Stevens Earns Academic Honor
May 25, 2006
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Washington sophomore third baseman Matt Stevens was named to the Pac-10 Baseball All-Academic first team, as announced today by Commissioner Tom Hansen.
Stevens, from Lake Stevens, Wash., currently boasts a 3.25 grade point average as a pre-arts & science major. A starter in 53 of the Huskies 58 games so far this season, Stevens is batting .249 with 17 home runs and 46 RBI. His 17 homers are good for second in the Pac-10.
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. Here are the complete first and second teams, as well as thoses earning honorable mention:
First Team Player, School Yr. GPA Major Mitch Canham, OSU So. 3.49 Business Administration Allen Craig, CAL Sr. 3.17 Social Welfare Chris Jensen, UCLA Sr. 3.51 Mechanical Engineering Steve Kost, WSU So. 3.62 Undeclared Jayson Miller, WSU So. 3.68 Undeclared Chris Minaker, STAN Sr. 3.75 Sociology Brett Munster, CAL Jr. 3.41 Mass Communications Matt Stevens, WASH So. 3.24 Pre-Arts & Science David Stringer, STAN So. 3.91 Undeclared Alex Trafton, CAL Sr. 3.28 Middle Eastern StudiesSecond Team Player, School Yr. GPA Major Nick Cebula, WSU Jr. 3.08 General Studies Willy Fox, ASU So. 3.16 Business Communications Taylor Grigsby, CAL So. 3.31 Political Science Matt Manship, STAN Sr. 3.17 Economics Bradley Mills, ARIZ Jr. 3.15 Civil Engineering Robert Nesbitt, CAL Sr. 3.21 Mass Communications Joe Persichina, ASU Jr. 3.09 Business Communications Jim Rapoport, STAN Jr. 3.08 Public Policy Ryan Seawell, STAN Jr. 3.23 Economics Darin Vieira, USC Sr. 3.11 English
Honorable Mention: Michael Cooper, RsJr., CAL; Nolan Gallagher, So., STAN; Chris Lewis, Sr., STAN; Jake McCormick, Jr., OSU; Spencer Pabst, So., USC; Michael Taylor, So., STAN; Nicholas Tess, So., CAL.
