Baseball | 6/4/2025 10:05:25 AM
Eighteen Empire 8 Student-Athletes from six different institutions were selected to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Baseball NCAA Division III Team, which recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom.
The 2025 Academic All-District® Baseball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize 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. In order to be eligible for both All-District and All-American consideration, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically, hold a 3.30 cumulative GPA or above and be a starter or important reserve for their respective teams.
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on July 1. The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages.
Below are the Empire 8 selections.
ALFRED UNIVERSITY
Nolan Pridmore, Jr., INF/OF, Toronto, Ontario - Business Administration
ELMIRA COLLEGE
Logan Pizzullo, Sr., INF/P, Coydon, PA - Criminal Justice/Psychology
Matteo Salvati, Sr., INF/OF, Batsto, NJ - Business Administration/Psychology
Brett Warden, Sr., INF/P, Yorktown Heights, NY - Biology
HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY
Jeremiah Chow, So., OF, West Chester, PA - Business Administration
Vincent Lucyszyn, Jr., INF, Rochester, NY - Business Administration
Aiden Talcott, Jr., P, Farmington, NM - Biochemistry - Pre-Medicine
*Kanta Ueno, Jr., INF, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan - Inclusive Childhood Education
KEUKA COLLEGE
Ethan Drinion, Sr., OF, Middleburgh, NY - Accounting
Wyatt Ernst, Jr., P, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Unified Childhood/Special Education: Family & Child Studies
Alex Evans, So., INF, Liverpool, NY - Management
Derek Novicki, Jr., 1B, North Havem CT - Applied Mathemetics and Finance
Ian Ruhmel, So., OF, Horseheads, NY - Political Science/History
RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE
Joe Degroot, Gr., P, Clay, NY - Sport Science
*Zachary Figueras, Sr., INF, Apopka, FL - Business Administration
*James Lubanski, Gr., DH, Port Washington, NY - Business Administration
*Jeff Stearns, Sr., 1B, Vergennes, VT - Health Sciences
ST. JOHN FISHER UNIVERSITY
Mario Cubello, Sr., INF, Bethlehem, NY - Accounting and Finance
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office member.
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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