(DECATUR, Ala., May 25) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced that 275 softball players have been named 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes.

The American Midwest Conference was well-represented on this year's squad, with a total of 29 AMC student-athletes earning the Association's highest academic honor. All nine AMC institutions had representation on the 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athlete squad.

Nominated by each institution's head coach, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have achieved junior academic status to qualify.

The complete list of Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete honorees for 2010 can be found by clicking here.