River States Conference

RSC Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team includes 35 players for 2016-17 season

6/23/2017 12:00:00 AM

FLORENCE, Ky. -- The 2017 River States Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team had 35 student-athletes receive the academic honor this year. This is the second year of the RSC Scholar-Athlete Team program, which recognizes excellence in the classroom while competing as an RSC student-athlete.

To earn a spot on the team, student-athletes must have a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher, compete in an RSC championship sport and be nominated by their athletic department. University of Rio Grande led the baseball conference with with 11 student-athletes honored.

The NAIA has a similar awards program, the NAIA-Daktronics Scholar-Athlete award, which is for juniors and seniors who have a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher.

2017 RSC BASEBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE TEAM