ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference announced its 2026 Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team on Monday. UIC's Jake Busson has been voted the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The junior carries a perfect 4.00 cumulative grade-point average as an interdisciplinary studies major.
The criteria for the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team parallels the CSC (College Sports Communicators) standards for All-America nominations. To be nominated, a student-athlete must have a 3.50 cumulative GPA, both as an undergraduate and graduate student, where applicable. If a GPA has not been established as a transfer student, the cumulative GPA from the nominees’ previous institution must be used. Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore in academic and athletic standing. Redshirt freshmen are not eligible. Eligible nominees must compete in 75 percent of the institution’s games played OR must start in at least 50 percent of the institution's games. Pitchers must have made at least 17 appearances OR pitched 35 innings.
| SCHOOL |
NAME |
YR. |
GPA |
MAJOR |
| Belmont |
Landon Godsey |
Gr. |
3.5 |
Applied Analytics |
| Belmont |
Jake Maddox |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Business Systems & Analytics |
| Belmont |
Cavan McMeans |
Jr. |
3.75 |
Business Administration |
| Belmont |
Andrew Perry |
So. |
3.52 |
Data Science |
| Belmont |
Nicholas Stinson |
Jr. |
3.61 |
Business Administration |
| Bradley |
Joey Cirelli |
Gr. |
3.6 |
Sports Communication (Masters) |
| Bradley |
Sohrab Rezaei |
Jr. |
4 |
Management & Leadership |
| Bradley |
Robert Sanford |
Jr. |
3.75 |
Personal Financial Planning |
| Bradley |
Jaxon Schumacher |
Jr. |
3.5 |
Management & Leadership |
| Bradley |
Davis Webb |
Jr. |
4 |
Sports Communication |
| Evansville |
Owen Byberg |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Exercise Science |
| Evansville |
Reid Haire |
Jr. |
3.75 |
Health Services Administration |
| Evansville |
Max Hansmann |
Gr. |
3.57 |
Leadership (Masters) |
| Evansville |
Chris McCormack |
Jr. |
3.8 |
Sociology |
| Evansville |
Ryan Seddon |
So. |
3.79 |
Psychology |
| UIC |
Jake Busson |
Jr. |
4 |
Interdisciplinary Education |
| UIC |
Thomas Curry |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Accounting |
| UIC |
Mark Eddie |
Gr. |
4 |
MBA |
| UIC |
Alexander Wright |
Sr. |
3.5 |
Business Administration |
| Illinois State |
Nolan Berry |
Sr. |
4 |
Geography |
| Illinois State |
Reece Clapp |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Illinois State |
Carson Cormier |
R-So. |
3.75 |
Finance |
| Illinois State |
Thomas Harper |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Accountancy |
| Illinois State |
Graham Mastros |
Jr. |
3.57 |
Finance |
| Indiana State |
Jack Armstrong |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Organizational Leadership & Supervision |
| Indiana State |
Carter Beck |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Finance |
| Indiana State |
Ryan Karst |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Engineering |
| Indiana State |
Carson Seeman |
Sr. |
3.86 |
MBA |
| Indiana State |
Nick Sutherlin |
Sr. |
3.92 |
MBA |
| Murray State |
Connor Chisolm |
Gr. |
4 |
Human Development & Leadership |
| Murray State |
Conner Cunningham |
Jr. |
3.87 |
Accounting & Finance |
| Murray State |
Luke Mistone |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Health & Physical Education |
| Murray State |
Colby Ott |
Gr. |
4 |
Human Development & Leadership |
| Murray State |
Ben Rosin |
Gr. |
4 |
Human Development & Leadership |
| Southern Illinois |
Andrew Evans |
Sr. |
3.5 |
University Studies |
| Southern Illinois |
Julio Guerrero |
Jr. |
4 |
Sport Administration |
| Southern Illinois |
Meade Johnson |
Gr. |
3.8 |
Human Sciences |
| Southern Illinois |
Dylan Petrey |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Industrial Management & Applied Engineering |
| Southern Illinois |
Gabe Petrucelli |
Sr. |
3.84 |
University Studies |
| Valparaiso |
Gavin Bennett |
Gr. |
3.54 / 4.00 |
Finance / Business Economics |
| Valparaiso |
Justin Bultemeier |
Gr. |
3.96 / 3.90 |
Health Sciences / Public Health |
| Valparaiso |
Thomas Cooper |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Finance |
| Valparaiso |
Eli Riley |
Gr. |
3.63 / 3.50 |
Management / MBA |
| Valparaiso |
Case Sullivan |
Jr. |
3.7 |
Marketing |