May 5, 2016

Andrews and Cosenzo Earn Spot on Academic All-District Team

Both seniors have excelled on the field and in the classroom

GREENWOOD, Ind.- The 2016 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District™ Baseball Teams have been released to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. University of Tampa baseball players Conner Andrews and Vin Cosenzo were award with All-District honors.

Senior Conner Andrews earned All-District honors, as the senior pitcher holds a 3.55 grade point average in the exercise science program. This season Andrews has appeared in 14 games, pitching 32 innings. He has posted a 3.09 ERA and has struck out 37 strikeouts.

Senior Vin Cosenzo earned All-District honors, as the senior outfielder has a 3.94 grade point average in accounting. This season Cosenzo has a .452 batting average in 31 games played. Cosenzo has been on a tear as of late, as he has belted five home runs in the past five games.

The Academic All-District™ teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the fifth year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non-Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division Academic All-America® Team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.

The Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2015-16 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.

First-team Academic All-District™ honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team ballot, where first-, second- and third team. All-America honorees will be selected later this month.

For more information about the Academic All-District™ and Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.

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