The William Jewell baseball program was also honored for work in the classroom, not just on the field.

Darren O’Brien, who just recently graduated and completed his Cardinal baseball career, was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete. A student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, have achieved junior academic status to qualify and been in attendance at the nominating institution two full academic years.

- Liberty Tribune Sports Staff