RINDGE, N.H. (6/3/25) - Joey Acker of the Franklin Pierce baseball team has been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® team.  

To gain eligibility, student-athletes must post a grade-point average of 3.50 or higher and must be in the lineup for 70 percent of an institution's days of competition.  

The junior outfielder boasts a 3.90 GPA as a health sciences major and played in all 57 games for the Ravens this season. He earned NE10 All-Conference Second Team honors after leading the team in at-bats (204), hits (78), walks (44), batting average (.382), and on-base percentage (.504). 

The 2025 Academic All-District® Baseball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize 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 honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. 

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure. 

The CSC Academic All-District® teams can be found here.