170 contests over her time in Clinton and reached base 116 times. As a senior in the outfield, she committed only two errors in 108 chances.

- DeCuir put together her third three-hit showing at Radford back in March, combining for four knocks in a pivotal road series victory at Gardner-Webb just over two weeks later.


 
PEYTON DUNCAN
3.86 | Biology
Sr. | P | Tabor City, N.C.

 
- One of the most accomplished pitchers to ever don the Blue Hose colors, Duncan signs off on a superb four years that entailed 440-plus innings and 30 complete games.

- She is now 4^th in school history for both career wins (33) and overall strikeouts (314), facing nearly 2,100 batters since she arrived on campus.

- Duncan was named the Big South Pitcher of the Week three times as a senior (the first occasion that a PC player achieved that award thrice since 2020), closing the regular season on a streak of 17 consecutive innings with zero earned runs allowed against league foes.

- Peyton is a three-time member of the CSC Academic All-District Team, becoming the first PC pitcher in five years to be chosen for All-Big South accolades.


 
AVERY ROBINSON
3.81 | Business Administration
Jr. | P/DP | Akron, Ohio

 
- Robinson enjoyed a very strong campaign after transferring to Presby from Cleveland State, helping the Scotsmen acquire the third-lowest staff ERA in the conference while also batting a consistent .340 offensively.

- She drew 26 walks at the plate (good for 5^th in the division), touching 63 bases to go with nine doubles and two home runs. Her 48 hits were second on the club, as was her .885 OPS.

- Avery witnessed two separate seven-game hitting streaks and also ranked third in the entire Big South with a 3.53 personal earned-run average. She struck out 70 and stayed in the circle for two non-conference shutouts against UAlbany and Mercer.