GREENWOOD, Ind. – Senior first baseman Chris Hopf (Middlesex, N.J.), junior outfielder Jimmy Turchi (Bridgewater, N.J.), junior pitcher Vincent Sangataldo (Medford, N.J.) and senior pitcher John Rigas (Lincoln Park, N.J.) have been named to the 2026 Collegiate Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for Baseball, the organization announced.

It is the third such honor for Rigas, who won the award both in 2024 and 2025. It is the first appearance on the All-District Team for Hopf, Turchi and Sangataldo.

The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

The four are now eligible to move to the National CSC Academic All-America ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced.

For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.

2025-26 Academic All-District®

Baseball • Division II

Caldwell Univ.

Chris Hopf, Sr. · 3.76, Criminal Justice

Jimmy Turchi, Jr. · 3.86, Elementary Education

Vincent Sangataldo, Jr. · 3.65, Sport Management

John Rigas, Sr. · 3.62, Accounting*

*Third-time honoree

The full list of honorees can be seen here

The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure.