NKU's Evan McDole has been awarded the NCAA postgraduate scholarship.
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University baseball player
Evan McDole has been awarded an NCAA postgraduate scholarship of $7,500.
The NCAA awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually. The scholarships are awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically, and who are in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition.
The one-time grants of $7,500 each are awarded for fall sports, winter sports and spring sports. Each sports season (fall, winter and spring), there are 29 scholarships available for men and 29 scholarships available for women. The scholarships are one-time, non-renewable grants.
McDole, a graduate of Bishop Brossart High School, also earned the Great Lakes Valley Conference's Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award during the spring. That award is given annually to the top male and female student-athletes in the GLVC.
A two-time captain for the NKU baseball team, McDole led the Norse to a pair of GLVC championships and to three consecutive trips to the NCAA Division II Tournament. He is graduating with a degree in accounting and business administration, and he posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.819.
McDole was named GLVC and Midwest Player of the Year as a junior after guiding the Norse to their second consecutive conference crown. He hit .355 with 15 home runs and 55 runs batted in during 2009, while also being named the recipient of the ABCA Gold Glove award.
In 2010, McDole was named to the Daktronics All-Midwest second team and to the All-GLVC second team after hitting .347 with 65 runs batted in, 22 doubles and six home runs. He helped the Norse to a 43-17 overall record and to the top of the GLVC East Division with a 24-6 mark.
McDole is the 12th NKU student-athlete to receive the NCAA postgraduate scholarship.
