EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Baseball junior infielder Clayton Slack, junior pitcher Blake Kimball, and junior pitcher Jake Porter were named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District for NCAA Division I. The award was the first for all three sport management majors.
To be eligible for the CSC Academic All-District Award, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.5 cumulative grade point average (4.0 scale). They must have reached a sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution.
Slack, who also was named second-team All-OVC this spring, hit .294 with 32 runs scored, 10 doubles, four triples, and 35 RBIs. He had a season-high three hits five times and three RBIs twice, while scoring a season-best three times against Morehead State University. The junior shortstop also posted walk-off RBIs against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Southeast Missouri State University during the regular season.
Kimball led the Screaming Eagles with six victories on the mound in 2025 and finished the year with a 6-5 record in 18 appearances and 12 starts. He posted a 6.66 ERA in 73.0 innings of work, striking out 45 batters, which ranked third on the team. The junior right-hander also struck out a season-high six batters in the win over Eastern Illinois University.
Porter made 17 appearances and 11 starts during his first season at USI and posted a 4-6 mark, tying for second on the team in wins. He had a 6.12 ERA and struck out 47 batters in 50 innings of work. The junior left-hander struck out a season-high six batters against Little Rock.
USI ended the season with a 27-29 overall record, 15-12 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play, and finished fifth in the league’s regular season. USI also made a third consecutive appearance in the OVC Championship in its third year at the NCAA Division I level.
