SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Shippensburg University junior Ty Sherman was named Tuesday to the 2026 Academic All-America® Baseball Team, recognizing the most accomplished student-athletes from throughout the country.
 
Sherman was selected to the NCAA Division II Second Team, becoming just the eighth Raider ever to be named to the Academic All-America® Baseball Team and the first since Jack Goertzen was named to the First Team in 2019.
 
The Raiders' starting left fielder, Sherman was an All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) First Team and All-Atlantic Region player in 2026 (43 games played). He ranked fourth in the PSAC with a .405 batting average while driving in 46 runs (second best on the team); he also contributed six homers.
 
In the classroom, Sherman maintained a perfect 4.0 grade point average as a biology major (health professional concentration) with minors in psychology and exercise science through the completion of 113 credits.  
He is one of three PSAC players to be named to the 2026 Academic All-America® Team, joining Seton Hill infielder Brady Maguire (Second Team) and Bloomsburg outfielder Grant Russo (Second Team).
 
Pittsburg State senior Dagen Brewer was named the 2026 Division II Baseball Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year after slugging 26 home runs to go along with 107 RBIs in 56 games while maintaining a 3.57 GPA.
 
The Academic All-America® Team is coordinated by the College Sports Communicators (CSC). Per CSC, eligible nominees must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played or start in at least 66 percent of the institution's games. Pitchers must have made at least 17 appearances or pitched 35 innings.
 
For more information about CSC's Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.