Valparaiso University baseball senior outfielder Alex Ryan (Lake Mills, Wis. / Lakeside Lutheran) was named to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team, while senior outfielder Carson Husmann (Hanna, Ind. / South Central [Bradley]) was named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team as the league announced its academic honors on Wednesday.
Ryan, a 2023 Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete First Team honoree and 2022 MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention performer, posted a 3.92 GPA in finance and business administration. He robbed two home runs in his career – April 28, 2023 at Missouri State and exactly a year later on April 28, 2024 at UIC, taking away a grand slam in a play that ranked No. 4 on SportsCenter’s Top 10 that evening. He led Valpo in batting average at .301 while making 50 starts this season. He hit nine home runs during his senior season while reaching base at a .402 clip and slugging .538. He posted a .322 batting average in league play while collecting 14 extra-base hits including six home runs to compile a .611 MVC-only slugging percentage. Ryan drilled two home runs on March 16 at nationally-ranked Campbell. He is starting a position with Generac this summer after wrapping up his career as a three-year starter for the Beacons.
Husmann, who owns a 3.94 GPA toward his master’s of business administration after graduating from Bradley with a 3.52 GPA, played in 45 games and made 43 starts while slugging nine home runs and driving in 32 this season. He enjoyed a two-homer game on April 28 at UIC including a grand slam and hit 32 career home runs.
Both players also received College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors this week.
MVC Baseball Scholar-Athlete First Team
Logan Chambers, Missouri State
Carson Garner, Murray State
Brodey Heaton, Belmont (BASEBALL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR)
Reece Lawler, UIC
Daniel Pacella, Illinois State
Jacob Pennington, Murray State
Adam Pottinger, Indiana State
Jack Rando, Belmont
Joe Ruzicka, Belmont
Alex Ryan, Valparaiso
Donovan Schultz, Evansville
Mike Sears, Indiana State
Mark Shallenberger, Evansville
Mathieu Vallee, Southern Illinois
MVC Baseball Scholar-Athlete Second Team
Jake Allgeyer, Southern Illinois
Aidan Foeller, Southern Illinois
Luke Hayden, Indiana State
Cameron Holycross, Indiana State
Brendan Hord, Evansville
Carson Husmann, Valparaiso
Dominic Listi, Indiana State
Cal McGinnis, Evansville
Judah Morris, Illinois State
Timmy O’Brien, Bradley
Zack Stewart, Missouri State
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