Three Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference baseball players, including both the league's player and pitcher of the year, have been named 2009 NAIA Baseball All-Americans, it was announced by the NAIA National Office on Thursday.

CCAC Player of the Year Chris Schultz (Elgin, Ill.) from Purdue University North Central and CCAC Pitcher of the Year Jayson Koehn (Beecher, Ill.) from Saint Xavier University were both named to the first team, while SXU's John O'Brien (Lake Zurich, Ill.) was an honorable mention pick.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has named its 2009 Daktronics Baseball Scholar-Athlete Team and of the 239 total recipients to make the team, 18 hail from the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Both Olivet Nazarene University and Robert Morris College earned the most spots among CCAC institutions with four representatives each with Calumet College of St. Joseph, Saint Xavier University and University of St. Francis gaining three spots.

Judson University rounded out the cast of NAIA scholar-athletes with one pick.

A total of 19 Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference softball players were among the 292 individuals that were named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes on Tuesday evening. Robert Morris College and University of St. Francis boasted the most recipients with four each, while Olivet Nazarene University and Saint Xavier University both had five players represented.

Calumet College of St. Joseph and Judson University gained a pair of spots each on the team with Trinity Christian College also having one individual recognized.

The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced its spring sports all-academic teams for both baseball and softball with a total of 45 student-athletes from 10 conference schools being recognized.

Olivet Nazarene University garnered the most members on the shared teams with a total of 10 honorees followed by University of St. Francis with nine. Calumet College of St. Joseph and Trinity International University were next in line with five selections each, while Illinois Institute of Technology, Judson University, Purdue University North Central and Saint Xavier University gained three spots. Cardinal Stritch University and Trinity Christian College totaled two scholar-athletes each.