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2022 CoSIDA NCAA Division III Academic All-America Baseball Teams

June 8, 2022 - Becoming the first player in North Central College baseball history to be named a College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA) NCAA Division III Academic All-America member on multiple occasions, senior pitcher Luke Lamm was named to the third team for the second-consecutive year for his performance in the classroom and on the baseball field.

One of six total pitchers to be so recognized, Lamm became eligible for the All-America ballot by virtue of his selection in May to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 Team, which includes all Division III institutions in the states of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Nominees must carry a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 and have achieved at least sophomore academic and athletic standing. The teams are then selected through a vote by CoSIDA's membership, which is comprised of more than 3,000 sports information and athletic communication professionals throughout the United States and Canada. 

Lamm is one of four active NCAA Division III baseball student-athletes to be an Academic All-America repeat selection. He is also the eighth Cardinal, regardless of sport, to be named to a CoSIDA Academic All-America team on multiple occasions.

An accounting major from Bolingbrook, Lamm is a three-time Academic All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) selection and was chosen as the conference's Jack Swartz Academic All-CCIW award winner for North Central.

On the field, Lamm collected his second straight All-CCIW accolade while being named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region Second Team. Lamm led the Cardinals with eight wins on the season. He threw 67 strikeouts over his 67.1 innings pitched with a 3.34 earned-run average and held the opposition to a .227 batting average.

North Central student-athletes have received a total of 49 CoSIDA Academic All-America awards, six of which have been achieved by members of the baseball program. Lamm is the only CCIW representative on this year's Academic All-America Teams.

The Cardinals earned their record seventh-straight CCIW regular-season championship this season as they finished with a 35-14 (14-4 CCIW) record. 

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