ROCKFORD, Ill. --- Rockford University senior third baseman
Jake Bilotta added yet another award to his collection on Tuesday morning (July 1) when he was selected Third Team Academic All-America by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
Academic All-America is by far one of the most difficult awards to receive at the collegiate level. Recipients must have both exemplary academic and athletic accomplishments, while also first being named CSC Academic All-District. Bilotta becomes the first Rockford University baseball player to earn the award since 1985 (John Wood), and he is also the only NACC baseball player to receive the prestigious honor this season.
Bilotta concluded his collegiate career with a plethora of awards, capped off by the CSC Third Team Academic All-America selection. Previously this year, he was named Third Team All-America by the American Baseball Coaches Association, First Team All-Region, Second Team All-NACC, Chi Alpha Sigma, a NACC Scholar-Athlete and to the RU Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Athletically this season, he broke four school records (career at bases, runs scored, doubles and single-season stolen bases), tied the single-game stolen bases record and ended his career on a 29-game hitting streak. Statistically, Bilotta hit .362 with a .456 on-base percentage and a .621 slugging percentage. He had 63 hits, 65 runs scored, 17 doubles, 2 triples, 8 home runs, 30 runs batted in and 28 stolen bases.
As a team, Rockford qualified for the NACC Tournament in each of his final two seasons and posted its most overall wins in a season since 2010 during his final year.
2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® Baseball Team ~ NCAA Division III
| Pos. |
First Team |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| C |
Aaron Holland |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
3.74 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| DH |
Kyle Grabowski |
Endicott College |
3.87/3.95 |
Gr. |
Business Administration (G) |
| IF |
Dillon Souvignier |
Johns Hopkins University |
3.55 |
Sr. |
Economics |
| IF |
Shawn Steuerer (1) |
Johns Hopkins University |
3.75 |
Sr. |
Economics |
| IF |
Andy Thies |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
3.68 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| IF |
Evan Wagaman |
Messiah University |
3.78 |
Sr. |
Applied Health Science |
| OF |
Nick Harms (2,6) |
Case Western Reserve University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| OF |
JC Ng (1) |
Pomona-Pitzer |
3.91 |
Sr. |
Economics |
| OF |
Matt Scolan (1, !) |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
3.81 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| P |
Brayden Clark |
Salve Regina University |
3.70/3.92 |
Gr. |
Marketing |
| P |
Jason Gilman |
Kean University |
3.88 |
Sr. |
Athletic Training |
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| Pos. |
Second Team |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| C |
Caleb Cyr |
Johns Hopkins University |
3.67/3.67 |
Gr. |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| DH |
Andrew Cash |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
3.88 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| DH |
Tyler Stillson |
Case Western Reserve University |
4.00 |
So. |
Engineering |
| IF |
Zack Carinci (6) |
Case Western Reserve University |
3.72/3.57 |
Gr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| IF |
Benton Jones |
University of Lynchburg |
3.89 |
Jr. |
Exercise Physiology |
| IF |
Zev Moore |
MIT |
3.84 |
Jr. |
Mathematical Economics & Finance |
| IF |
Connor O'Connell |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| OF |
Kyle McCausland (1, 6) |
Middlebury College |
3.88 |
Sr. |
Economics |
| OF |
Tristen Melvin |
Methodist University |
3.95 |
Sr. |
Healthcare Biology |
| OF |
Erik Sundgren |
Denison University |
3.79 |
Jr. |
Applied Mathematics |
| P |
Dante DiMatteo |
Washington & Jefferson College |
3.78 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| P |
Drew Grumbles |
Johns Hopkins University |
3.93 |
So. |
Neuroscience |
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| Pos. |
Third Team |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| C |
Jace Fetterman |
Lebanon Valley College |
3.85 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Gray Berry |
Millsaps College |
3.58 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Jake Bilotta |
Rockford University |
3.71 |
Sr. |
Kinesiology |
| IF |
Ryan Davis |
Adrian College |
3.76 |
Sr. |
Environmental Science |
| IF |
Kyle Douin |
University of Southern Maine |
3.71 |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| IF |
Reed Tubbs |
MIT |
3.60 |
Sr. |
Chemical Engineering |
| OF |
Eli Fest |
Bethany Lutheran College |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| OF |
Danny MacDougall |
Endicott College |
3.91 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| OF |
Bradley Pelle |
Millsaps College |
3.70 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| P |
Logan Eisenbarth |
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater |
3.64 |
Sr. |
Physical Education |
| P |
Brit Kostura |
Baldwin Wallace University |
3.97 |
Jr. |
Sustainability & Finance |
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| CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Jason Gilman, Kean University |
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| (1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2024 |
| (2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023 |
| (6) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023 |
| (!) - CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year in 2024 |