11 Players Earned CSC Academic All-District Recognition
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its 2026 Academic All-District Baseball Team. The CSC Academic All-District program recognizes the nation's elite student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
To be eligible for the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).
The American Midwest Conference had 11 student-athletes make the list. Both Columbia and Health Sciences & Pharmacy had four honorees, while Williams Baptist had three.
Payne, Fruend, Carlton, Calmes, Harding, and Lohman were selected as a CSC Academic All-America finalist and will advance to the national ballot. The All-America Team will be announced on June 23.
2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
Kolten Payne, Columbia College*
Zac Fruend, Columbia College*
Hunter Shoulta, Columbia College
Dylan Carlton, Columbia College*
Tristan Calmes, Health Sciences and Pharmacy*
Nolan Harding, Health Sciences and Pharmacy*
Barrett Lohman, Health Sciences and Pharmacy*
Joe Celeste, Health Sciences and Pharmacy
Lawson Aaron, Williams Baptist
Mason Andrews, Williams Baptist
Connor Brinkley, Williams Baptist