NEW ALBANY, Ind. - Two IU Southeast baseball players were named 2012 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes on Thursday.

Junior infielder Justin Hurst of Ferdinand, Ind. and junior outfielder Justin McCarty of Louisville were honored for their success in the classroom during the 2011-12 academic year.  259 baseball student-athletes from around the country qualified for the honor.
 

In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.

Click here for the complete list of Scholar-Athletes.

Both players were also named to the IU Southeast Athletic Director's Honor Roll and were KIAC Scholar-Athletes.