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Matt Mulhearn of Webster Headlines the Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Baseball Team
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Matt Mulhearn
AUSTIN, Texas – Graduate student
Matt Mulhearn of Webster University headlines the 2021 Academic All-America® Division III baseball teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Mulhearn is in the MBA program as a graduate student at Webster and has earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Webster. He has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award for Division III baseball. The Chicago Heights, Illinois product compiled a 3.77 cumulative GPA as an undergraduate and holds a 3.83 cumulative GPA as a graduate student.
A first team selection this year to the Division III Academic All-America Team, Mulhearn is now a two-time Academic All-America® honoree. He was a member of the second team in 2020. Mulhearn was named the Division III National Pitcher of the Year in 2021 by ABCA/Rawlings, D3baseball.com and Perfect Game Baseball. A first team All-American this season, he was also named Central Region Pitcher of the Year by both ABCA/Rawlings and D3baseball.com.
Mulhearn was 12-1 with a 0.90 ERA in 13 starts during the 2021 season, working six complete games. In 100 innings on the mound this spring, he allowed just 10 earned runs and 10 walks while setting school and conference single-season records with 137 strikeouts. He holds Webster’s career records for innings pitched (346), wins (34), appearances (67), and strikeouts (364).
Six of the 34 members of the 2021 Academic All-America® Division III baseball teams have a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.82 and the 34 student-athletes that make up all three teams have an average cumulative GPA of 3.81.
Nine of this year’s 34 student-athletes on the three teams are repeat honorees from 2020. Oswego State’s
Ryan Enos is a three-time honoree with first team accolades this year, in 2020 and 2019.
Connor Harding of The University of Scranton is a first team selection in 2021 following second team recognition in 2020 and first team honors in 2019.
Infielder
Luke Barber of Otterbein is a repeat first team selection this season, following first team recognition in 2020. Outfielders
Tyler Cauley of Texas Lutheran and
Bret Williams from Penn State Harrisburg are first team picks in 2021, after earning second team honors for each in 2020.
Justin Graham, an infielder from St. John Fisher College, is a repeat selection. A second team pick this season, Graham was a third team member in 2020. Infielder
Hudson Chastain of Transylvania University is a two-time honoree with selection to the third team this season and also in 2020. Outfielder
Steven DiGirolamo of William Paterson is a third team Academic All-America® performer this season to earn his second career recognition to pair with his third team accolade in 2020.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Division III Academic All-America® teams.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Baseball Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Ryan Loutos |
Washington University in St. Louis |
3.9 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| P |
Matt Mulhearn (2) |
Webster University |
3.77/3.83 |
Gr. |
Finance (UG) / MBA (G) |
| C |
Jack Surin |
Benedictine University |
3.8 |
Sr. |
Business |
| IF |
Luke Barber (1) |
Otterbein University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| IF |
Sean Boylan |
Misericordia University |
3.84 |
Sr. |
History / Secondary Education |
| IF |
Ryan Enos (2, #) |
Oswego State |
4 |
Sr. |
Wellness Management / Business Admin. |
| IF |
Ted Howell |
Illinois Institute of Technology |
4 |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OF |
Tyler Cauley (2) |
Texas Lutheran University |
3.59/3.50 |
Gr. |
Business Administration (UG) / Accountancy (G) |
| OF |
Connor Harding (1, #) |
The University of Scranton |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Bret Williams (2) |
Penn State Harrisburg |
3.3 |
Sr. |
Security & Risk Analysis |
| DH |
Danny Dopp |
Earlham College |
3.50/3.92 |
Gr. |
Global Management (UG) / Education (G) |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Tyler Horvat |
Washington & Jefferson College |
3.98 |
So. |
Finance |
| P |
Graham Laubscher |
Univ. of St. Thomas (Minn.) |
3.81 |
Sr. |
Business & Economics |
| C |
Gunner Rainey |
Adrian College |
3.51 |
Sr. |
Social Studies |
| IF |
Luke Broadhurst |
Eastern Connecticut State Univ. |
3.89 |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Tyler Chumita |
The College of Wooster |
3.61 |
Jr. |
Education / Mathematics |
| IF |
Austin Denlinger |
York College (Pa.) |
3.67 |
Jr. |
Civil Engineering |
| IF |
Justin Graham (3) |
St. John Fisher College |
3.81/4.00 |
Gr. |
Management |
| IF |
Kyle Lauria |
Oswego State |
3.88 |
Sr. |
Wellness Management |
| OF |
Joshua Greenway |
Ferrum College |
4 |
Sr. |
Pre-Professional Health Sciences / Pre-Therapy |
| OF |
Payton Jancsy |
University of Chicago |
3.73/3.52 |
Gr. |
Economics (UG) / MBA (G) |
| OF |
Cole Steadman |
Birmingham-Southern College |
3.82 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| DH |
Cam Seymour |
University of Southern Maine |
3.71 |
So. |
Sport Management |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Luke Lamm |
North Central College |
3.86 |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| P |
Joe Raab |
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy |
3.7 |
Sr. |
Maritime Logistics & Security |
| C |
Will Evans |
Birmingham-Southern College |
3.93 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| C |
Hunter McQuary |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
4 |
Sr. |
Biology (Pre-med) |
| IF |
Hudson Chastain (3) |
Transylvania University |
3.9 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| IF |
Jordan Haworth |
Pacific Lutheran University |
3.52 |
Jr. |
Nursing |
| IF |
Luke Werkmeister-Martin |
Willamette University |
3.92 |
So. |
Data Science / Economics |
| OF |
Steven DiGirolamo (3) |
William Paterson University |
3.88 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| OF |
Jack Feeley |
Benedictine University |
4 |
Sr. |
Education |
| OF |
Austin Sacks |
Johns Hopkins University |
3.95 |
Sr. |
Public Health |
| DH |
Frank Cinicola |
Westminster College (Pa.) |
3.77/3.77 |
Gr. |
MBA |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Matt Mulhearn, Webster University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2020
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2020
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2020
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2019
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747