LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Mansfield baseball senior
Jacob Houtz was named to the prestigious Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Spring Top Ten list, announced by the conference office on Thursday, June 5.
The PSAC Top Ten Award is selected by PSAC sports information directors to recognize student-athletes who distinguish themselves in the classroom and in the arena of competition, broken up into fall, winter, and spring honors. To be considered for the Top Ten Award, a student-athlete must be a starter or an important reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a minimum of a 3.50 cumulative grade point average.
Houtz is the 28th student-athlete to earn the award in Mansfield history and the first to be named to the prestigious list since Hannah Meyer in 2023 was named to the prestigious list.
Houtz earned a 3.82 cumulative GPA. He was also named the Mansfield male scholar athlete this year. He hit .444 on the season with 14 home runs 49, RBI, while starting in 44 games.
On May 30, he stamped his name on his first All-American team, earning a spot on the Third Team. Houtz becomes the 18th Mountaineer to earn this accolade and the first since Jason Manwaring in 2002.
Houtz was named the ABCA/Rawlings Atlantic Region Position Player of the Year and the Mountaineers' First Team member since Wes Baylor in 2015, grabbing his second appearance after his Second Team bid in 2024.
On Tuesday (May 20), Houtz became the first Mountaineer to be named the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Region Player of the Year and was selected to as a D2CCA All-American Honorable Mention on Wednesday (May 28) morning.
On Friday (May 16), Houtz became the first Mountie to be named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Region Player of the Year since Jason Manwaring in 2002.
Houtz became the sixth player in program history and the first player since Ryan Wyland in 2007 to be awarded PSAC Athlete of the Year honors, while also picking up his first career First Team accolade.
