Rock Hill, S.C.----For the second consecutive year, Wingate All-American Savanna Brooks has been named the South Atlantic Conference softball Scholar-Athlete. The SAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is presented annually to one student-athlete in each of the conference's championship sports and is voted on by the SAC's Faculty Athletic Representatives Committee. The winners are selected based on their achievements in academics, athletics, service and leadership.

Brooks gives the Wingate softball program 11 SAC Scholar-Athletes all-time. She is the second player in program history to win the award twice, joining Mandi Chester, who took home Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2006 and 2007. Brooks gives Wingate 118 all-time SAC Scholar-Athletes, the most in league history.

Brooks wrapped up her incredible career in style, earning first team All-SAC honors while leading the Bulldogs to their third straight regular season SAC title. She hit .310 with 13 doubles and 15 homers, driving in 48 runs while scoring 53 times, adding five stolen bases while compiling a .642 slugging percentage.

Brooks goes down as one of the best players in SAC softball history. A career .329 hitter, Brooks blasted 60 homers as a Bulldog, adding 54 doubles while driving in 224 runs and scoring 204 times. Wingate's all-time leader in homers, RBI, total bases, slugging percentage and runs scored is the SAC's all-time leader in RBI and total bases, ranking second in homers. Brooks was the active NCAA D2 leader in RBI and total bases throughout the 2025 season, ranking second in homers.

Brooks has piled up the accolades throughout her illustrious career. A three-time first team All-SAC selection, Brooks picked up All-Region honors twice. She is a two-time first team Academic All-America honoree, while also earning NFCA second team All-American honors in 2024, when she broke Wingate's single-season homerun record with 19. Brooks also took home SAC Scholar-Athlete accolades in 2024. She became the first player in WU softball history to be named an All-American and Academic All-America honoree in the same year in 2024. Brooks earned the Geddings Award at the 2025 WUSPYS, going to the top overall student-athlete at Wingate.

Brooks earned her undergraduate degree at Wingate in three years, earning a 4.00 GPA while majoring in Exercise Science. She is currently working on her master's degree at Wingate. A member of the Wingate President's List every semester at Wingate, she has also earned a spot on the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll every year. A member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society, Brooks was a Marshall at Wingate's 2022 commencement.

Brooks served as the president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during her senior year, after serving as the Vice-President as a junior. A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes throughout her time at Wingate, Brooks has volunteered with Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan's Purse. She has served with United Way Day of Caring and OneDay OneDog every year of her career, while also serving as a nursery worker at her church. Brooks has volunteered at Wingate softball camps over the last four years. Brooks and the Wingate softball team have also worked with Union County Diversified Industries, working with adults with developmental disabilities, hosting baseball and softball games with the groups through the year.
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