HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College senior Ryan Boyce (Suffolk), along with sophomores Grayson Harris (Moseley) and Christian Lancaster (Danville), have each been named a member of the 2023 Academic All-District® Baseball Team as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC) for NCAA Division III. The team recognizes 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.
 
Ryan Boyce earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business with a 3.51 GPA upon his nomination. On the field, the shortstop started all 39 games played while batting .300 (42-140) with four home runs, nine doubles, 31 runs, 33 RBIs, 25 walks and 24 stolen bases. He had a .450 slugging percentage, a .432 on-base percentage and a .950 fielding percentage with 61 putouts and 90 assists in 159 total chances. Boyce is tied for second in the ODAC in stolen bases, tied for 13th in walks and tied for 20th in home runs. Ryan was a Dean's List student, Hobbie Business Ethics Scholar and Vice-President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and a member of the Garnet & Grey Leadership Society and the Sigma Nu Fraternity, while a (soon to be) four-time ODAC All-Academic Team (2020-23) honoree.
 
Grayson Harris is an economics and business major at the College with a 3.70 GPA. On the field, the first baseman started all 34 games he played while batting .310 (40-129) with one home run, one triple, five doubles, 32 runs, 12 RBIs, 23 walks and 15 stolen bases. He had a .388 slugging percentage, a .425 on-base percentage and a .992 fielding percentage with 231 putouts and 12 assists in 245 total chances. Harris is tied for 11th in the ODAC in stolen bases. Grayson is a Dean's List student, while a (soon to be) two-time ODAC All-Academic Team (2022-23) honoree.
 
Christian Lancaster is an engineering physics major at the College with a 3.62 GPA. On the field, the left fielder started all 37 games he played while batting .290 (38-131) with seven doubles, 19 runs, 17 RBIs, nine walks and five stolen bases. He had a .344 slugging percentage, a .377 on-base percentage and a .959 fielding percentage with 67 putouts and three assists in 73 total chances. Christian is a Dean's List student, while a (soon to be) two-time ODAC All-Academic Team (2022-23) honoree.
 
Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced on June 7. The Division III CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division III Academic All-America® program.
 
To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his/her current institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed on the nomination form (where applicable). No student-athlete is eligible until he/she has completed one full calendar year at his/her current institution and is at least a sophomore academically and athletically.