Dowling, Rundle Honored For Academics
June 6, 2005
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Senior pitcher David Dowling was named to the Pac-10's All-Academic baseball second team and senior second baseman Mike Rundle earned honorable mention, the Pac-10 Conference office announced today.
Dowling, a left-hander from Kirkland's Juanita High School, boasts a 3.31 grade point average in economics. During the past season, he posted a 6-1 record and a 4.32 earned run average in 21 mound appearances.
Rundle, a native of Bend, Ore., and a transfer from Gonzaga, was the Huskies' starting second baseman throughout much of his lone season on the UW team. The business major finished with a .232 batting average and was a major factor in the Huskies leading the nation in fielding percentage during the regular season.
Following are the complete 2005 All-Academic teams for baseball, as announced today by Commissioner Tom Hansen. To be eligible for selection, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and be either a starter or significant contributor.
First Team Yr. GPA Major Erik Averill, ASU Jr. 3.52 Finance Brett Bannister, USC Jr. 3.67 Business Scott Botterman, UCLA Jr. 3.48 Business-Economics Travis Buck, ASU Jr. 3.31 Management Matthew Einspahr, CAL Sr. 3.32 Sociology Chris Jensen, UCLA Jr. 3.54 Civil Engineering Zach Kosturos, WSU Jr. 3.52 Communications Jon Meloan, ARIZ Jr. 3.43 Engineering Management Chris Minaker, STAN Jr. 3.73 Sociology Mark Romanczuk, STAN Jr. 3.48 EconomicsSecond Team Mitch Canham, OSU So. 3.47 Business Administration Jason Freeman, WSU Sr. 3.25 Business Administration Tuffy Gosewisch, ASU Sr. 3.21 Marketing Kevin Guyette, ARIZ Sr. 3.20 Business Management Blake Holler, STAN So. 3.37 Undeclared Ty Marotz, ASU Sr. 3.32 Interdisciplinary Studies David Dowling, WASH Sr. 3.31 Economics Billy Hart, USC Jr. 3.28 Business Matt Manship, STAN Jr. 3.28 Economics Jim Rapoport, STAN So. 3.19 Undeclared
Honorable Mention: Jordan Brown, So., ARIZ; Jeff Clement, Jr., USC; Allen Craig, Jr., CAL; Chris Denove, Jr., UCLA; Seth Dhaenens, So., ASU; Jacoby Ellsbury, Jr., OSU; John Hester, Jr., STAN; Chris Lewis, Jr., STAN; Jake McCormick, So., OSU; Jay Miller, Jr., WSU; Jeff Miller, So., WSU; Billy Munich, Jr., OSU; Brett Munster, So., CAL; Joe Persichina, So., ASU; Mike Rundle, Jr., WASH; Kurt Steele, Jr., OSU; Alexander Trafton, Jr., CAL; Darin Vieira, Jr., USC; Eric Williams, Fr., ASU.
