Baseball Collects Four Academic All-District Nods

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Mount Vernon Nazarene University Baseball team saw four members named to the NAIA Baseball CoSIDA Academic All-District Team.

Jarin Bertke (SR), Maxwell Donawa (SR), Brady Lester (SO), and Grant Moore (SO) each landed a spot on the team after strong seasons on the field and in the classroom.

The CSC Academic All-District award is given to a student-athlete who maintains a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average while having reached sophomore status academically and having played in at least 90 percent, or started in 66 percent of their team's contests throughout the current season, while also being at their current institution for a full calendar year.

As a conference, the Crossroads League had 22 total student-athletes make the Academic All-District Team for 2025.

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,100 students from 33 states and 26 foreign countries.