COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Benedict College senior pitcher
Yaniel Delgado has been named to the 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District™ Baseball Team for District 5.
Delgado, an accounting major, has a 3.62 GPA. On the field, he is the two-time SIAC Relief Pitcher of the Year. This season, he went 4-2 with a 2.89 ERA and five saves. He struck out 51 batters in 43 2/3 innings.
Delgado is one of two representatives on the District 5 team from the SIAC. Spring Hill catcher Alex Jones also made the team. District 5 includes all colleges and universities from the SIAC, the Gulf South Conference and the Sunshine State Conference.
Delgado will now to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
The Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2015-16 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.
For more information about the Academic All-District™ and Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.
District 5
NCAA DIVISION II (Gulf South, Southern Intercollegiate, Sunshine State)
FIRST TEAM
Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
P |
Conner Andrews |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Kittery, Maine |
3.55 |
Exercise science |
P |
Yaniel Delgado |
Benedict |
Sr. |
San Loreno, Puerto Rico |
3.62 |
Accounting |
C |
Alex Jones |
Spring Hill |
Sr. |
Pensacola, Fla. |
3.65 |
Business management |
Inf. |
Grant Ashline |
Rollins |
So. |
Naples, Fla. |
3.72 |
Business |
Inf. |
Reid Neal |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Melbourne, Fla. |
3.63 |
Mechanical engineering |
Inf. |
Michael Purcell |
Rollins |
Jr. |
Cheshire, Conn. |
3.81 |
Economics |
Inf. |
Kyle Schindler |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Land O'Lakes, Fla. |
3.86 |
Biology |
OF |
Ryan Baldwin |
Barry |
So. |
Fairhaven, Mass. |
3.41 |
Finance |
OF |
Vin Cosenzo |
Tampa |
Jr. |
North Caldwell, N.J. |
3.94 |
Accounting |
OF |
Liam Goodall |
Embry-Riddle |
Sr. |
Nanaimo, B.C. |
3.81 |
Civil engineering |
OF |
Sam Machonis |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
3.31 |
Marketing & communication |
OF |
Eric Schindler |
Lynn |
Sr. |
Land O'Lakes, Fla. |
3.86 |
Biology |