Mitchell Daly, Emilien Pitre Earn Academic All-America Honors
Kentucky baseball players Mitchell Daly and Emilien Pitre have been received Division I Academic All-America honors, the College Sports Communicators announced Tuesday. Daly was voted to the Second Team and Pitre the Third Team. This is the fourth consecutive season UK has had a representative on the prestigious list.
They represent the eighth and ninth Kentucky players to receive Academic All-America distinction in school history, now six during Coach Nick Mingione’s eight-season tenure. Criteria included at least a 3.50 grade point average and significant playing time.
Daly, a graduate transfer from Madison, Alabama has earned a 3.90 in Communication. He transferred to UK from Texas after the 2023 season and recently was named to both the Lexington Regional All-Tournament Team and Southeastern Conference All-Defensive Team. He crushed a game-winning, walk-off home run in the Wildcats’ first College World Series game.
Pitre, a junior from Quebec, Canada has shined in the classroom and on the field despite English being his second language. He owns a 3.56 GPA in Management and now is a two-time Academic All-District honoree. He earned Lexington Regional All-Tournament Team last week and is a two-time member of the SEC’s All-Defensive Team. He also has been named to multiple All-America teams for 2024.
Previous Kentucky honorees include:
2006 and 2008 – Collin Cowgill
2014 – Austin Cousino
2016 – Dustin Beggs
2019 – Marshall Gei
2021 – T.J. Collett
2022 – Daniel Harris IV (3rd Team)
2023 – Jackson Gray (2nd Team)
