Baseball Ends the 2026 season With Five Highlanders Earning CSC Academic All-District Honors
6/2/2026 12:00:00 PM | Baseball
RADFORD, Va. – College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Tuesday afternoon that five Radford baseball student-athletes including Hunter Keen, Matthew Lefevers, Joshua Milleville, Andrew Steinhaus, and Noah Toole have all been named to the Academic All-District team for their strong showings both on and off the field during the 2026 season.
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To become eligible to earn the distinction, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore, compete in 90 percent of the institution's games played or start in 66 percent of games. For pitchers, a student-athlete must have made at least 17 appearances or pitched 35 innings. Student-athletes also must have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA. Only about three percent of student-athletes at the Division I level are eligible to earn the award.
Keen has been the Highlanders starting shortstop for the past three seasons after transferring from Santa Fe College in 2023. He has had an amazing career with Radford writing his name into the record books multiple times. In 2025, Keen tied the tied for 10th in single season hits, 6th in assists for a single season, and tied for 7th for double plays turned in a season at 36. Keen had an outstanding 2026 season for the Highlanders at short with 44 put outs, 98 assists, and only four errors on the season for a total fielding percentage of .973. Keen followed up with a good season at the plate with 48 hits, 27 RBIs, and a .316 batting average. Keen ends his Highlanders' career with 172 hits, 101 RBIs, 191 put outs, 392 assists, and a fielding percentage of .957. He recently completed his gradate degree in Exercise, Sport and Health Education with a GPA of 3.75.
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Lefevers started the season for the Highlanders coming out of the bullpen for most games. After starting a five-inning winning effort vs James Madison, Lefevers turned into the Saturday starter for the Highlanders. Lefevers' best performance of the year came in a six-inning outing vs Longwood where the sophomore posted three strikeouts on three hits and two earned runs on the way to a 10-2 victory for the Highlanders. He is currently working towards his degree in Allied Health Sciences where he has been exceptional with a GPA of 3.79.
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Milleville transferred into the program last season and began the year as a starter before transitioning into a relief role. As a relief pitcher, Milleville has been a reliable arm out of the pen that has been vital to the Highlanders as well as a voice and mentor for the team. In his 37.1 innings pitched this season, Milleville has allowed 30 earned runs, on 51 hits, with 27 strikeouts. He has one Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week Award coming in 2025 after an impressive 4-3 victory over UNC Greensboro where he pitched 5 innings with 8 strikeouts. In the classroom, he has continued to preform with a GPA of 3.76 in Exercise, Sport and Health Education.
Toole spent most of the 2026 season for the Highlanders as the staring second basemen but has filled in wherever needed. This includes six games at third base and another 19 at short stop as the sophomore played in all 51 games for the Highlanders this season. Toole's 51 hits on the season were good enough for fourth on the team and a single-season high so far into his career with the Highlanders. Toole also led the Highlanders in triples this season with four and his 36 RBIs on the season ranked third on the team. His stats on the field are backed up by his stats in the classroom with a 3.62 GPA as he works towards a degree in Business.
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Steinhaus started the year as the Highlanders' starting pitcher on Sunday's before moving into a relief role in the bullpen. 27 out of Steinhaus' 46.2 innings come out of the pen this season. With his starting experience, it translated well for Steinhaus who would come into the game often going deep for multiple shutdown innings. Steinhaus finished the season with 55 hits on 37 earned runs with 37 strikeouts. Steinhaus is working towards his degree in Finance where he has a GPA of 3.59.
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