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Caglianone, Epp, Scolan and Horner highlight 2024 Academic All-America® Baseball teams
Four talented student-athletes highlight 2024 Baseball Academic All-America® teams; Epp repeats as DII Academic All-American of the Year
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AUSTIN, Texas – Four standouts headline a group of accomplished student-athletes named to the 2024 Academic All-America® baseball teams as selected by College Sports Communicators.
Jac Caglianone from the University of Florida, Alex Epp from William Jewell College, Matt Scolan of UW-Whitewater, and Tyler Horner from Oregon Tech are the All-America® of the Year honorees for NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, and the NAIA, respectively.
NCAA Division I
Jac Caglianone, from Tampa, Florida, manned first base and pitched for Florida this season. The junior earns his selection as an infielder this year. He is a history major with a 3.64 cumulative grade-point average.
Recently named a 2024 Division I First Team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Caglianone is Florida’s all-time home run leader with 75 career round-trippers. He hit a school single-season record 35 home runs in 66 games this season as he helped lead the Gators to the NCAA Division I Men’s College World Series Semifinals for the second-consecutive season. He posted a .419 batting average this season with 83 runs scored, 72 RBI and a 1.419 OPS. Caglianone won Division I two-way player of the year awards from the College Baseball Foundation and Perfect Game this season.
Five members of this year’s Academic All-America® Division I baseball team are earning a recognition for the second time. Jesse Barker (University of Central Arkansas) is the only player on this year’s first team to also be a first team honoree in 2023. Graduate student Owen Cobb (Stanford University) repeats as a second team selection, earning the honor in both 2023 and 2024. Ryan Campos (Arizona State University), Slade Wilks (Southern Mississippi), and Travis Bazzana (Oregon State University) are on the first team this year after earning third team honors in 2023.
The 33-man team has a 3.78 average cumulative GPA with the first team checking in at 3.73. Three of the six student-athletes with perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs this year are first team honorees.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Ryan Campos (3) | Arizona State University | 3.75 | Jr. | Liberal Studies |
| DH | Slade Wilks (3) | Southern Mississippi | 3.57 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| IF | Travis Bazzana (3) | Oregon State University | 3.58 | Jr. | Psychology |
| IF | Jac Caglianone | University of Florida | 3.64 | Jr. | History |
| IF | Carter Cunningham | East Carolina University | 3.87 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| IF | Jon Jon Gazdar | Austin Peay State University | 4.00 | Jr. | General Studies |
| OF | James Tibbs | Florida State University | 3.53 | Jr. | Political Science |
| OF | Lyle Miller-Green | Austin Peay State University | 3.61/4.00 | Sr. | General Studies (U)/Leadership (G) |
| OF | Vance Honeycutt | University of North Carolina | 3.54 | Jr. | Communication |
| P | Trey Yesavage | East Carolina University | 3.51 | Jr. | Communication |
| P | Jesse Barker (1) | University of Central Arkansas | 4.00 | Gr. | General Science |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Jake Holland | University of New Mexico | 4.00 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| DH | Burke Camper | Utah Valley University | 3.97 | Sr. | Exercise Science & Outdoor Recreation |
| IF | Owen Cobb (2) | Stanford University | 3.87/3.66 | Gr. | Management Science & Engineering |
| IF | Lucas Loos | Eastern Illinois University | 4.00 | Sr. | Exercise Science |
| IF | Wyatt Henseler | University of Pennsylvania | 3.88 | Sr. | Political Science |
| IF | Mitchell Daly | University of Kentucky | 3.50/3.90 | Gr. | Communication |
| OF | Tyler Fogarty | Saint Louis University | 3.92 | Gr. | Business Administration (G) |
| OF | Nolan Schubart | Oklahoma State University | 3.90 | So. | Marketing |
| OF | Dylan Nevar | Western Michigan University | 3.91 | Jr. | Electrical Engineering |
| P | Charlie Beilenson | Duke University | 3.6/3.63 | Gr. | MBA (G) |
| P | Brett Sears | University of Nebraska | 3.65 | Sr. | Child, Youth & Family Studies |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Cole Messina | University of South Carolina | 3.60 | Jr. | Criminology and Criminal Justice |
| DH | Easton Carmichael | University of Oklahoma | 3.57 | So. | Sports Business |
| IF | Dillon Kark | Michigan State University | 3.92 | Sr. | Strategic Communication |
| IF | Trace Willhoite | Lipscomb University | 4.00/4.00 | Gr. | Business |
| IF | Sean Keys | Bucknell University | 3.55 | Jr. | Mechanical Engineering |
| IF | Emilien Pitre | University of Kentucky | 3.56 | Jr. | Management |
| OF | Joel Dragoo | Presbyterian College | 3.68 | Jr. | Business Management & Marketing |
| OF | Zack Kovalchik | Sacred Heart University | 3.98 | Jr. | Biology |
| OF | Gavin Turley | Oregon State University | 3.56 | So. | University Exploratory Studies |
| P | Nick Brink | University of Portland | 3.95 | Jr. | Computer Science |
| P | Bridger Holmes | Oregon State University | 3.84 | Jr. | History |
(1)–1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2)– 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3)– 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
NCAA Division II
Alex Epp, a senior civil engineering major from Wichita, Kansas, is named the Division II 2024 Academic All-American® of the Year for the second-consecutive year. This year marks his third-consecutive first team selection, also earning the recognition in 2022 and 2023. He recently graduated from William Jewell with a 3.93 cumulative GPA.
Epp, a shortstop for the Cardinals, was recently named a Division III All-American by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association and the American Baseball Coaches Association. Epp led Division II this season with 85 runs scored, while hitting for a .411 (85-for-207) batting average at the plate. He hit 19 home runs this year with 57 RBI and he added 12 stolen bases.
Epp is one of eight repeat selections from the 2023 Academic All-America® Division II baseball team and is the only three-time selection on any of this year’s Academic All-America® baseball teams. He is joined by these returning selections from 2023: Carson Ogilvie (Lubbock Christian University), and Karter Fitzpatrick (Wayne State University), Scott Anderson (Point Loma Nazarene University), Brevin McCool (Lubbock Christian), Jake Williams (Metropolitan State University of Denver), Isaac Nett (Southwest Minnesota State University), G. Allen (Ouachita Baptist University), and Cal James (St. Cloud State University). James was a third team selection representing University of Mary in 2023. Brennen van Breusegen (University of Central Missouri) and Luke Folsom (Colorado School of Mines) were returning selections from 2022.
The Division II team boasts a 3.83 average GPA with a 3.84 average for the first team. Five of the 34 Division II selections have a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Drey Dirksen | Augustana University (S.D.) | 3.75/3.67 | Gr. | MBA |
| DH | Joey Rezek | UNC Pembroke | 3.78 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| IF | Alex Epp (1,%) | William Jewell College | 3.93 | Sr. | Civil Engineering |
| IF | Carson Ogilvie (2) | Lubbock Christian University | 3.92 | Sr. | Finance |
| IF | Scott Anderson (3) | Point Loma Nazarene University | 3.72/4.00 | Sr. | Master of Business Administration |
| IF | Brevin McCool (3) | Lubbock Christian University | 4.00 | Jr. | Biology |
| OF | Brennen van Breusegen (%) | University of Central Missouri | 3.78/3.64 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| OF | Rob Sharrar | Colorado Mesa University | 3.66 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| OF | Carter Young | University of Central Missouri | 3.90 | Sr. | Cybersecurity |
| P | Dylan Miller | Point Loma Nazarene University | 3.58/3.95 | Sr. | Master of Business Administration |
| P | Karter Fitzpatrick (2) | Wayne State University | 3.73 | Sr. | Civil Engineering |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Ryan Williams | Northwest Missouri State University | 4.00 | Jr. | Accounting: Public |
| DH | Vance Tobol | University of Central Missouri | 3.57 | Jr. | Sport Management |
| IF | Henry Kusiak | Missouri Southern State University | 3.94 | Sr. | Biology |
| IF | Cal James (3) | St. Cloud State University | 3.98/3.77 | Gr. | Sports Management |
| IF | Jake Williams (1) | Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver | 3.96/4.00 | Sr. | Masters of Business Administration |
| IF | Ethan Kiple | Frostburg State | 3.62 | Sr. | Education |
| OF | Kody O'Connor | UNC Pembroke | 3.60 | Sr. | Exercise and Sports Science |
| OF | Isaac Nett (1) | Southwest Minnesota State Univ. | 3.96 | Sr. | Ag Business and Finance |
| OF | G. Allen (1) | Ouachita Baptist University | 3.97 | Sr. | Philosophy |
| P | Samuel Worthen | D'Youville University | 3.87/3.89 | Sr. | Doctor of Physical Therapy |
| P | Kyle Ethridge | Northwest Nazarene University | 3.89 | Sr. | Criminal Justice |
| P | Dylan Mollett | Missouri S&T | 3.97 | Sr. | Engineering Management |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Nixon Brannan | Pittsburg State University | 3.70 | Jr. | Marketing |
| DH | Payton Conte | California University (Pa.) | 3.58 | Jr. | Exercise Science |
| IF | Aidan Byrne | Minnesota State University | 3.92 | Jr. | Management |
| IF | Dylan Fesperman | West Texas A&M | 3.90 | Sr. | Business |
| IF | Cam Harris | Wingate University | 3.81 | So. | Management |
| IF | Cash Jay | Washburn University | 3.73 | Jr. | Kinesiology |
| OF | Nick Thimsen | Concordia-St. Paul | 3.62 | Sr. | Mathematics and Actuarial Science |
| OF | Alex Britton | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 3.93 | Jr. | Mechanical Engineering |
| OF | Caleb Vaughn | University of Indianapolis | 3.72/4.00 | Gr. | Master of Science in Sport Management |
| OF | Jake Wilcox | William Jewell College | 3.84 | Sr. | Psychological Sciences |
| P | Luke Folsom (%) | Colorado School of Mines | 3.71 | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering |
(1)– 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2)– 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3)– 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(%) –1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
NCAA Division III
Matt Scolan hails from Downers Grove, Illinois. A finance major at UW-Whitewater, he has a 3.83 cumulative GPA.
An outfielder for the Warhawks, Scolan earned first team All-America awards from both the ABCA and D3baseball.com this season. He hit .404 (92-for-228) this season with 18 home runs and a school single-season record 78 RBI as he helped lead the Warhawks to the NCAA Division III Championship Series. Scolan scored a school record 81 runs this year with 18 stolen bases.
The 2024 Division III team has 12 honorees that are repeat honorees from last year. The members of this year’s team that were also on the 2023 squad are: Jack Anderson, Nick Harms, and Tyler Horvath of Case Western University, Matthew Carlsen (Bethel University), Nolan Sparks (University of Rochester), Hunter Strong (Spalding University), Julian Sanders (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Harrison Poeszat (Kalamazoo College), Teddy Schoenfeld (MIT), Kyle McCausland and Mitchell Schrieder of Middlebury College, and Jacob Bell (Shenandoah University)
The Division III team boasts an overall average GPA of 3.85 with a 3.83 average for the first team. Six student-athletes boast 4.0 cumulative GPAs.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Jack Anderson (1) | Case Western Reserve University | 3.71/3.90 | Gr. | Law |
| DH | Nik Panico | Aurora University | 4.00 | Sr. | Spanish & Secondary Education |
| IF | Isaac Kim | Pomona-Pitzer | 3.77 | Sr. | Politics |
| IF | Trent Youngblood | Transylvania University | 3.84 | Sr. | Marketing |
| IF | Sam Angelo | Montclair State University | 3.58/3.64 | Gr. | Business Administration (U)/MBA (G) |
| IF | Shawn Steuerer | Johns Hopkins University | 3.72 | Jr. | Economics |
| OF | Matt Scolan | UW-Whitewater | 3.83 | Jr. | Finance |
| OF | Matthew Carlsen (1) | Bethel University (Minn.) | 3.99 | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering & Physics |
| OF | JC Ng | Pomona-Pitzer | 3.89 | Jr. | Economics |
| OF | Scout Zaas | Washington & Jefferson College | 3.92 | Jr. | Economics |
| P | Jackson Teer | Trinity University (Texas) | 3.51 | Jr. | Marketing |
| P | Nolan Sparks (3) | University of Rochester | 3.92 | Sr. | Neuroscience & Business |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Hunter Strong (3) | Spalding University | 4.00 | Jr. | Health Science |
| DH | Mitchell Schroeder (#) | Middlebury College | 3.91/4.00 | Gr. | International Policy & Development |
| IF | Kyle Sonandres | MIT | 4.00/3.92 | Gr. | Aerospace Engineering |
| IF | Julian Sanders (3) | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 3.82 | Sr. | Mathematics and Computer Science |
| IF | Johnny Knox | Nichols College | 3.78 | Sr. | Communications |
| IF | Jamie Perebzak | Otterbein University | 3.79 | Sr. | Nursing |
| OF | Parker Knoll | Lawrence University | 3.86 | Jr. | Biochemistry |
| OF | Nick Harms (3) | Case Western Reserve University | 3.96 | Jr. | Computer Science |
| P | Tyler Horvath (3) | Case Western Reserve University | 4.00 | Sr. | Finance |
| P | Sam Slevin | Randolph-Macon College | 4.00 | Jr. | Computer Science |
| THIRD TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Cole Palmeri | Colby College | 3.67 | Sr. | Economics |
| C | Harrison Poeszat (1) | Kalamazoo College | 3.95 | Sr. | Chemistry |
| DH | Ryan Kramer | The College of Wooster | 3.54 | So. | Business Economics |
| IF | James Murphy | St. John Fisher University | 3.79 | Sr. | Biology |
| IF | Blake Wink | California Lutheran University | 4.00/4.00 | Gr. | Business Administration |
| IF | Kyle Douin | University of Southern Maine | 3.90 | So. | Mechanical Engineering |
| IF | Jacob Hand | WPI | 3.74 | Sr. | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| OF | Kyle McCausland (1) | Middlebury College | 3.90 | Jr. | Economics |
| OF | Teddy Schoenfeld (3) | MIT | 3.92 | Sr. | Computer Science and Neuroscience |
| OF | Maxwell Mims | Southwestern University | 3.91 | Sr. | Economics |
| P | Jacob Bell (3) | Shenandoah University | 3.88/3.71 | Gr. | Sports Management |
| P | Ryan Lapierre | Westfield State University | 3.74 | Sr. | Marketing |
(1)– 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3)– 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(#)– 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
NAIA
Tyler Horner, from Twin Falls, Idaho, is a junior mechanical engineering major with a 4.00 cumulative GPA. He is the catcher for the Oregon Tech Owls.
Horner was recently named an ABCA NAIA First Team All-American, the first Oregon Tech player to earn the distinction in 42 years. The 2024 Cascade Conference Player of the Year, he posted a .394 (82-for-209) batting average with 16 home runs, and 59 RBI. He established Oregon Tech’s single-season records for doubles (21) and home runs in an outstanding junior campaign.
Horner is a first team honoree on the NAIA Academic All-America® baseball team for the second-consecutive year. Daniel Fick (Columbia College), and Nick George (William Penn University) join Horner as repeat selections this year.
The 23-man NAIA team has a 3.82 average GPA with the first team checking in at 3.88.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2023-24 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Tyler Horner (1) | Oregon Tech | 4.00 | Jr. | Mechanical Engineering |
| DH | Ruben Hernandez | Central Baptist College | 3.81 | Sr. | Business |
| IF | Drew Fleming | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 3.75/3.58 | Sr. | Sport & Entertainment Business |
| IF | Mason David | Taylor University | 3.98 | Jr. | Biology |
| IF | Cole Robinson | Missouri Baptist University | 4.00 | Jr. | Exercise Science |
| IF | Austin Teal | Central Baptist College | 3.83 | Sr. | Kinesiology |
| OF | Travis Strickler | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 3.61 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| OF | Evan St. Claire | University of the Cumberlands | 3.95 | Sr. | Exercise & Sport Science |
| OF | Brandon Cabrera | Lewis-Clark State College | 4.00 | Jr. | Computer Science |
| P | Daniel Fick (1) | Columbia College (Mo.) | 3.72/4.00 | Sr. | Business Administration (G) |
| P | Ryan Daly | University of St. Francis | 3.92 | Jr. | Accounting |
| SECOND TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | Name | School | GPA | Yr. | Major |
| C | Evan Orzech | Saint Xavier University (Ill.) | 4.00 | Sr. | International Studies |
| DH | Jake Llaneza | Lawrence Technological University | 3.57 | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering |
| IF | Caden Petrey | University of the Cumberlands | 3.90 | So. | Education Health & PE |
| IF | Jaidan Quinn | Concordia University (Neb.) | 3.50 | Jr. | Exercise Science |
| IF | Landon Vahle | Avila University | 4.00 | Sr. | MBA |
| IF | Jack Dupuis | Olivet Nazarene University | 3.72 | Jr. | Accounting |
| IF | Tyler Mata Lloyd | Tabor College | 3.58 | Sr. | Criminal Justice |
| OF | Francesco Barbieri | Ave Maria University | 3.67/3.78 | Sr. | Business Administration |
| OF | Carter Booth | Lewis-Clark State College | 4.00 | Sr. | Business Communications |
| OF | Nick George (2) | William Penn University | 3.77 | Sr. | Sociology |
| P | Cameron Brown | Mid-America Christian University | 3.92 | Sr. | Biology |
| P | Zane Robeaux | Mid-America Christian University | 3.66/3.50 | Gr. | Business Administration (U)/MBA (G) |
(1)– 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2)– 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College (Ill.) | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747
