Before today's victory, the CCIW honored this year's Elite 26 Award recipient in baseball, Senior Jayden McNaught.

Modeled after the NCAA's Elite Scholar Athlete program, the CCIW Elite 26 Award recognizes one student-athlete in each conference-sponsored sport who excels both academically and athletically.

To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior, or senior, compete in at least their second season with their current team, and participate in the final game of the conference tournament.

Congratulations to Jayden McNaught on this outstanding achievement representing Millikin University both on the field and in the classroom.