Chase Sebby Earns Academic All-America Honors
June 11, 2020 | Baseball
Chase Sebby has earned another accolade in his decorated Ball State baseball career, earning first team CoSIDA Academic All-American honors. He's the 6th Ball State baseball player to earn this honor.
"Chase represents the best of collegiate athletics. He is a leader, an excellent player and an outstanding student," head coach Rich Maloney said. "Being recognized as an Academic All-American is a tremendous accomplishment only a select few achieve."
Sebby, from Huntington Beach, Calif., was the 2019 MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a second team all-conference pick that year as Ball State went 38-19 and 20-5 in conference play. He's an Academic All-MAC honoree and a two-time Academic All-District player, and has also won several team awards at BSU.Â
For his career, Sebby is a .271 hitter with 36 extra-base hits, 68 RBIs and a .401 on-base percentage. He's also one of the active leaders with 26Â sacrifices.
Sebby graduated with a degree in actuarial science from Ball State in 2019 and earned a certificate in statistical modeling in 2020.
2020 - Chase Sebby
2017 - Caleb Stayton
2016 - Caleb Stayton, Alex Call
2002 - Matt Deckman
1993 - Dan Lehman
1980 - Scott Rafferty
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"Chase represents the best of collegiate athletics. He is a leader, an excellent player and an outstanding student," head coach Rich Maloney said. "Being recognized as an Academic All-American is a tremendous accomplishment only a select few achieve."
Sebby, from Huntington Beach, Calif., was the 2019 MAC Defensive Player of the Year and a second team all-conference pick that year as Ball State went 38-19 and 20-5 in conference play. He's an Academic All-MAC honoree and a two-time Academic All-District player, and has also won several team awards at BSU.Â
For his career, Sebby is a .271 hitter with 36 extra-base hits, 68 RBIs and a .401 on-base percentage. He's also one of the active leaders with 26Â sacrifices.
Sebby graduated with a degree in actuarial science from Ball State in 2019 and earned a certificate in statistical modeling in 2020.
Ball State's First Team Academic All-Americans
2020 - Chase Sebby2017 - Caleb Stayton
2016 - Caleb Stayton, Alex Call
2002 - Matt Deckman
1993 - Dan Lehman
1980 - Scott Rafferty
2020 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American
| Pos. | Name | School | Year | GPA | Major |
| P | Garrett Acton  | Illinois | Sr. | 3.98 | Finance |
| P | Emerson Hancock | Georgia    | Jr. | 3.42 | Sport Management |
| C | Chase Sebby | Ball State | Gr.  | 4.00 | Statistics |
| IF | Anthony Giachin | Army | Jr. | 3.97 | Mechanical Engineering |
| IF | Grant Mathews | Tulane | Sr. | 4.00 | Homeland Security Studies |
| IF | Tristan Peterson   | New Mexico St. | Sr. | 4.00 | Engineering |
| IF | Alec Trela | Memphis | Sr. | 3.97 | Biomedical Engineering |
| OF | Alec Burleson | East Carolina | Jr. | 3.93 | Business Management |
| OF | Michael Guldberg | Georgia Tech | Jr. | 3.90 | Industrial Engineering |
| OF | Nick Howie | Eastern Kentucky | Sr. | 4.00 | Finance |
| DH | Freddy Sabido | Wagner | Gr. | 3.74 | Marketing |
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