IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine baseball had a trio named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

Making the list for a second straight season was sixth-year reliever Nick Rincover as a graduate student in criminology, law, & society. First-time honorees were redshirt junior David Utagawa as a psychological sciences major and redshirt freshman Ryder Brooks as a social science major. To be eligible, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore standing academically, obtain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher, and play in 90% of the team's games or start in 66% of team's games, or for pitchers make a minimum of 17 appearances or 25 innings pitched.

The 2024 Academic All-District® Baseball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the diamond and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced July 2, 2024.