Five From Baseball Secure Academic All-District® Honors
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team had five Spartans named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC), formerly CoSIDA, Academic All-District® team for baseball, announced by the organization on Tuesday.
To be eligible, nominated student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average in their second year at the current institution and must have played in 90 percent of the institution's games or made starts in 66 percent of the games. For a baseball pitcher to qualify, they must make 17 appearances or log 25 innings pitched.
Senior Rob Ready earned his second recognition from the association, while Jacob Budzik, Luke Jenkins, Sam Murchison and Brantley Truitt received their first accolades from the CSC.
UNCG's five honorees brought The Southern Conference (SoCon) total to 21 awardees. Five were from Western Carolina, five were from Mercer, three were from Wofford and three were from VMI.
Sam Murchison
Finance
Senior | RHP | Siler City, N.C.
- CSC Academic All-District® Team
- Led UNCG in innings pitched (79.2), starts (14) and wins (6)
- Was second for the Spartans in ERA (4.97) and strikeouts (79)
- Pitched a complete game shutout on Senior Day with three hits allowed vs. Western Carolina on May 16
- Was named SoCon Pitcher of the Week on May 19
- SoCon Regular Season Champion (2024)
- Gold Chain Honor Society (2023)
- SoCon Commissioners Medal and Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- SoCon Tournament Champion and NCAA Tournament Participant (2022)
Rob Ready
Economics
Senior | RHP | Bridgeton, N.J.
- 2x CSC Academic All-District® Team (2024, 2025)
- SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year
- Pitched 41.2 innings and struck out 34 opposing hitters
- Tied for second on the Spartans with two saves
- Chancellor's List and Dean's List (2024)
- Athletic Director's List (2024)
- SoCon Regular Season Champion (2024)
- SoCon Commissioners Medal (2023)
- SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2023)
Luke Jenkins
Communications
Redshirt Junior | OF | Greensboro, N.C.
- CSC Academic All-District® Team
- Batted .261 with 20 RBI and 22 runs scored
- Totaled 37 hits in 142 at-bats
- Posted six doubles and a triple for a total of 45 bases
- Successfully stole seven bases on eight attempts
- Finished with a .950 fielding percentage, having 54 putouts and three assists
- SoCon Regular Season Champion (2024)
- NCAA Tournament Participant (2022)
- SoCon Tournament Champion (2022)
Jacob Budzik
Finance
Junior | INF | Stallings, N.C.
- CSC Academic All-District® Team
- Led the Spartans with a .512 slugging percentage this season
- Batted .287 (37-for-129) with 15 doubles, one triple and four home runs
- Has totaled 94 assists and 41 putouts in 141 chances
- Just six errors in 39 games played and started this season
- Posted a .957 fielding percentage and played 33 games played without committing an error
- Has had a hand in 10 of the Spartans' 29 double plays this season
- Career .935 fielding percentage with just 11 errors in 72 games played
- SoCon Regular Season Champion (2024)
Brantley Truitt
Pre-Business Administration
Sophomore | OF | Matthews, N.C.
- CSC Academic All-District® Team
- Sported the Spartans' highest batting average at .318 (49-for-154)
- Had the team's second-best on-base percentage at a .409 clip
- Finished third on the team in total bases (68) and fourth in RBI (21)
- Concluded the season fifth for UNCG with a .442 slugging percentage
- Put up six doubles, two triples and two home runs
- Stole nine bases on 10 attempts this season
- Posted a pair of four-hit games this season on April 19 at USC Upstate and May 4 vs. The Citadel
- SoCon Regular Season Champion (2024)
The 2025 Academic All-District® Baseball Team, announced by CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced later in June.
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