| 6/3/2025 | Baseball BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic sophomore pitchers Trey Beard and MJ Bollinger have been named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for baseball. The program 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 honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. To be eligible for Academic All-District, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore, maintain a 3.50 or better GPA, and be an important starter or reserve. Beard established himself as one of the best pitchers in the country in his sophomore campaign, finishing with a 7-1 record, a 3.14 ERA, and 118 strikeouts. His strikeout total ranked seventh in Division I prior to the start of NCAA Regionals. A First Team All-AAC selection, he became the first FAU pitcher since Austin Gomber in 2013 to eclipse 100 strikeouts in a season. Later this summer, he will represent USA Baseball on the Collegiate National Team. In the classroom, the native of Dunedin, Florida, holds a 3.58 GPA while majoring in business management. Bollinger led the Owls with 11 saves, five of which required six outs or more. He finished with a 2.01 ERA in 44.2 innings. Bollinger majors in Information Systems Management and carries a 3.78 GPA. Both players now advance to the Academic All-America ballot, which CSC members will vote on until June 17. Beard and Bollinger will hope to join former baseball Owls Chris Saxton (2004) and Nolan Schanuel (2023) as previous Academic All-Americans. For more on the CSC Academic All-America program and to see the full Academic All-District Team visit https://academicallamerica.com/. |
