FORTY-SIX STUDENT-ATHLETES LAND ON 2018 CACC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

New Haven, Conn. (6/5/18) Forty-six (46) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total number of honorees represent 11 of the 12 programs that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.

The CACC released the 2018 CACC Baseball All-Academic Team.
June 5, 2018

New Haven, Conn. (6/5/18)  Forty-six (46) student-athletes on Tuesday were named to the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Baseball All-Academic Team, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The total number of honorees represent 11 of the 12 programs that sponsor the sport at the varsity level in the CACC.

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Dominican had five players named to the squad as Corey Pic (3.95) earned this third All-Academic accolades.  Justin Decker (3.78), Kyle Morgan (3.59), Zach Pernick (3.83) and Kraigen Rasalla (3.62) were all named to the team for the second time.

Chestnut Hill College led the way with eight honorees, while Jefferson was next with seven student-athletes to receive all-academic accolades. Andrew Sibson owned Chestnut Hill's top cumulative grade point average with a mark of 3.70, while Gunnar Hayes had a 3.93 GPA to lead the way for the Rams. 

Hayes was one of three student-athletes on the CACC Baseball All-Academic Team who had GPAs of 3.90 or higher, including Corey Pic (Dominican College, 3.95) and Brenden Cuni (Felician University, 3.91). It marked the second academic honor for Pic this season, as he was named the CACC Top XVI Award winner for having the highest GPA at the finals site for the CACC Baseball Championship.

Nearly 50 percent of the all-academic team featured multiple-time honorees, as 22 of the 46 student-athletes were named to the CACC team for at least the second time in their respectives. Seven of the 22 student-athletes were named to the CACC All-Academic Team for the third time in their careers.

Wilmington University, which claimed the 2018 CACC Baseball Championship and reached the NCAA Division II East Region Tournament, had five standouts named to the all-academic team, including All-CACC pitchers Zach Rumford and Brad Scull, and CACC Baseball Tournament MVP Nick Grant.

To be eligible for the All-Academic Team, a student-athletes must meet the following criteria: a) minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 at the end of the immediate preceding term; b) minimum of two semesters enrolled as full-time student at member institution; c) student-athlete must be second year student-athlete at member institution; and d) student-athlete must have been athletically eligible the season preceding the award and used a season of eligibility.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.