University of Southern Indiana senior utility player Nick Gobert (Jasper, Indiana) was named Google Cloud Academic All-District 4 as an infielder by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The award is the first of Gobert’s two-year career and the 11th Eagle baseball player to be honored with the academic award since 2004.
To be eligible for the Capital One Academic All-America program, the student athlete must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). They must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution (true freshmen, red-shirt freshmen and first-year athletic transfers are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution.
Gobert, a USI master of science candidate in sport management and holder of a bachelor’s degree from the University in sport management, is third on the team with a .355 batting average and second on the squad with 45 RBIs. The All-GLVC East Division first baseman also leads the team and ranks second in the GLVC with 21 doubles.
On the mound, Gobert is tied for second on the team with four wins (4-2 overall) appearing 11 times this season on the bump. The senior, who has seen action this year at third base, first base, left field, and designated hitter, also struck out 30 batters in 33.1 innings of work.
The Eagles and Gobert continue action in the GLVC Tournament today when they play the University of Illinois Springfield, who is ranked second nationally and the top seed from the conference’s East Division. USI entered tournament play Thursday as the third seed from the East.
