Sullivan Earns Second Straight Academic All-American Of The Year Award
June 23, 2026 | Baseball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's Noah Sullivan has essentially been named "the smartest player in Division I college baseball" for the second year in a row.
College Sports Communicators (CSC) tabbed the graduate designated hitter as its Division I Academic All-American of the Year his prowess on the field and in the classroom. Sullivan also received the honor in 2025 in addition to earning first team Academic All-America honors for the second straight season.
Sullivan posted a 4.0 grade point average as a graduate student majoring in organizational leadership. The Orlando, Florida native also earned a perfect GPA last year as a graduate student in workforce education leadership. He is the 20th Diamond Dawg to be named to the CSC Academic All-America Team to give the program 26 total honors dating back to 1971.
This season, Sullivan started 54 games as a designated hitter and three more at first base. The 6-foot-1, 215-pounder finished second on the team with a .342 batting average to go along with 75 hits, 14 doubles, 13 homers, 46 RBI and a team-best .451 on-base percentage. He also was second on the team with 10 steals in 12 attempts. His .463 on-base percentage during his two seasons at MSU ranks third-best in school history among players with 300-plus at bats.
Sullivan is a two-time National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) first team All-American. He was also a two-time All-South Region first-team selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and was made an All-SEC first team selection this spring.
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