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Three Baseball Players Named College Sport Communicators Academic All-District

Three Baseball Players Named College Sport Communicators Academic All-District

Complete College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (.pdf)

BEREA, Ohio – Three Baldwin Wallace University baseball players have been named to the College Sports Communicators All-District. 

Senior All-American infielder Luke Vonderhaar (New Breman), senior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC outfielder Vincent Capolupo (Kenmore, N.Y./Saint Joseph's Collegiate) and senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC utility Ryan Guggenheim (Solon) were all named to the Academic All-District for the first time in their career.

Vonderhaar, garners his first Academic All-District selection with 3.910 GPA in accounting. This season, he posted a .314 batting average with a .415 on-base percentage and a .497 slugging percentage. He collected 55 hits, 17 doubles, which ranked fifth in the OAC, five home runs, he 45 runs scored and 42 RBIs. He also swiped eight stolen bases this season. 

In his career, Vonderhaar is hitting .326 with a .415 on-base percentage and a .576 slugging percentage. He has 171 hits, 40 doubles, 2 triples, 29 home runs, 134 runs scored and 146 RBIs. He was named an American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-America third team recipient, a D3baseball.com All-American fourth team honoree, an American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region first team selection, a D3baseball.com All-Region first team selection, the Brockport (N.Y.) NCAA All-Regional Tournament MVP and he was named to the 2022 OAC All-Tournament team.  

Off the field, Vonderhaar was the NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner for the 2022 season, a College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American, a CoSIDA Academic All-Region selection, a two-time Academic All-OAC honoree, Dean's List student, Jacket Scholar and a member of the Dayton C. Miller and Chi Alpha Sigma honoraries.

Capolupo, earns his first Academic All-District selection with a 3.552 GPA in finance. He is hitting .321 on the season with a .419 on-base percentage and a .456 slugging percentage. He has 62 hits, 12 doubles, one triple, four home runs, 46 runs scored, 39 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. 

For his career, Capolupo is a .341 hitter with a .423 on-base percentage and a .490 slugging percentage. He has collected 149 hits, 29 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs, 117 runs scored, 79 RBIs and 32 stolen bases. He has been named an American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-Region second team selection, a D3baseball.com All-Region 7 honoree and was named to the OAC All-Tournament team in 2022. 

Off the field, Capolupo is a two-time Academic All-OAC selection, a Dean's List student, Jacket Scholar and a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.

Guggenheim, was tabbed to the Academic All-District team with 3.521 GPA in neuroscience and psychology. He hit .348 with a .443 on-base percentage and a .466 slugging percentage this season. He has 56 hits, nine doubles, two triples, two home runs, 33 runs scored, 25 RBIs and 10 stolen bases.

In his career, Guggenheim is a .349 hitter with a .440 on-base percentage and a .481 slugging percentage. He has totaled 127 hits, 26 doubles, nine triples, four home runs, 82 runs scored, 74 RBIs and 22 stolen bases. He was an OAC All-Tournament Team selection and a Brockport (N.Y.) NCAA All-Regional Tournament selection in 2022.

Off the field, Guggenheim is a two-time Academic All-OAC selection, a Jacket Scholar and a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.

BW returns to the diamond in the NCAA Regional Tournament on Friday, May 19th. The team will head to Granville for the Regional Tournament hosted by Denison University. The Yellow Jackets will square off against Spalding (Ky.) University at 2:30 p.m. on the Big Red Baseball Field.