University of Southern Indiana senior centerfielder Hamilton Carr (Evansville, Indiana) and senior shortstop Kyle Niemeier (Evansville, Indiana) were named Academic All-District 4 by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The award is the second of Carr’s career, while Niemeier earns the award for the first time.
Niemeier, a computer science major, is third on the team with a .357 batting average. The reigning GLVC Player of the Week also ranks third on the Eagles with 37 runs scored and is tied for first with 25 walks. The three-time Academic All-GLVC student athlete is a career .323 batter with 63 runs scored and 46 RBIs in 143 games during his four seasons.
Carr is batting .333 in 2016 with a team-best 43 runs scored and 17 stolen base. The three-time Academic All-GLVC performer was named Academic All-District 4 in 2014 when the Eagles won the NCAA Division II National Championship.
An exercise science major, Carr is closing on the USI all-time record for stolen bases. The senior ranks third all-time with 77 career thefts, nine behind the all-time record (86) set by Matt Vince (1992-94). He also ranks 14th all-time in hits (195), 11th in runs scored (136), and 13th in games played (175) in addition to being a career .327 hitter.
The Eagles concludes the 2016 regular season Friday and Saturday when they visits UIndy for a GLVC four-game series. First pitch Friday is set for noon (CDT) at Greyhound Park on UIndy’s campus and Saturday at 11 a.m. (CDT) at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana.
