JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bellarmine baseball earned multiple postseason honors from the ASUN Conference, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Landon Akers and AJ Swader were named First Team All-ASUN, while Jake Bell and Cole Huett earned ASUN All-Freshman Team honors. The Knights also placed six student-athletes on the Academic All-ASUN Team. 

Akers collected All-ASUN honors for the second straight season after earning Second Team recognition in 2025 before being named to the First Team this spring. Swader joined Akers on the First Team, marking the first time during Bellarmine's Division I era that two Knights have earned First Team All-ASUN honors in the same season. 

Swader finished the regular season as one of the top hitters in the conference, ranking third in the ASUN in batting average while leading the league with 21 doubles. He also ranked third in slugging percentage and second in RBIs. Akers ranked sixth in the conference in batting average while leading the ASUN in runs scored. 

Bell and Huett each earned spots on the ASUN All-Freshman Team following standout debut seasons for the Knights. The pair joins Akers and Davis Crane as Bellarmine players to earn ASUN All-Freshman honors during the program's Division I era. 

Bellarmine also earned recognition in the classroom with six student athletes being named to the Academic All-ASUN Team. AJ Swader, Landon Akers, Charlie Rife, Chase Carver, Chase Chamberlain and Luke Scales each received the honor. 

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