NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Thomas Jefferson University baseball standout Jem Sisco on Monday was named the 2021-22 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The nominating and voting for the award was conducted by the league's athletic communications directors. In addition to earning the award, Sisco will now move on for regional and national consideration for the 2021-22 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, which will be announced later this summer by the organization.

Sisco started 10 games on the mound this season and compiled a 4-2 record with a 1.96 earned run average to earn a spot on the All-CACC First Team. He helped the Rams knock off second-seeded Goldey-Beacom College in the first round of the 2022 CACC Baseball Championship to earn a spot in the double-elimination portion of the tournament. The senior from Southampton, N.Y., sports a cumulative 3.84 grade point average in his major of finance. 

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve with legitimate athletic credentials, while also posting a minimum 3.20 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. The nominee must also be at least a sophomore both athletically and academically, and must have completed at least one full academic year at their current institution.

PROFILE
Name: Jem Sisco
Hometown: Southampton, N.Y.
School: Thomas Jefferson University
Sport: Baseball
Year: Sr. (Academically) | So. (Athletically)
Major: Finance
GPA: 3.84

2022 Team Record/Accomplishments: 26-21 record, 15-9 CACC - advanced to the finals site of the CACC Tournament and placed fourth - Jefferson's 26 victories were its most since 1990.

Games Played/Started: 10 app | 10 starts

2022 Season Statistics: 4-2 record - 1.96 ERA - 1.18 WHIP - 2 complete games, 1 shutout - 93 strikeouts to just 23 walks - .210 opposing batting average - 55.0 innings pitched.

Outstanding Academic & Athletic Accomplishments from 2022 Season: Consensus All-Region pitcher (D2CCA - 1st Team, ABCA and NCBWA - 2nd Team) - All-CACC First Team - CoSIDA Academic All-District Team - CACC All-Academic Team - 3rd in Division II in strikeouts per nine, 8th in ERA, 31st in hits allowed per nine - allowed one ER or less in six of his 10 starts - recorded double-digit strikeouts five times, including a career-high 14 in just five innings against Goldey-Beacom.

Outstanding Career Academic & Athletic Accomplishments: 2021: All-CACC Second Team, CACC All-Academic Team, helped lead Jefferson to the CACC Championship Game - 6x Dean's List.