CSC All-District Team Announcement
GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team standouts
Kennedy Jones and
Mitchell Smith were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® team, announced by the organization on Tuesday
UNCG is part of District 3, which is comprised of Division I programs in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. To be eligible, nominated student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average in their second year at the current institution and must have played in at least 50 percent of the team's games.
UNCG's two honorees brought the Southern Conference total to 15 honored by CSC.
Kennedy Jones
Communications
Sophomore | OF | Norfolk, VA
- Was named to the 2023 Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List
- Preseason All-SoCon first team (2023)
- Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team (2022)
- SoCon All-Freshman team (2022)
- All-SoCon Coaches & Media second team (2022)
- SoCon Walt Nadzak Most Outstanding Player, following SoCon Tournament (2022)
- SoCon All-Tournament Team (2022)
- NCBWA Freshman All-American second team (2022)
- ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic All-Region second team (2022)
- Is currently 66th nationally in total hits.
- Leads team in batting average (0.354), hits (73), total bases (126), and on-base percentage (.449).
- Has career numbers this season in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, home runs, walks
- Helped the team win the 2022 SoCon Tournament Championship
- Made an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Tournament
Mitchell Smith
Mathematics
Senior | C/INF | Pickerington, Ohio
- Named Preseason All-SoCon first team (2023)
- All-SoCon Coaches & Media second team (2022)
- Academic All-SoCon team (2022)
- SoCon Academic Honor Roll (2022)
- SoCon Tournament Champion (2022)
- Helped his team to a 2022 NCAA Tournament Appearance
- In UNCG record books, he is tied for eighth with 238 at-bats in 2022 and tied for second with 23 doubles in 2022
The CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in NCAA Division I.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions – NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second-, and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in June.
