GREENWOOD, Ind. - Bethany College baseball student-athletes senior second baseman Jaden Nestor-Fox (Vermilion, Ohio), junior third baseman Gian DeGenova (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park), and sophomore utilityman Billy Sloan (North Jackson, Ohio/Jackson-Milton) have all been named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.

In order to qualify for Academic All-District, a student-athlete must be a sophomore academically and athletically, must carry a 3.50 or higher grade point average and must have competed in 90 percent of the institution's games.

Nestor-Fox is named to the Academic All-District team for the second straight season after appearing and starting all 43 games for the Bison this year. He was tied for the team lead in hits with 57 and scored a program-record 54 times in 2026. Nestor-Fox's hits included a team-best 12 doubles and five triples leading to a .352 average. He also drove in 36 RBI and was second on the team with 29 steals. Nestor-Fox earned All-PAC second-team honors and was named Bethany's 2026 PAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year as well as winning Bethany's Male Scholar Athlete of the Year and Derek Hoffman Memorial awards.

In his Bethany career, Nestor-Fox has appeared in and started 78 games where he has a lifetime average of .372 to rank eighth all-time in Bethany baseball history. He has collected 107 hits including 22 doubles, six triples, and three home runs and has recorded 62 RBI. Nestor-Fox has also scored 91 runs in his career and has stolen 37 bases. He is a two-time All-PAC selection and an Academic All-PAC recipient. Off the field, he is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society and was Bethany's Male PAC Scholar Athlete of the Year. Academically, Nestor-Fox has earned a 3.88 grade point average as a mathematics major.

DeGenova earns his first Academic All-District selection after appearing in and starting 42 games this season. He led the team in RBI this season with 45 and in home runs with six while slugging a team-best .553. DeGenova finished the year with a .311 average with 41 hits including 12 doubles and one triple. He has also scored 41 runs and went a perfect 11-for-11 on stolen base attempts. DeGenova also earned a spot on the All-PAC second team and was named to the 2026 PAC All-Tournament Team.

In his Bethany career, DeGenova has appeared in 68 games and has made 62 starts. He has a lifetime average of .293 with 61 hits that includes 18 doubles, two triples, and six home runs. DeGenova has recorded 60 RBI, has scored 52 runs, has stolen 13 bases and is an Academic All-PAC honoree. Academically, DeGenova has earned a 3.71 grade point average as a sports management major.

Sloan is named to the Academic All-District team in his first season wearing the Green and White where he appeared in 22 games and made two starts. On the mound for the Bison, he made 15 appearances and pitched 37 innings where he finished with a 2-1 record and three saves. Sloan struck out 23 batters and recorded an earned run average of 3.89. Offensively, he collected one hit against Allegheny on Apr. 14. Academically, Sloan has earned a 3.94 grade point average as an exercise science major. 

The three student-athletes now advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot, which will be announced on June 23.

The Bison finished the 2026 season in the PAC Tournament with an overall record of 26-17 and a 14-8 record in the PAC.