MILWAUKEE, Wis. --- The 2026 Academic All-District® Baseball and Softball 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 honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
A total of 83 student-athletes - 46 softball players and 37 baseball players - representing 13 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) schools were recognized.
Edgewood University had the maximum 10 student-athletes recognized - five each for softball and baseball. Aurora University and Rockford University both had nine student-athletes (4 softball, 5 baseball) honored, while Lakeland University (5/3) had eight, Benedictine Univeristy (5/2) and Milwaukee School of Engineering (3/4) had seven apiece, and Concordia University Wisconsin (5/1), Marian University (3/3), and St. Norbert College (5/1) all had six.
Dominican University (5/0), Illinois Institute of Technology (0/4), Concordia University Chicago (0/3), and Wisconsin Lutheran College (2/1) also had individuals recognized.
Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot.
Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced June 16 (softball) and June 23 (baseball).
The Division III CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
SOFTBALL (46)
Aurora University (4): Mia Rivera*, Stephani Debise, Mia Malczyk, Christina Richards
Benedictine University (5): Haley Barnes*, Morgan Bruno*, Alyssa Perkins*, Lauren Bogard, Mckenzie Johnson
Concordia University Wisconsin (5): Jenna Shadoski*, Rylie DuVal, Jenna Lischka, Julia Moker, Maggie Plahmer
Dominican University (5): Isabella Olmos*, Kayla Amormino, Raegyn Davis, Rhiannon Rubio, Paytin Salfi
Edgewood University (5): Allie Draper, Abilina Dubree, Natalie Fields, Lauren Prigge, MacKenzie Miller
Lakeland University (5): Natalie Ziebell*, Callie Linders, Sydney Meyer, Carlie Morrow, McKenzie Staudinger
Marian University (3): Mackenzie Christofferson, Sabrina DiVito, Carissa Heisdorf
Milwaukee School of Engineering (3): Marissa Collazo, Brynn Kerber, Jayda Nelson
Rockford University (4): Sophia Hulsey, Kieran Madigan, Nichole Paris, Claire Shanahan
St. Norbert College (5): Allison Ardito, Morgan Hansel, Morgan Jarvi, Amber Johanek, Grendel Sprong
Wisconsin Lutheran College (2): Emily Brands, Sommer Krull
BASEBALL (37)
Aurora University (5): Joe Lukancic*, Tyler Patton*, Zackry Tarrant*, Edgar Barba, Matthew Washington
Benedictine University (2): Mike Budorick, Nic Castrovillari
Concordia University Chicago (3): Kyle Connelly*, Brandon Mahler*, Jake Mahler*
Concordia University Wisconsin (1): Connor Lasch
Edgewood University (5): Hayden Hellenbrand, Aidan Kammer, Carter Kelley, Dominic Lee, Mark Tor
Illinois Institute of Technology (4): Philip Bentz*, Cameron Bracewell, John Gori, Austin Schnurr
Lakeland University (3): Bryce Backus, Logan South, Eli Watkins
Marian University (3): Marc Jones, Ayden Kanaman, Carson McLean
Milwaukee School of Engineering (4): Max Babich*, Christian Bosque*, Camden Hoier*, Eric Williamson
Rockford University (5): Alex Easton*, Logan Koeller*, Trent Lawrence*, Nate Burdin, Marcus Taylor
St. Norbert College (1): Zach Bostrand, Tyler Dean, Jake Lucas
Wisconsin Lutheran College (1): Colt Ratliff