RICHMOND, Ky. – Two baseball players – Ryland Kerr and Nick Howie – were chosen to the 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-District® Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
 
As first team all-district honorees, Kerr and Howie advance to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® ballot.
 
EKU was the only school in the Ohio Valley Conference to have players selected to an Academic All-District® Team.
 
Kerr carries a 4.00 grade-point-average while majoring in exercise and sport science.  The senior infielder is batting .315 with 58 runs scored, 34 RBIs and 16 stolen bases.
 
The Bellevue, Washington native is second in the OVC in runs scored and tied for fifth in stolen bases.
 
Howie has a perfect 4.0 GPA while majoring in finance.  The junior outfielder is hitting .361 with 47 runs scored, 11 home runs, 43 RBIs and 16 stolen bases.
 
The Oakville, Ontario native leads the OVC in on-base percentage (.488), is third in walks (45), fourth in batting average, eighth in total bases (117) and ninth in slugging (.579).
 
To be nominated for Academic All-America honors, a student-athlete must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative grade-point-average (on a 4.0 scale) for his/her career.  No athlete is eligible until he/she has reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his/her current institution.
 
EKU begins play at the 2019 OVC Tournament on Wednesday.