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