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Eight Cardinal Baseball Players Named Academic All-MAC
June 09, 2017 | Baseball
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced its 2017 Baseball Academic All-MAC team Friday afternoon and eight Ball State players earned a spot on the list.
The Cardinals who made the list were:
T.J. Baker, Ball State, P, R-So., 3.734, Biology
Colin Brockhouse, Ball State, P, Jr., 3.337, Exercise Science
BJ Butler, Ball State, P, Sr., 3.803, Information Systems
Matt Eppers, Ball State, OF, Sr., 3.588, Entrepreneurial Management
Nick Floyd, Ball State, P, So., 3.591, Business Administration
Sean Kennedy, Ball State, INF, Sr., 3.586, Business Administration
Caleb Stayton, Ball State, 1B, Sr., 3.927, Telecommunications
Trent Theisen, Ball State, DH, So., 3.589, Education
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
Only Kent State, Eastern Michigan and Toledo had more baseball players qualify for the list than Ball State.
Ball State concluded the 2017 season with a 30-28 overall record and 14-10 mark in the MAC. This was the fifth straight year the Cardinals reached the 30-win plateau.
For the most up-to-date information on the Ball State baseball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateBB and @CoachMaloney.
The Cardinals who made the list were:
T.J. Baker, Ball State, P, R-So., 3.734, Biology
Colin Brockhouse, Ball State, P, Jr., 3.337, Exercise Science
BJ Butler, Ball State, P, Sr., 3.803, Information Systems
Matt Eppers, Ball State, OF, Sr., 3.588, Entrepreneurial Management
Nick Floyd, Ball State, P, So., 3.591, Business Administration
Sean Kennedy, Ball State, INF, Sr., 3.586, Business Administration
Caleb Stayton, Ball State, 1B, Sr., 3.927, Telecommunications
Trent Theisen, Ball State, DH, So., 3.589, Education
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
Only Kent State, Eastern Michigan and Toledo had more baseball players qualify for the list than Ball State.
Ball State concluded the 2017 season with a 30-28 overall record and 14-10 mark in the MAC. This was the fifth straight year the Cardinals reached the 30-win plateau.
For the most up-to-date information on the Ball State baseball team, please follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateBB and @CoachMaloney.
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