Four Earn Spots On All-ACC Academic Baseball Squad
7/7/2006 8:00:00 AM | Baseball
July 7, 2006
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Four Maryland baseball players were selected to the 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Baseball team, Commissioner John Swofford announced yesterday. Seniors Matt Maropis, Seth Overbey and Ben Pfinsgraff were honored by the league along with sophomore Chad Durakis.
All 12 league schools competing in baseball are represented on the inaugural team with Clemson leading all schools with seven honorees. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
Overbey, who went 5-2 with two saves and a 3.49 ERA last year, set a school record with 29 appearances on the mound. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15th round and is currently pitching for the Auburn Doubledays of the New York Penn League (Class A).
A right-hander from Annapolis, Pfinsgraff finished his Terrapin career with an 11-15 mark and 4.56 ERA. Chosen in the 22nd round by the Philadelphia Phillies, he is now playing with the Batavia Muckdogs (also of the NY Penn League).
In 2006, Maropis led the Terps with 19 stolen bases and finished second on the club with a .320 batting average. He also moved into third place on the school's all-time steals list with 54.
The lone underclassman to earn All-Academic honors for Maryland, Durakis started 52 games at catcher last season, hitting .267 with 11 doubles, two home runs and 23 RBI. He also led the Terps with a .309 average in ACC action.
2006 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
Name, School Class Major Nicholas Asselin, Boston College Jr. Marketing Steven Blackwood, Georgia Tech Sr. Biology Andrew Carraway, Virginia Fr. Undeclared Brad Chalk, Clemson Jr. PRTM-Sport Management Sean Clark, Clemson Gr. Economics Josh Cribb, Clemson Sr. PRTM Joseph Cutler, NC State So. Aerospace Engineering Herman Demmink, Clemson Sr. Economics Jason Duncan, NC State Sr. Parks, Recreation & Tourism Chad Durakis, Maryland So. Letters & Sciences Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest Fr. Undeclared Brendan Enick, Wake Forest Sr. Finance Peter Frates, Boston College Jr. Communication Nathan Freiman, Duke Fr. Undeclared Andrew Goff, Wake Forest So. Communication Tim Gustafson, Georgia Tech Jr. Management Thomas Hagan, Virginia Sr. Systems Engineering Ben Hall, Clemson Sr. PRTM-Sport Management Taylor Harbin, Clemson Jr. PRTM-Sport Management Bryan Henry, Florida State Jr. Sport Management Timothy Henry, Virginia Jr. History Lee Hyde, Georgia Tech Jr. Management Michael Hyde, Florida State Jr. Communication Studies David Kopp, Clemson Jr. PRTM-Sport Management Andrew Lane, Miami Sr. Accounting Matt Maropis, Maryland Sr. General Biology Charles Mellies, Wake Forest Jr. Political Science Seth Overbey, Maryland Sr. Plant Biology Daniel Palmer, Duke Sr. Economics Ben Pfinsgraff, Maryland Jr. Government Buster Posey, Florida State Fr. Business Ryne Reynoso, Boston College So. Communication Brad Rulon, Georgia Tech So. Management Jack Rye, Florida State So. Business Warren Schaeffer, Virginia Tech Jr. History Javier Socorro, Duke Sr. Economics Jonathan Still, NC State Jr. Communication Ryan Strauss, Florida State So. Business Bryan Thomas, Virginia Tech Jr. Finance Luke Tucker, Florida State Jr. Engineering Ryan Turner, Georgia Tech Jr. Management Adam Warren, North Carolina Fr. Undeclared Kyle Young, Wake Forest Sr. Political Science
