Pair of Baseball Players Earn CSC Academic All-America Honors
7/1/2025 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss right-handed pitcher Matt Adams (Pearland, Texas) and outfielder Carson Paetow (Vancleave, Miss.) were each named to the 2025 Division I Academic All-America® baseball teams Tuesday as selected by College Sports Communicators.
Adams earned second team honors, while Paetow collected a third-team nod. Both individuals are currently working toward their master's in business administration with Adams holding a 3.98 grade point average and Paetow possessing a 3.73 GPA.
Adams recently completed his sixth year with the program and posted a 6-4 record with a 4.31 earned run average this past season. He fanned 89 and walked just 22 in 79 1/3 innings and made 18 appearances for the Golden Eagles, including 17 starts. During the season, he earned the Sun Belt Elite Award for highest grade point average of any player in the final day of a championship tournament, named to the Sun Belt All-Tournament and chosen Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week once during the year.
Paetow ended his four-year career with the Golden Eagles this spring and boasted a .268 batting average with 18 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 64 runs batted in. He ended his career tied for seventh in number of games played (235), tied for eighth in doubles (55), tied for fifth in home runs (46), tied for fifth in walks (133) and eighth in total bases (436). The first team All-Sun Belt selection also won the Tony Robichaux Leadership Award this spring.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Here is a listing of all-time CSC All-Americans:
2025 Matt Adams, P, Second Team
Carson Paetow, OF, Third Team
2024 Slade Wilks, DH, First Team
2023 Slade Wilks, DH, Third Team
2018 Nick Sandlin, P, First Team
2017 Kirk McCarty, P, Second Team
Nick Sandlin, P, Third Team
2011 Marc Bourgeois, DH, First Team
2009 James Ewing, INF, Second Team
2007 Patrick Ezell, P, First Team
Trey Sutton, INF, First Team
2004 Austin Tubb, RP, Second Team
2003 Clint King, OF, Third Team
1998 Jeremy Schied, 1B, First Team
1995 Derek Reams, C, First Team
1994 Derek Reams, C, First Team
1991 Mark Carson, P, First Team
Adams earned second team honors, while Paetow collected a third-team nod. Both individuals are currently working toward their master's in business administration with Adams holding a 3.98 grade point average and Paetow possessing a 3.73 GPA.
Adams recently completed his sixth year with the program and posted a 6-4 record with a 4.31 earned run average this past season. He fanned 89 and walked just 22 in 79 1/3 innings and made 18 appearances for the Golden Eagles, including 17 starts. During the season, he earned the Sun Belt Elite Award for highest grade point average of any player in the final day of a championship tournament, named to the Sun Belt All-Tournament and chosen Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week once during the year.
Paetow ended his four-year career with the Golden Eagles this spring and boasted a .268 batting average with 18 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 64 runs batted in. He ended his career tied for seventh in number of games played (235), tied for eighth in doubles (55), tied for fifth in home runs (46), tied for fifth in walks (133) and eighth in total bases (436). The first team All-Sun Belt selection also won the Tony Robichaux Leadership Award this spring.
The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes baseball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Here is a listing of all-time CSC All-Americans:
2025 Matt Adams, P, Second Team
Carson Paetow, OF, Third Team
2024 Slade Wilks, DH, First Team
2023 Slade Wilks, DH, Third Team
2018 Nick Sandlin, P, First Team
2017 Kirk McCarty, P, Second Team
Nick Sandlin, P, Third Team
2011 Marc Bourgeois, DH, First Team
2009 James Ewing, INF, Second Team
2007 Patrick Ezell, P, First Team
Trey Sutton, INF, First Team
2004 Austin Tubb, RP, Second Team
2003 Clint King, OF, Third Team
1998 Jeremy Schied, 1B, First Team
1995 Derek Reams, C, First Team
1994 Derek Reams, C, First Team
1991 Mark Carson, P, First Team
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