AUSTIN, Texas – East Carolina senior outfielder Jack Herring garnered his first All-American honors for the 2026 season, being named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Third Team in line with the group on Tuesday afternoon.
Herring turns into the primary Pirate to obtain the Academic All-America honor since Carter Cunningham and Trey Yesavage had been each named to the First Team in 2024. This additionally marks the eighth Pirate beneath the Cliff Godwin since his tenure began in 2014. Godwin is a two-time Academic All-American from his time at ECU, named to the Third Team in 1999 and the Second Team in 2001.
Herring graduated with a bachelor’s in communications again in May, holding a good 3.95 GPA in his time at ECU. In the 2026 season, Herring was named to the American All-Conference Second Team and to the Second Team Atlantic All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
The right-fielder led the Pirates in a number of offensive classes, together with slugging share (.565), OPS (1.050), RBI (51) and doubles (17). His disciplined method on the plate additionally helped him lead the American Conference and rank thirteenth nationally with 54 walks through the season.
Herring additionally quietly put collectively probably the most exceptional streaks in program historical past. He reached base safely in 66 consecutive video games, setting a brand new East Carolina document. The streak made Herring the primary Pirate to hit a bag in at the least 60 video games persistently.
East Carolina Baseball Academic All-Americans
1987: Steve Sides (Third Team)
1993: Lee Kushner (Second Team)
1999: Cliff Godwin (Third Team)
2001: Cliff Godwin (Second Team)
2001: Sam Narron (Second Team)
2002: Sam Narron (Second Team)
2017: Travis Watkins (First Team)
2017: Charlie Yorgen (Third Team)
2019: Jake Agnos (First Team)
2019: Alec Burleson (Third Team)
2020: Alec Burleson (First Team)
2021: Matt Bridges (Third Team)
2024: Carter Cunningham (First Team)
2024: Trey Yesavage (First Team)
2026: Jack Herring (Third Team)
Herring turns into the primary Pirate to obtain the Academic All-America honor since Carter Cunningham and Trey Yesavage had been each named to the First Team in 2024. This additionally marks the eighth Pirate beneath the Cliff Godwin since his tenure began in 2014. Godwin is a two-time Academic All-American from his time at ECU, named to the Third Team in 1999 and the Second Team in 2001.
Herring graduated with a bachelor’s in communications again in May, holding a good 3.95 GPA in his time at ECU. In the 2026 season, Herring was named to the American All-Conference Second Team and to the Second Team Atlantic All-Region by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
The right-fielder led the Pirates in a number of offensive classes, together with slugging share (.565), OPS (1.050), RBI (51) and doubles (17). His disciplined method on the plate additionally helped him lead the American Conference and rank thirteenth nationally with 54 walks through the season.
Herring additionally quietly put collectively probably the most exceptional streaks in program historical past. He reached base safely in 66 consecutive video games, setting a brand new East Carolina document. The streak made Herring the primary Pirate to hit a bag in at the least 60 video games persistently.
East Carolina Baseball Academic All-Americans
1987: Steve Sides (Third Team)
1993: Lee Kushner (Second Team)
1999: Cliff Godwin (Third Team)
2001: Cliff Godwin (Second Team)
2001: Sam Narron (Second Team)
2002: Sam Narron (Second Team)
2017: Travis Watkins (First Team)
2017: Charlie Yorgen (Third Team)
2019: Jake Agnos (First Team)
2019: Alec Burleson (Third Team)
2020: Alec Burleson (First Team)
2021: Matt Bridges (Third Team)
2024: Carter Cunningham (First Team)
2024: Trey Yesavage (First Team)
2026: Jack Herring (Third Team)