CSC Announces Baseball Academic All-District® Team

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team had four 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 Mitchell Smith earned his second recognition from the association, while juniors Rob Ready, Danny Thompson Jr. and sophomore Jake Ogden received their first accolades from the CSC.

UNCG's four honorees brought The Southern Conference (SoCon) total to 15 awardees. Five were from Western Carolina, three were from Mercer, two were from Wofford and one was from VMI.

Jake Ogden
Pre Business Administration
Sophomore | INF | Homestead, Fla.

• CSC Academic All-District® team
• Dean's List
• Athletic Director's List
• SoCon Regular Season Champions
• Was the only Spartan to start in all 54 games
• Tied for third on the squad with 10 doubles and eight home runs
• Batted .318 (67-for-211) and owned a .385 on-base percentage
• Successfully stole 16 bases on 18 attempts
• Posted a .938 fielding percentage with 41 putouts and 81 assists

Rob Ready
Economics
Junior | RHP | Bridgeton, N.J.

• CSC Academic All-District® team
• Chancellor's List
• Dean's List
• Athletic Director's List
• SoCon Regular Season Champions
• Preseason All-SoCon second team
• Was SoCon Pitcher of the Week on March 25
• Led UNCG with a 3.95 ERA in 66 innings pitched
• Posted a 3-1 record in 12 appearances and starts
• Struck out 41 hitters while only issuing 22 walks
• Held opponents to a .278 batting average
• SoCon Commissioners Medal (2023)
• SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2023)

Mitchell Smith
Applied Statistics
Redshirt Senior | C | Pickerington, Ohio

• CSC Academic All-District® team
• Athletic Director's List
• SoCon Regular Season Champions
• All-SoCon Coaches' second team
• Led the team with 16 doubles
• Ranked second on the team with 34 walks
• Was successful on eight of nine steal attempts
• CSC Academic All-District team (2023)
• SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• Academic All-SoCon team (2023)
• All-SoCon Preseason first team (2023)
• SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2022)
• Participant in the NCAA Tournament (2022)
• SoCon Tournament Champion (2022)
• All-SoCon Coaches' second team (2022)
• All-SoCon Media second team (2022)

Danny Thompson Jr.
Economics
Junior | RHP | Pollocksville, N.C.

• CSC Academic All-District® team
• Athletic Director's List
• 2024 SoCon Regular Season Champions
• Paced the Spartans' staff with four saves
• Recorded 51 strikeouts with just 18 walks in 38 innings of work
• Led UNCG relievers with a 4.50 ERA
• Held opponents to a .241 batting average
• Made 21 relief appearances and owned a 5-3 record.

The CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in NCAA Division I.

The CoSIDA 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. Academic All-America® teams will be announced later in June.