GREENWOOD, Ind. — Penn State Altoona baseball’s second baseman Alex Hlivia, of Pennsylvania Furnace, and first baseman Jonathan Rauch, of Pittsburgh, were recognized for their academics on June 4 when both student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators’ NCAA Division III Academic All-District team.
To be eligible for a spot on the Academic All-District team, student-athletes must meet certain academic and athletic requirements. Academically, student-athletes must be at least sophomores while holding cumulative grade-point averages of 3.5 or higher. Athletically, players must have competed in at least 90% of their team's total games or started two-thirds of the contests. Pitchers must have made 17 appearances or totaled 25 innings pitched. Nominators could submit up to five qualified student-athletes per team.