EASTON, Pa. – The Lafayette baseball team earned three Academic All-Patriot League selections on Thursday morning.  Senior pitcher James Reese, junior catcher Brandon Doubek and senior infielder Matt Colella collected the honors. The Leopards lead the Patriot League with three selections.

Reese made a team-high 19 appearances on the mound for the Maroon and White, throwing 20.2 innings. The Mequon, Wis. native earned a win against Manhattan. The senior recorded 14 strikeouts in 2026. Reese maintains a 3.81 grade-point average with a major in Economics and Policy Studies.

Doubek carries a 3.39 GPA in Integrative Engineering and was fifth in the league in batting with a .308 average. The Maplewood, N.J. native smacked a team-best nine home runs and drove in 34 runs on 41 hits, while scoring 22 runs. Doubek had 10 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games and was named to the 2025 All-Patriot League First Team.

Colella, who carries a 3.61 GPA in Economics, batted .293 in 2026, with four home runs, seven doubles, 32 RBIs, 22 runs scored and six multi-RBI games. The Clifton, Va. native had a team-best 15 multi-hit games and 49 hits.

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