WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – A pair of William & Mary baseball players were honored with Google Cloud First-Team Academic All-District honors the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced on Thursday afternoon. Both senior Hunter Smith and junior Brandon Raquet were honored for their work in the classroom.
 
Smith has flexed his power numbers during his senior season. He is second on the team with a .278 batting average, but his 31 runs, 11 homers, 34 RBI, and .533 slugging percentage lead the Tribe. The senior has added 50 hits, 11 doubles, and a triple. For his career, he has appeared in 201 games, earning the starting nod 193 times. He is a .272 career hitter with 206 hits, 38 doubles, three triples, 27 homers, and 142 RBI. Last season he was named to the All-CAA Third-Team, after earning CAA All-Rookie and CAA All-Tournament teams as a freshman. In the classroom, Smith is set to earn his degree in kinesiology and health sciences this weekend and is a W&M Provost Award winner. 
 
Raquet has appeared in 35 games with 32 starts this season hitting .245. He has added six doubles, three triples, four homers, and 19 RBI. For his Tribe career, he has batted .275 with 112 hits, 26 doubles, eight triples, 11 homers, and 57 RBI. As a freshman, he was named a Freshman All-American by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, as well as Second-Team All-CAA and CAA All-Rookie team. He was named the league's player of the week for the week of May 6 after hitting .583 against Charleston last weekend. In the classroom, Raquet is majoring in neuroscience with a pre-med track, and a W&M Provost Award winner.
 
The 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Baseball Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The Google Cloud Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
 
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team (when selected) Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in June.
 
The Tribe will enjoy a bye for graduation this weekend, before playing the final four games of the regular season on the road next week. The Tribe travels to Saint Joseph's on Tuesday, May 14, before traveling to Hofstra to close the regular season on May 17 and May 18.