College of Wooster baseball players Alex Eusebio, Ryan Kramer, Colin Leslie, Luke Rizzo, and Michael Scarpelli were among the qualifiers for College Sports Communicators Academic All-District® for baseball, which was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

Eusebio emerged as a key starting pitcher for the Fighting Scots this spring, firing the fourth-most innings on the staff at 40. He went 1-4 with a 6.08 ERA and struck out 26 batters. Eusebio turned in a quality start against Capital University, firing five innings of four-hit shutout baseball. He blanked Kenyon College and Wabash College late in the season with two innings of shutout relief work against both and opened the year with three shutout innings against Oglethorpe University.

Eusebio is a junior-to-be and a political science major.

Kramer earned a second first-team All-NCAC honor this spring after batting .357 (41-for-115) with 40 RBI, 30 runs, and 14 homers. He was a second-team ABCA and D3baseball.com all-region selection, becoming Wooster's third three-time all-region honoree by the latter, joining Wooster greats Jamie Lackern and Michael Wielansky. He was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Div. III Hitter of the Month for February, marking his second-career monthly honor from the organization. Kramer was an American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com All-American as a sophomore and earned all-region status from both organizations and a sophomore and junior. Kramer became the second in program history to be an ABCA All-American and College Sports Communicators Academic All-American® as a sophomore with his selection to the Academic All-America® third team. Kramer graduated eighth in program history with 181 RBI and 37 homers and became the 16th in program history to reach 200 career hits this spring.

Kramer examined how name, image, and likeness impacts institutions' application totals and yield for Independent Study as a business economics major. He is playing in a post-collegiate summer wood bat league this summer. He played summer ball with the Wilmer Stingers in the highly-competitive Northwoods Baseball League leading up to senior year and played for Watertown Rapids in New York prior to his junior year. On campus, Kramer was a member of the Jenny Investment Club, which manages a portfolio of the College's endowment, currently valued at over $13 million. He volunteered with area Night to Shine prom events and the program's annual youth baseball community clinics. Kramer worked on the stat crew for basketball and football contests and was a student intern for game operations and the equipment room. This is Kramer's third CSC Academic All-District® honor.

Leslie debuted on the all-conference team as a first-team selection after picking off 10 runners and throwing out over 50 percent of would-be base stealers. Elite defense landed Leslie as a first-team D3baseball.com and second-team American Baseball Coaches Association all-region selection. At the dish, Leslie sported a .317 average (45-for-142) and ranked second on the team in runs and homers with 38 and 10, respectively. Leslie tied for second on the team with 19 walks and was hit a team-high 14 times. The alumnus hit eight homers between March 14 and March 25, with seven of the nine games during that stretch coming against NCAA qualifying teams.

The education and urban studies major examined high school sports offerings and their link to urbanicity, enrollment, and income for Independent Study. This spring, Leslie completed student teaching in a third-grade classroom at Parkview Elementary School. He led all math instruction for the final weeks of the school year. Previously, Leslie was a student classroom assistant within the Wooster City School District. Leslie worked in the equipment room on campus and was a preschool intern back home in Chicago prior to his sophomore year. Leslie is a two-time CSC Academic All-District® qualifier.

Rizzo batted .300 (33-for-110) over 32 games this spring. The infielder ranked third on the team with eight homers, drove in 27 runs, and touched home 25 times. Rizzo capped the year strong, going 7-for-13 with seven RBI, five runs scored, and three homers over the final three games of the year. Rizzo logged 11 multi-hit games on the year. As a first-year, Rizzo collected nine hits and six RBI in the NCAC Tournament.

Rizzo is playing this summer for the Sherrill Silversmiths in the New York Collegiate Baseball League. He is also anticipating gaining field experience in physical therapy and athletic training. The biology major assists with area Night to Shine prom events and spent last summer volunteering for baseball camps while playing for the Westhampton Aviators.

Scarpelli was one of Wooster's most trusted arms, tying for the team lead with 10 starts. He went 4-5 with a 6.59 ERA, covering the second-most innings on the team at 54 2/3. Scarpelli struck out 42 batters. His best outing came against NCAA qualifier East Texas Baptist University, blanking the Tigers on three hits over seven innings. Scarpelli had a strong outing against Kenyon, allowing two runs on four hits in seven innings on the bump. As a sophomore, Scarpelli had the best record on the team at 6-1 and posted a career-low 5.13 ERA over 47 1/3 innings.

The political science major is returning to Field Theory in Illinois as an intern this summer. He previously gained experience in the business and policy fields by analyzing data and regulations to develop solutions and policies to drive business value. Scarpelli also interns for Tenth Congressional Democrats in Illinois, coordinating events for local elected officials. He is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee on campus.

Colleges and universities with CSC membership may nominate up to five baseball players for CSC Academic All-District® honors. Honorees must be at least a sophomore with a 3.50 cumulative GPA through the fall semester of the current academic year. Nominees must compete in 90 percent of their team's games or start at least 66 percent of contests. For pitchers, nominees must have at least 17 appearances or 35 innings pitched.