Ayers and Dirkx Earn Academic Honors

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Northwestern baseball student-athletes Brody Ayers and Devin Dirkx have been recognized with College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors, the CSC office announced today.

Ayers, a sophomore sport management major from Manhattan, Montana, was a two-way standout for the Raiders this season. In 12 appearances on the mound, he collected nine saves and punched out 19 batters. As the everyday shortstop, Ayers hit .258 with 13 RBIs and a home run in 128 at bats. His performance landed him Second Team All-Conference honors as a relief pitcher.

An honorable mention all-conference selection, Dirkx provided a spark in the Raider lineup, driving in 45 runs and hitting a team-leading nine home runs. The junior data science and statistics major from Spencer, Iowa slugged .486 and started all 48 games, also starting 11 games as a pitcher. On the mound, Dirkx went 6-2 and threw 32 strikeouts.

CSC will announce its Academic All-America teams will be announced on Tuesday, July 1.

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Players Mentioned

#26 Brody Ayers: INF; 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R

#23 Devin Dirkx: INF/RHP; 6' 3"; Junior; L/R

Players Mentioned

#26 Brody Ayers
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R
: INF

#23 Devin Dirkx
: 6' 3"; Junior; L/R
: INF/RHP

Players Mentioned

#26 Brody Ayers

#23 Devin Dirkx

Players Mentioned

#26 Brody Ayers

#23 Devin Dirkx