Baseball candidates announced for 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
February 24, 2011
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, KS – Thirty NCAA® baseball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition. The list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The 2011 candidate class includes 15 student-athletes with cumulative grade point averages of better than a 3.5, including three with perfect 4.0 GPAs. Seven are from teams ranked in the Collegiate Baseball preseason top 35 poll.
Lowe’s, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the winner June 24 at the NCAA College World Series® in Omaha.
Baseball 2011 Candidates
Name | Position | School |
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Connor Bernatz | Outfield | San Francisco |
Dan Bracey | Pitcher | Columbia |
Ryan Court | Third Base | Illinois State |
Josh Cryer | Catcher/Utility | Southeastern Louisiana |
Chris Dennis | Pitcher | Portland |
Brandon Eckerle | Center Field | Michigan State |
Clint Ewing | Catcher | Louisiana Tech |
Mike Frongello | Pitcher | Davidson |
Cole Green | Pitcher | Texas |
Frazier Hall | First Base, Catcher, Designated Hitter | Southern |
Brian Hernandez | Infield/Pitcher | California, Irvine |
Paul Hoilman | First Base | East Tennessee State |
Cole Johnson | Pitcher | Notre Dame |
Tim Kelley | Pitcher | Wichita State |
Ben Koenigsfeld | Outfield/Pitcher | Army |
Phil Konieczny | Infield | Pittsburgh |
Max Krakowiak | Pitcher | Fordham |
Seth Maness | Pitcher | East Carolina |
Scott Matyas | Pitcher | Minnesota |
Chad Oberacker | Outfield | Tennessee Tech |
Kevin Patterson | Outfield/First Base | Auburn |
Jordan Ribera | First Base | Fresno State |
Matt Rice | Catcher | Western Kentucky |
Arik Sikula | Pitcher | Marshall |
Chris Slater | Outfield | Baylor |
Cody Terry | Shortstop/Third Base | Tennessee at Martin |
Cory Tilton | Center Field | Charlotte |
T.J. Walz | Pitcher | Kansas |
Tyler Wilson | Pitcher | Virginia |
Nate Woods | Pitcher, First Base, Deisgnated Hitter | Belmont |