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Anderson, Hamilton, Enos and Crispin Highlight 2022 Academic All-America® Baseball Teams
Four talented student-athletes highlight 2022 baseball Academic All-America® teams
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AUSTIN, Texas – Four standouts on the diamond and in the classroom – Liberty University’s
Aaron Anderson, Slippery Rock University’s
Connor Hamilton, Oswego State’s
Ryan Enos and Oklahoma City University’s
Peyton Crispin – highlight the 2022 Academic All-America® baseball teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Anderson (Division I), Hamilton (Division II), Enos (Division III) and Crispin (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® of the Year award winner for their respective divisions.
NCAA Division I
Aaron Anderson, the Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, helped lead Liberty to the ASUN Tournament Championship game and to an NCAA Regional this year. Anderson, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., was one of three Flames to start all 60 games this season. He led Liberty with a .310 batting average and 75 hits. He was second on the team with 44 RBI and third with 45 runs scored, while ranking among the top 10 in the ASUN with 17 doubles and in the top 15 in the conference with a .423 on base percentage. Anderson, a 2021 Academic All-America® first team honoree, carried a perfect 4.0 grade-point average while pursuing a master’s in business administration. He earned his undergraduate degree from Flagler College in accounting and business administration and was a two-time Academic All-America® team member, earning first team honors in 2020 and third team in 2019.
Fourteen of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division I baseball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 13 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.83, with the entire team holding a collective average GPA of 3.81.
Six student-athletes including Anderson are repeat selections on the Academic All-America® Division I baseball team –
Jonathan Fincher (Louisiana Tech University),
Brock Jones (Stanford University),
Jace Jung (Texas Tech University),
Steele Netterville (Louisiana Tech University) and
RJ Yeager (Mississippi State University),
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Thomas Harrington |
Campbell University |
3.81 |
So. |
Kinesiology Pre-Physical Therapy Track |
| P |
Alex Williams |
Stanford University |
3.42 |
Sr. |
Management Science & Engineering |
| C |
Kyle Gurney |
Bowling Green State University |
3.96 |
Jr. |
Business Analytics & Intelligence |
| C |
Evan Russell |
University of Tennessee |
3.42/4.00 |
Gr. |
Finance (U) / Ag. Leadership, Education & Communication (G) |
| IF |
Jake Gelof |
University of Virginia |
3.71 |
So. |
Media Studies |
| IF |
Jace Jung (1) |
Texas Tech University |
3.72 |
So. |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Jake McCaw |
Illinois State University |
3.92/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business Information Systems (U) / MBA (G) |
| IF |
Jack Smith |
Washington State University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
MBA (G) |
| IF |
RJ Yeager (3) |
Mississippi State University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Workforce Education Leadership |
| OF |
Aaron Anderson (1) |
Liberty University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
MBA |
| OF |
Griffin Merritt |
University of Cincinnati |
3.90 |
Sr. |
Biological Sciences |
| OF |
Tanner O'Tremba |
University of Arizona |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| DH |
Mike Steffan |
Canisius College |
3.98/3.92 |
Gr. |
Finance |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
John Michael Bertrand |
University of Notre Dame |
3.43/3.30 |
Gr. |
Marketing & Strategy |
| P |
Jonathan Fincher (3) |
Louisiana Tech University |
3.90 |
Gr. |
Biology (U) / Kinesiology & Health Sciences (G) |
| IF |
Andrew Jenkins |
Georgia Tech |
3.79 |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Luc Lipcius |
University of Tennessee |
3.34/3.96 |
Gr. |
Aerospace Engineering (U) / MBA & Engineering (G) |
| IF |
Kemuel Thomas-Rivera |
Tarleton State University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Kinesiology |
| OF |
Brock Jones (2) |
Stanford University |
3.59 |
Jr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| OF |
Steele Netterville (1) |
Louisiana Tech University |
3.93 |
Gr. |
Biology (U) / Kinesiology & Health Sciences (G) |
| OF |
Jake Thompson |
Oklahoma State University |
3.72/4.00 |
Gr. |
University Studies/Business (U) / Leisure Studies (G) |
| DH |
Jacob McKeon |
Washington State University |
3.98 |
Jr. |
Kinesiology |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
John Bakke |
Morehead State University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Wellness Promotion |
| P |
Jackson Smeltz |
Purdue University |
3.70 |
Sr. |
Agribusiness |
| C |
Matt Wood |
Pennsylvania State University |
3.80 |
Jr. |
Supply Chain Management & Information Systems |
| IF |
Matt Coutney |
Old Dominion University |
3.40 |
Sr. |
Leadership & Business |
| IF |
Ryan Galanie |
Wofford College |
3.79 |
Jr. |
Computer Science / Spanish |
| IF |
Daniel Harris IV |
University of Kentucky |
3.80/4.00 |
Gr. |
Sport, Fitness, & Recreation Management |
| IF |
Reid Homan |
University of North Alabama |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
MBA - Information Systems (G) |
| OF |
Brian Ellis |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
3.79/4.00 |
Gr. |
Exercise Science (U) / Health Services Admin. (G) |
| OF |
Julian Gonzales |
McNeese State University |
3.95 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| OF |
Braydon Webb |
University of Arkansas |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Operations Management |
| DH |
Owen Diodati |
University of Alabama |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Finance |
(
1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
NCAA Division II
Connor Hamilton, a Forestport, N.Y. native, was named a third team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association. Hamilton was one of just three Slippery Rock athletes to start all 51 games. The Rock's catcher hit .400 with 56 runs, 17 home runs and 52 RBI while also producing 12 doubles and slugging .782 with a .514 on-base percentage. In addition to ranking 19th in the nation in slugging percentage, Hamilton was also second in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference in OPS (1.296), third in home runs, third in OBP, fifth in walks (38), sixth in runs, seventh in RBI and eighth in hits (66). He was a first team All-PSAC West honoree. Hamilton carried a 3.91 GPA in petroleum engineering.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Division II Academic All-America® program.
Nine of the 35 members of the Academic All-America® Division II baseball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.82, with the entire team holding a collective average GPA of 3.81.
Four student-athletes are repeat selection on the Academic All-America® Division II baseball team –
Austin Denlinger (York College [PA]),
Spencer Bramwell (Colorado Mesa University),
Anthony Stehlin (Concord University) and
Kal Youngquist (University of Illinois Springfield).
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Jack Gonzales |
Point Loma |
3.97/3.97 |
Gr. |
Kinesiology |
| P |
Jaylyn Whitehead |
Rollins College |
3.88 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| C |
Connor Hamilton |
Slippery Rock University |
3.91 |
Sr. |
Petroleum Engineering |
| IF |
Alex Epp |
William Jewell College |
3.92 |
Jr. |
Civil Engineering |
| IF |
Greyson Stevens |
Henderson State University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Health & Human Performance |
| IF |
Josh Surowiec |
Mercyhurst University |
3.75 |
Sr. |
Intelligence Studies |
| IF |
Kal Youngquist (2) |
University of Illinois Springfield |
3.66 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Blake Freeman |
Northeastern State University |
3.74 |
Sr. |
Marketing |
| OF |
Anthony Hansen |
William Jewell College |
3.56 |
Sr. |
Economics, Business Administration |
| OF |
Brennen van Breusegen |
University of Central Missouri |
3.81 |
Sr. |
Digital Media Production |
| OF |
Kit Wigington |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
4.00 |
So. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DH |
Luke Folsom |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.60 |
So. |
Mechanical Engineering |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Alexander Carpenter |
Florida Tech |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Psychology (U) / MBA (G) |
| P |
Baxter Halligan |
Point Loma |
3.70 |
Sr. |
Applied Health Science |
| C |
Spencer Bramwell (1) (3) |
Colorado Mesa University |
3.61 |
Sr. |
Health & Fitness Promotion |
| IF |
Chase Achuff |
Rollins College |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Human Resource Management |
| IF |
Garrett McGowan |
Pittsburg State University |
3.51 |
Sr. |
Communication |
| IF |
Luis Navarro |
Lubbock Christian University |
3.69 |
Sr. |
Humanities |
| IF |
Ty Syta |
Le Moyne College |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Chemistry |
| OF |
Lewis Beals |
Hillsdale College |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Biology |
| OF |
Ryan Johnson |
West Texas A&M University |
3.82 |
Jr. |
Biology |
| DH |
Tucker Burton |
Southern Arkansas University |
3.81 |
Gr. |
Sports Mgmt. (U) / Ath. Admin. & Kinesiology (G) |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Corey Avant |
Wingate University |
4.00 |
So. |
Mathematics |
| P |
Blake Rohm |
Colorado Mesa University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Business Economics |
| C |
Brayden Rodden |
Northeastern State University |
3.87 |
Sr. |
Applied Physics |
| IF |
Brandon Bannon |
University of Illinois Springfield |
3.50 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Brett Ingram |
Washburn University |
3.71/3.8 |
Gr. |
Finance (U) / MBA (G) |
| IF |
Harrison Rodgers |
Colorado Mesa University |
3.89 |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Anthony Stehlin (2) |
Concord University |
3.78/3.50 |
Gr. |
Business Administration (U) / MBA (G) |
| IF |
Griffin Stevens |
Tiffin University |
3.79 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| OF |
Austin Alderman |
University of Illinois Springfield |
3.71 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| OF |
Nicholas Brassington |
Queens University of Charlotte |
3.60/3.59 |
Gr. |
Finance |
| OF |
Cody Smith |
Harding University |
3.97/4.00 |
Gr. |
Management & Business Ethics |
| OF |
Rome Wallace |
Young Harris College |
3.87 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| DH |
Nik Levensteins |
University of North Georgia |
3.84 |
Sr. |
Finance |
(
1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020
NCAA Division III
Ryan Enos, a native of Oriskany, N.Y., was named a first team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and earned third team honors from d3Baseball.com. He finished his career at Oswego State as the school’s career leader in hits, at-bats, runs, double and stolen bases. As a senior this year, he set the single-season record for RBI (60), tied the program record for doubles (21), while tying for third all-time in homeruns (10) and second in hits (74) and runs scored (66) and ninth all-time with a .451 batting average. A health and wellness and business administration major who carried a perfect 4.0 GPA, this is the fourth Academic All-America® honor for Enos, who has earned first team honors four times.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Division III Academic All-America® program.
Seven of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division III baseball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.94, with the entire team holding a collective average GPA of 3.85.
Five other student-athletes join Enos as a repeat selection on the Academic All-America® Division III baseball team —
Luke Barber (Otterbein University),
Connor Harding (University of Scranton),
Tyler Horvat (Washington & Jefferson College),
Luke Lamm (North Central College) and
Luke Werkmeister-Martin (Willamette University).
| FIRST TEAM |
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Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Drew Harshbarger |
Penn State Harrisburg |
3.90 |
Sr. |
Electrical Engineering |
| P |
Tyler Horvat (2) |
Washington & Jefferson College |
3.98 |
Jr. |
Finance |
| C |
Josh Harvey |
Covenant College |
3.84 |
Sr. |
Community Development |
| IF |
Luke Barber (1) (4) |
Otterbein University |
3.97/4.00 |
Gr. |
Mechanical Engineering (U) / MBA (G) |
| IF |
Ryan Enos (1) (4) (6) |
Oswego State |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Health and Wellness / Business Administration |
| IF |
Brant Kym |
Hope College |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Business / Economics |
| IF |
Justin Sartori |
Aurora University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
MBA (G) |
| OF |
Carter Ballstadt |
Piedmont University |
3.74 |
Sr. |
Business Analytics & Marketing |
| OF |
Connor Harding (1) (5) (6) |
The University of Scranton |
3.97/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Evan Sante |
Washington & Jefferson College |
3.98 |
Jr. |
Biochemistry |
| DH |
Spencer Nelson |
Methodist University |
3.97/3.85 |
Gr. |
MBA |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Andrew Huffman |
SUNY Brockport |
3.93 |
Sr. |
Adolescence Education |
| P |
Westin Muir |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
3.72 |
Sr. |
Environmental Science |
| C |
Michael Thomas |
The College of Wooster |
3.81 |
Sr. |
Business Economics |
| IF |
Peter Cosentino |
Montclair State University |
3.70 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| IF |
Austin Denlinger (2) |
York College (PA) |
3.70 |
Sr. |
Civil Engineering |
| IF |
Luke Vonderhaar |
Baldwin Wallace University |
3.99 |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| IF |
Luke Werkmeister-Martin (3) |
Willamette University |
3.95 |
Jr. |
Data Science / Economics |
| OF |
Evan Maday |
Hope College |
3.47 |
Sr. |
Civil Engineering |
| OF |
James Marcinkowski |
Illinois College |
3.90/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Ricky Voss |
New Jersey City University |
3.77 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| DH |
Derek Holmes |
Moravian University |
3.85 |
Jr. |
Economics |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Christopher Grome |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
3.93/3.83 |
Gr. |
Nuclear Engineering & Sciences (G) |
| P |
Luke Lamm (3) |
North Central College |
3.86 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| C |
Cooper Foard |
Chapman University |
3.54 |
Sr. |
Advertising / Political Science |
| IF |
Pearce Bucher |
Shenandoah University |
3.70/3.90 |
Gr. |
Exercise Science (U) / Public Health (G) |
| IF |
Colin Lombardo |
William Paterson University |
3.72 |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Josh Mesenbrink |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
3.76 |
Sr. |
Civil Engineering |
| IF |
Thomas Miller |
Adrian College |
3.78/3.73 |
Gr. |
Sports Management |
| OF |
Cormac Madigan |
Ripon College |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Chemistry / Biology |
| OF |
Teddy Schoenfeld |
MIT |
4.00 |
So. |
Computer Science / Neuroscience |
| OF |
Brady Slinger |
Hamilton College |
3.80 |
Sr. |
Chemistry |
| DH |
Mitchell Schroeder |
MIddlebury College |
3.87 |
Jr. |
Political Science |
(
1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(4) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2020
(5) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020
(6) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2019
NAIA
Peyton Crispin, a senior from Lookeba, Okla., earned first team all-conference honors from the Sooner Athletic Conference while helping to lead Oklahoma City to the tournament title and to the NAIA Championship. Crispin, one of only two players to start all 55 game this season, led the team in doubles (30) and was second on the team in batting average (.456), hits (89), home runs (14) and RBI (84). A human performance major with a 3.68 GPA, Crispin earns Academic All-America® for the second time in his career as he earned second team honors in 2020.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
Seven of the 24 members of the Academic All-America® NAIA baseball teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 13 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.85, with the entire team holding a collective average GPA of 3.82.
Two other student-athletes join Crispin as a repeat selection on the Academic All-America® NAIA men’s baseball team –
James Canar (McPherson College) and
Kyran Russ (USCB).
| FIRST TEAM |
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Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Matt Bezdicek |
Dakota Wesleyan University |
3.63 |
Gr. |
Accounting |
| P |
Michael Dudek |
St. Ambrose University |
3.75 |
Sr. |
Management |
| P |
Ethan Underwood |
Olivet Nazarene University |
3.92 |
Jr. |
Engineering |
| C |
Yan Adames |
Mid-America Christian University |
3.84/3.80 |
Gr. |
Leadership |
| IF |
Payton Alexander |
Loyola University (LA) |
3.84 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| IF |
Tim Bouchard |
Keiser University |
3.38 |
Sr. |
Sports Management |
| IF |
Peyton Crispin (3) |
Oklahoma City University |
3.68 |
Sr. |
Human Performance |
| IF |
Eric Maffie |
University of St. Francis (IL) |
3.89/4.00 |
Gr. |
Marketing (U) / MBA (G) |
| IF |
Frederic Walter |
Oklahoma City University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| OF |
Tanner Bedier |
William Penn University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Industrial Technology |
| OF |
Sean Cheely |
University of the Cumberlands |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Criminal Justice |
| OF |
Maurice LaFon |
Harris-Stowe State University |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| DH |
Isaiah Lee |
Vanguard University |
3.95 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Jake Engelkes |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Finance & Entrepreneurship |
| P |
Noah Huseman |
Taylor University |
3.61 |
Sr. |
English Education |
| C |
Trevor Johnson |
McPherson College |
3.42 |
Sr. |
Business |
| IF |
James Canar (1) |
McPherson College |
3.83 |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| IF |
Logan Cline |
Dordt University |
3.71 |
Sr. |
Engineering |
| IF |
Allen Dennis |
Loyola University (LA) |
3.79 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| IF |
Kyran Russ (2) |
USCB |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Conner Crawford |
Taylor University |
3.75 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| OF |
Mason Macaluso |
Dakota State University |
4.00 |
So. |
Cyber Operations |
| OF |
Nick Olsen |
Lawrence Technological University |
4.00 |
So. |
Nursing |
| DH |
Chris Griffin |
Grace College |
3.50 |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
(
1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2021
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(3) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2020
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Mike “Mex” Carey, Michigan State University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
carey@ath.msu.edu | (517) 884-0033