Kevin Gould Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District® First Team

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® RELEASE

BEVERLY, Mass. — Endicott baseball student-athlete Kevin Gould (Rollinsford, N.H.) was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® Baseball NCAA Division III District 1 First Team on Thursday evening (5/14/2020).

The District 1 team includes all schools in Massachusetts and Maine. The CoSIDA Academic All-District® Teams recognize the top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom.

Gould is a Masters in Business Administration graduate student at the Van Loan School with a 3.73 GPA. He earned his undergraduate degree at The Nest by graduating Cum Laude with a Business Administration degree and a cumulative GPA of 3.53. Gould has been on the Dean's List multiple times and is a three-time Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Academic All-Conference honoree. 

For one of his three internships, Gould interned with Rugged Races LLC. He traveled to over eight cities across the United States setting up Obstacle Course Races and helped event directors with logistics and setup of events. Gould also has been a member of the Ginger Judge Autonomous Boat Development project during his time at Endicott. This project was a creation of an autonomous boat to be launched in the water and collect data such as salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, whale calls, and wind speed.

On the mound, Gould started in 24 games over his Endicott career securing a record of 14-4. The right-hander struck out 135 batters and boasted an earned run average (ERA) of 2.54 over his four-year career.  

In the record books, Gould sits fourth all-time in ERA, fourth all-time in opponent batting average (.229), sixth all-time in most strikeouts per nine innings (8.58), and ninth all-time in fewest walks per nine innings (2.22). 

A full breakdown of Gould's accomplishments can be found below. 

Academic

• 2019 CCC Academic All-Conference
• 2018 CCC Academic All-Conference
• 4x Dean's List Recipient
• 2017 CCC Academic All-Conference

Athletic

• 2019 NEIBA Joe Walsh All-Star Game selection
• 2019 ABCA/Rawlings All-New England Region Third Team
• 2019 D3baseball.com All-New England Region Third Team
• 2019 NEIBA All-New England Region Third Team
• 2019 All-CCC First Team
• 2019 CCC Pitcher of the Week (3/18/19, 4/15/19)
• 2019 "Player to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
• 2018 "Player to Watch" by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
• 2017 ABCA/Rawlings All-New England Region Third Team
• 2017 D3baseball.com All-New England Region Third Team
• 2017 CCC Pitcher of the Year
• 2017 All-CCC First Team
• First Team All-State (football)
• All-Conference (baseball)
• Second Team All-State (baseball)

CoSIDA Academic All-District® Program Requirements

The CoSIDA Academic All-District™ program recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined academic and athletic performances.

All First Team Academic All-District winners, which includes eight districts total, move to the national ballot and are then voted upon to the national team by members of CoSIDA's Academic All-America Committee.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at his current institution and be nominated by his sports information director.

Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 15,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III, and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

For more information about the Academic All-District™ Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com. 

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(Photo Credit - Chris Lyons '22)