Korn Named to Academic All-America Team
June 23, 2026 12:00 PM | Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia graduate pitcher Ian Korn has been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America second team.
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Earning his master's degree in executive sport management, Korn had a 4.0 GPA to go along with his success on the field. It is the second straight year that Korn has been named an Academic All-American after earning a spot on the Division II First Team while playing at Seton Hill in 2025.
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The York, Pennsylvania native is just the fifth player in program history to be named an Academic All-American and the first since JJ Wetherholt in 2023. Other Mountaineers include Lee Fritz (2005, 1st Team), Josh Williamson (1997, 3rd Team) and Matt Schubert (1991, 1st Team; 1992, 2nd Team).
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Overall, Korn is the 146th WVU student-athlete across all sports to be named an Academic All-American, 40th most all-time and 21st among Division I schools.
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On the field, Korn enjoyed a stellar year on the mound in his lone season with the Mountaineers. He went 6-1 with a 3.39 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 79.2 innings pitched as he helped lead WVU to its first College World Series appearance in program history.
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This is the second major honor that Korn has collected this season as he was also named First Team All-Big 12, joining Wetherholt and Schubert as the only two Mountaineers to be named All-Conference First Team an Academic All-American in the same season.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Earning his master's degree in executive sport management, Korn had a 4.0 GPA to go along with his success on the field. It is the second straight year that Korn has been named an Academic All-American after earning a spot on the Division II First Team while playing at Seton Hill in 2025.
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The York, Pennsylvania native is just the fifth player in program history to be named an Academic All-American and the first since JJ Wetherholt in 2023. Other Mountaineers include Lee Fritz (2005, 1st Team), Josh Williamson (1997, 3rd Team) and Matt Schubert (1991, 1st Team; 1992, 2nd Team).
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Overall, Korn is the 146th WVU student-athlete across all sports to be named an Academic All-American, 40th most all-time and 21st among Division I schools.
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On the field, Korn enjoyed a stellar year on the mound in his lone season with the Mountaineers. He went 6-1 with a 3.39 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 79.2 innings pitched as he helped lead WVU to its first College World Series appearance in program history.
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This is the second major honor that Korn has collected this season as he was also named First Team All-Big 12, joining Wetherholt and Schubert as the only two Mountaineers to be named All-Conference First Team an Academic All-American in the same season.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUBaseball on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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