GREENWOOD, Ind. — Graduate outfielder Ben Parker has been named a College Sports Communicators (CSC) First Team Academic All-American, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.

Parker recorded a 3.52 cumulative GPA in the classroom and graduated with a Master of Business Administration. The Los Altos, Calif. native was a CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection and winner of the William & Mary Provost Award.

On the field, Parker put together a historic campaign, batting .407 with 70 runs, 23 doubles, 11 home runs and 50 RBI en route to being named the CAA Co-Player of the Year and a Third Team ABCA/Rawlings All-American. He also slugged .684 with a .498 on-base percentage and posting a program-record 34-game hitting streak during the regular season. Parker ranked fourth nationally in hits, 10th in average, and 10th in doubles during the regular season. His 94 hits were the third-most in single-season program history, and his career .488 on-base percentage is in all-time record.

Parker is the first Tribe baseball player to be named a First Team Academic All-American and the sixth overall.

TRIBE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
1994: Mike Ruberti (Second Team)
2003: Mitch Walk (Third Team)
2014: Kevin Nutter (Third Team)
2019: Hunter Smith (Second Team)
2020: Brandon Raquet (Second Team)
2024: Ben Parker (First Team)

BEN PARKER POSTSEASON HONORS
CSC First Team Academic All-American
ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-American
ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Atlantic Region
CAA Co-Player of the Year
First Team All-CAA
CSC Academic All-District Team

ABOUT THE CSC ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN TEAM
To qualify for the CSC Academic All-American Team, student-athletes must first be selected to the Academic All-District Team. They must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above. The All-American Team is voted on by a sub-group of the Academic All-America Core Program Committee. Those with the highest academic and athletic credentials are selected.

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