ITHACA, N.Y. — Four members of the Cornell baseball team received Academic All-District honors, as announced by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday afternoon.

Senior two-way player Ryan Porter, senior outfielder John Quinlan, junior right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield, and sophomore infielder Owen Carlson were the Cornell quartet to receive honors. Cornell was one of seven Ivy League programs to have at least one representative on the team and was tied with Brown for the second-highest total in the Ancient Eight, only trailing Yale (five).

Student-athletes eligible for nomination to the CSC Academic All-District Team must maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 (on a 4.0 scale) and participate in at least 90 percent of the institution's games or start in 66 percent of their team's games. Pitchers qualify for the award if they have made at least 17 appearances or pitched a minimum of 30 innings.

Mayfield, Porter, and Quinlan are receiving CSC Academic All-District honors for the second time in their collegiate careers. Both Porter and Quinlan were honored following the 2023 season, while Mayfield has received the honor for the second consecutive season.

With a cumulative grade-point average of 3.65 in applied economics and management, Porter had a successful senior season, starting 24 of his 31 appearances. He primarily served as Cornell's designated hitter and made five starts in the corner outfield positions. Additionally, he made eight pitching appearances, all in relief during the first half of the season, posting a 2-0 record with a 7.84 ERA over 10 1/3 innings. Porter had four scoreless relief outings, highlighted by his season-high three strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings of work against UMBC (March 1), where he earned his first victory of the season. His other win came against Yale on March 22.

Quinlan, an applied economics and management major with a 3.52 grade-point average, started in 31 of his 34 appearances this year and was one of four Cornell players to participate in every game. Leading the team in RBI (25) and stolen bases (11), Quinlan batted .246, with six doubles, one triple, five home runs, and 25 RBI. Three of his five home runs came during the Big Red's final series of the regular season against Princeton, which earned him Ivy League Player of the Week honors on May 6. With a knack for reaching base, Quinlan maintained a 35-game on-base streak dating back to the 2024 season, highlighted by reaching base safely in the Big Red's first 27 games.

Studying industrial and labor relations with a 3.52 cumulative grade-point average, Mayfield started all 11 of his outings this season, posting a 2-2 record with a 4.26 ERA over 61 1/3 innings. He struck out a team-high 56 batters, issued only 26 walks, and held opponents to an impressive .191 batting average, allowing 41 hits in 215 at-bats. His 4.26 ERA ranked seventh among qualifying Ivy League pitchers at the end of the regular season and was the fourth-best figure among starting pitchers who were their team's starter in at least 75 percent of their appearances. Mayfield's .191 batting average against ranked third in the Ancient Eight, trailing Yale's Jack Ohman (.162), the unanimous Pitcher of the Year, and Harvard's Truman Pauley (.173).

Carlson, who posted a 3.82 grade-point average as an undeclared major, served as Cornell's primary second baseman during the season, starting in all 32 of his appearances at the position. Batting .269 on the season, Carlson had two doubles, one triple, and drove in 13 RBI, while committing just one error in 133 fielding opportunities (.992 fielding percentage).