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Graphic for Dominican's two players named to the 2026 CACC All-Academic Baseball Team. Players are Erick Diaz and AJ Mitchell and the photo is their headshot.
June 26, 2026

DIAZ AND MITCHELL NAMED TO 2026 CACC ALL-ACADEMIC BASEBALL TEAM

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE 2026 CACC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Courtesy of the CACC

New Haven, Conn. (6/26/26)  Fifty-one student-athletes have qualified for the 2026 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Baseball All-Academic Team, CACC Commissioner Dan Mara announced earlier this week.

To be eligible for CACC All-Academic status, a student-athlete must possess a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50, be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, and be in his/her second year at his/her current institution. New for 2025-26, honorees must also either compete in at least two-thirds of their team's games or start at least half. Pitchers must either appear in at least 10 games or pitch at least 30 innings.

Post University along with CACC champion Wilmington University and finalist Goldey-Beacom College each placed eight student-athletes on the list to share the conference lead. Thirteen of the honorees maintain an undergraduate GPA of 3.80 or higher. The complete set of winners can be viewed at the link above.

Dominican University New York had two players named to the team: Erick Diaz and AJ Mitchell.

The CACC All-Academic Team was instituted during the 2004-05 academic year.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.