GREENWOOD, Ind. – This week, College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced its Academic All-District Baseball Teams, honoring the nation's top student-athletes for their combined achievements in athletics and academics. The CSC Academic All-America® program recognizes outstanding student-athletes across four divisions: NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA. The University of Northwestern earned the maximum five selections to the NCAA Division III Academic All-District Team in Mark Bligh (Sydney, Australia/Magdalene Catholic College), Nick Drinken (Randolph, Minn./Randolph), Ben Hixon (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville), Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY) and Aaron Severson (Columbia Heights, Minn./Columbia Heights). Drinken was also named a finalist for the CSC Academic All-America ballot, which will be voted on by CSC members in the coming weeks.

The CSC press release can be found here.

CSC Academic All-District Baseball Team:
- Mark Bligh (Sydney, Australia/Magdalene Catholic College)
- Nick Drinken (Randolph, Minn./Randolph)*
- Ben Hixon (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville)
- Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY)
- Aaron Severson (Columbia Heights, Minn./Columbia Heights)

* Note: Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk; they will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members.