CLEMSON, S.C. – Senior righthander Lucas Mahlstedt was named a second-team Academic All-American by College Sports Communicators on Tuesday. The Ormond Beach, Fla. native had a 3.73 GPA in two years (2024,25) at Clemson, earning his degree in physics on May 9, 2025.
Mahlstedt became the fourth Academic All-American in program history, joining Paul Galloway, a first-team selection in 1995, Phil Pohl, a third-team pick in 2011 and first-team selection in 2012, and Logan Davidson, a first-team pick in 2019.
In 2025, Mahlstedt was third in the nation in saves with 15, also tied for the school record, on his way to earning first-team All-America honors. He became the first Tiger reliever to earn All-America honors since 2018 (Ryley Gilliam) and the first Clemson reliever to earn first-team All-America accolades since 2016 (Pat Krall). Mahlstedt was 4-1 with a 3.00 ERA and 61 strikeouts against eight walks in 48.0 innings pitched.
In two years as a Tiger, he was 8-2 with a 3.91 ERA in 101.1 innings pitched over 55 relief outings. He had 16 saves, tied for sixth in Clemson history, and 100 strikeouts against 23 walks, good for a 4.35 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
On Feb. 26, the three-time Academic All-District selection by CSC became a Weaver-James-Corrigan-Swofford Postgraduate Scholarship Award recipient. He was one of only 35 ACC student-athletes and three ACC baseball players to receive the 2025 award. Mahlstedt also became the first Tiger baseball player to receive the accolade.
