Independent file photo
Southwest Minnesota State outfielder Isaac Nett prepares to swing at a pitch during a baseball game against Concordia-St. Paul at Legion Field in Marshall on April 6. Nett became the third Mustang ever, and second Mustang baseball player, to earn two CSC Academic All-American selections on Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — Southwest Minnesota State University outfielder Isaac Nett was named to the College Sports Communicators Division II Academic All-America second team on Tuesday, marking the second consecutive year Nett earned a selection.

Nett was a first-team selection last season, making him the first selection from the SMSU baseball team since Jayden Fleck earned second-team honors in 2018. Nett is also SMSU baseball’s second two-time honoree after Brendan Rokke was the program’s first-ever honoree with a second-team selection in 2003 and a first-team selection in 2004. 

Jon Dicke of the SMSU football team is the only other Mustang to be selected twice after earning first-team nods in 2017 and 2018.

Nett, who graduated from Albany High School in 2019 and spent the first two years of his college career at Minnesota State before transferring, graduated from SMSU with a cumulative GPA of 3.96 in May. He earned his degree in ag business and finance.

Student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a scale of 4.00 and be a varsity starter or key reserve in order to be eligible for an Academic All-America selection. They must also have reached sophomore athletic and academic status at their college or university when they are nominated by their college sports communicators.

Nett was a two-time All-NSIC First Team selection in 2022 and 2024, as well as an American Baseball Coaches Association Central Region second team selection in 2022. He finishes his three years at SMSU with a career slash line of .350/.454/.587. His senior year OPS of 1.076 was a career-best, as were his 12 home runs, 46 RBIs, three triples, 10 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He finishes his career with 26 home runs and 112 RBIs as a Mustang.

Nett signed with the Frontier League’s Windy City Thunderbolts on May 14.