WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The College Sports Communicators today announced their 2026 Academic All-District Team for baseball, which included five student-athletes from Williams College — seniors Dave Mosrie and Peyton Rose, juniors Ryan Nakajima and Will Scott, and sophomore Ben Swank. Mosrie, Rose and Nakajima each took home the honor for a second time.
Mosrie, a chemistry major from Weddington, North Carolina, started all 27 games he appeared in this spring, splitting his time between shortstop and third base. The infielder hit a robust .341 for the season with five doubles, four triples, a homer, a team-leading 29 RBIs and a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen bases. His four three-baggers ranked second in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), and he was among the top 20 in the league in batting average, slugging (.516) and OPS (.939) as he received All-NESCAC Second Team honors.
A native of Needham, Massachusetts, Rose led the Ephs in starts on the mound (6) and innings pitched (36.0) while posting a 1-5 record with a 7.50 ERA. His victory came in a quality start in conference play against Hamilton College as he yielded three earned runs over six stanzas with a season-high five strikeouts in the 12-5 triumph. The history and political science double major also twirled a scoreless inning out of the bullpen early in the season against Brandeis as he struck out the side.
Nakajima, hailing from Bothell, Washington, continued to be an offensive force for Williams, joining Mosrie on the All-NESCAC Second Team. The outfielder led the Ephs in eight offensive categories, chief among them hits (42), runs scored (31), doubles (9), home runs (3) and total bases (66). The economics and psychology double major hit .341 overall on the season with 23 RBIs and a .936 OPS, swiping nine bases while starting every game for the third consecutive year.
Another economics and psychology double major, Scott, started all but one of the 32 Williams games this spring, splitting time at first base and in the outfield. The native of Redding, Connecticut, hit .272 on the year with six doubles, a triple, a home run, 21 runs scored and 17 RBIs, plus was second on the squad with 16 walks.
The youngest of the bunch, Swank played second base for the Ephs and hit .241 with five doubles, 23 runs and 11 RBIs. The economics major from Jupiter, Florida, also drew a team-high 25 walks to boast a .417 on-base percentage and did his best work in the series against Hamilton College, going 7-for-11 (.636) over the three games with five runs and five RBIs.
To be considered for Academic All-District honors, a baseball student-athlete must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and have played in at least 90 percent of their team's games or started at least 66 percent. The Academic All-America team will be announced on June 23.
