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Academic Awards For 38-Win Ball State Baseball
June 18, 2019 | Baseball
Five players named academic All-MAC after seven made All-MAC during season
Five Ball State players were named Academic All-MAC after a year that saw the Cardinals post a 38-19 record. William Baker, Nick Floyd, Chayce McDermott, Kyle Nicolas and Chase Sebby were each honored as academic all-league picks, which required a 3.20 GPA, participation in 50% of contests and a year of enrollment at the school.
Of Ball State's seven All-MAC players on the diamond, Baker, Floyd and Sebby were honored both on the field and for classwork. Baker led BSU with a .324 batting average and hit .353 in conference games while starting at three different positions.
Floyd hit the league award hat trick: he was a first-team honoree after going 8-0 with a 1.92 ERA and five saves, was on the MAC Championships All-Tournament Team and is now an academic all-conference pick. Recently, Floyd signed to pitch for the Gary South Shore Railcats in the Northern League.
Sebby was MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a second team all-conference honoree at catcher. Nicolas was among the league's strikeout leaders, as was McDermott, a successful weekend starter for much of the season.
See the entire 2019 Academic All-MAC Team below:
2019 Baseball Academic All-MAC Selections
Ball State
William Baker, Senior, 3.49
Nick Floyd, Senior, 3.39
Chayce McDermott, R-Freshman, 3.37
Kyle Nicolas, Sophomore, 3.40
Chase Sebby, R-Junior, 3.84
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Chase Antle, Bowling Green, R-Junior, 3.43
Adam Furnas, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.71
Joe McGuinness, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.77
David Stopp, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.35
Jake Wilson, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.33
Cameron Brown, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.38
Jack Collins, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.33
Jacob Crum, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.24
Zach Gilles, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.78
Pat Leatherman, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.32
Jordan Patty, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.22
Chase Rollin, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.71
Ty Rollin, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.69
Cameron Cruz, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.84
Shane Easter, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.43
Nick Jones, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.85
Nate Jones, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.71
Zachary Owings, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.85
John Rensel, Eastern Michigan, Jr., Senior, 3.54
Drake Peggs, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.40
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Ben Carew, Kent State, R-Sophomore, 3.82
Peyton Deats, Kent State, R-Freshman, 3.69
Kevin Dobos, Kent State, R-Sophomore, 3.70
Josh Hollander, Kent State, Senior, 3.28
Chris Martin, Kent State, Senior, 4.00
Kian O'Brien, Kent State, Senior, 3. 75
Trevor Pittman, Kent State, R-Freshman, 3.31
Pete Schuler, Kent State, Senior, 3.32
Zach Schultz, Kent State, Junior, 3.90
Michael Turner, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.54
Connor Wollersheim, Kent State, Senior, 3.39
Landon Stephens, Miami, Junior, 3.66
Parker Massman, Miami, Sophomore, 3.62
Reid Norberg, Miami, R-Freshman, 3.91
Jack Corbell, Miami, Senior, 3.39
Bailey Martin, Miami, Senior, 3.20
Kyle Winkler, Miami, R-Junior, 3.85
Jake Dunham, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.80
Josh Mutter, Northern Illinois, R-Junior, 3.31
Kyle Seebach, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 4.00
Parker Kirkpatrick, Northern Illinois, R-Sophomore, 3.82
Will Anderson, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.52
Kam Smith, Northern Illinois, R-Sophomore, 3.25
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Nick Kamrada, Ohio, R-Senior, 3.43
Treyben Funderburg, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.24
Aaron Levy, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.33
Jack Liberatore, Ohio, R-Freshman, 3.36
Trevor Lukkes, Ohio, R-Freshman, 3.60
Rudy Rott, Ohio, Senior, 3.55
Brad Boss, Toledo, Senior, 3.78
Axel Bueter, Toledo, Senior, 3.78
Riley Campbell, Toledo, Senior, 3.44
Bryce Davis, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.44
Michael Jacob, Toledo, Senior, 3.75
David Jeffers, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.91
Chris Meyers, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.55
Blake Dunn, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.58
Cooper Marshall, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.72
Logan Hudson, Western Michigan, R-Sophomore, 3.64
Andrew Stone, Western Michigan, R-Senior, 3.67
Justin McIntyre, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.53
Sean O'Keefe, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.66
Ethan Hajdukovic, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.82
Jesse Forestell, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.73
Connor Charping, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.78
Will Mullen, Western Michigan, R-Junior, 3.41
Chris Modrzynski, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.35
Jack Szott, Western Michigan, R-Junior, 3.94
Tyler Thorington, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.79
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Of Ball State's seven All-MAC players on the diamond, Baker, Floyd and Sebby were honored both on the field and for classwork. Baker led BSU with a .324 batting average and hit .353 in conference games while starting at three different positions.
Floyd hit the league award hat trick: he was a first-team honoree after going 8-0 with a 1.92 ERA and five saves, was on the MAC Championships All-Tournament Team and is now an academic all-conference pick. Recently, Floyd signed to pitch for the Gary South Shore Railcats in the Northern League.
Sebby was MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a second team all-conference honoree at catcher. Nicolas was among the league's strikeout leaders, as was McDermott, a successful weekend starter for much of the season.
See the entire 2019 Academic All-MAC Team below:
2019 Baseball Academic All-MAC Selections
Ball State
William Baker, Senior, 3.49
Nick Floyd, Senior, 3.39
Chayce McDermott, R-Freshman, 3.37
Kyle Nicolas, Sophomore, 3.40
Chase Sebby, R-Junior, 3.84
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Chase Antle, Bowling Green, R-Junior, 3.43
Adam Furnas, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.71
Joe McGuinness, Bowling Green, Senior, 3.77
David Stopp, Bowling Green, Sophomore, 3.35
Jake Wilson, Bowling Green, Junior, 3.33
Cameron Brown, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.38
Jack Collins, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.33
Jacob Crum, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.24
Zach Gilles, Central Michigan, Junior, 3.78
Pat Leatherman, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.32
Jordan Patty, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.22
Chase Rollin, Central Michigan, Sophomore, 3.71
Ty Rollin, Central Michigan, Senior, 3.69
Cameron Cruz, Eastern Michigan, Senior, 3.84
Shane Easter, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.43
Nick Jones, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.85
Nate Jones, Eastern Michigan, Sophomore, 3.71
Zachary Owings, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.85
John Rensel, Eastern Michigan, Jr., Senior, 3.54
Drake Peggs, Eastern Michigan, Junior, 3.40
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Ben Carew, Kent State, R-Sophomore, 3.82
Peyton Deats, Kent State, R-Freshman, 3.69
Kevin Dobos, Kent State, R-Sophomore, 3.70
Josh Hollander, Kent State, Senior, 3.28
Chris Martin, Kent State, Senior, 4.00
Kian O'Brien, Kent State, Senior, 3. 75
Trevor Pittman, Kent State, R-Freshman, 3.31
Pete Schuler, Kent State, Senior, 3.32
Zach Schultz, Kent State, Junior, 3.90
Michael Turner, Kent State, Sophomore, 3.54
Connor Wollersheim, Kent State, Senior, 3.39
Landon Stephens, Miami, Junior, 3.66
Parker Massman, Miami, Sophomore, 3.62
Reid Norberg, Miami, R-Freshman, 3.91
Jack Corbell, Miami, Senior, 3.39
Bailey Martin, Miami, Senior, 3.20
Kyle Winkler, Miami, R-Junior, 3.85
Jake Dunham, Northern Illinois, Junior, 3.80
Josh Mutter, Northern Illinois, R-Junior, 3.31
Kyle Seebach, Northern Illinois, Sophomore, 4.00
Parker Kirkpatrick, Northern Illinois, R-Sophomore, 3.82
Will Anderson, Northern Illinois, Senior, 3.52
Kam Smith, Northern Illinois, R-Sophomore, 3.25
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Nick Kamrada, Ohio, R-Senior, 3.43
Treyben Funderburg, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.24
Aaron Levy, Ohio, Sophomore, 3.33
Jack Liberatore, Ohio, R-Freshman, 3.36
Trevor Lukkes, Ohio, R-Freshman, 3.60
Rudy Rott, Ohio, Senior, 3.55
Brad Boss, Toledo, Senior, 3.78
Axel Bueter, Toledo, Senior, 3.78
Riley Campbell, Toledo, Senior, 3.44
Bryce Davis, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.44
Michael Jacob, Toledo, Senior, 3.75
David Jeffers, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.91
Chris Meyers, Toledo, Sophomore, 3.55
Blake Dunn, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.58
Cooper Marshall, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.72
Logan Hudson, Western Michigan, R-Sophomore, 3.64
Andrew Stone, Western Michigan, R-Senior, 3.67
Justin McIntyre, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.53
Sean O'Keefe, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.66
Ethan Hajdukovic, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.82
Jesse Forestell, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.73
Connor Charping, Western Michigan, Sophomore, 3.78
Will Mullen, Western Michigan, R-Junior, 3.41
Chris Modrzynski, Western Michigan, Senior, 3.35
Jack Szott, Western Michigan, R-Junior, 3.94
Tyler Thorington, Western Michigan, Junior, 3.79
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