PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A total of 19 baseball student-athletes representing six Little East Conference (LEC) programs have been honored by College Sports Communicators (CSC) for their academic achievements with the announcement of the 2026 CSC Academic All-District Teams. 

To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District recognition, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and must maintain at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average. Student-athletes must also compete in 90 percent or start in at least 66 percent of an institution's games played, while pitchers must have made at least 17 appearances or pitched 35 innings. Institutions must have a due-paying member of their department on-staff, and are limited to a maximum of five nominees.

CSC Academic All-District honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America ballot, where First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America honorees will be announced in late-June. The LEC’s CSC Academic All-District recipients are as follows. 

UMass Boston
Brandon Gaer
Ryan Slack

UMass Dartmouth
Jordan Paradis
Cooper Wixon

Plymouth State
Ray Campbell
Ryan Morgado
Sam Salvi

Southern Maine
Mike Anquillare
Kyle Douin
Gabe Gifford

Vermont State Castleton
Joe Castellano III
Carter Chapman
Trey LaVigne
Luke Russell
Tommie Shaw

Western Connecticut
Bryan Birkl
Mitchell Landau
Brandon Payne
Ryan Vallie