Baseball candidates announced for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award
March 14, 2016
Download in PDF formatOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (March 14, 2016) – Thirty NCAA® baseball student-athletes who excel both on and off the diamond were selected as candidates today for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate baseball. 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 complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the 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 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C’s of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2016 College World Series® in June.
Baseball 2016 Candidates
| Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Andrews | Pitcher | Clemson University |
| Conor Costello | Outfield/DH/Pitcher | Oklahoma State |
| Mike Escanilla | Second Base | Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Tim Faix | Pitcher | Kent State University |
| Michael Fuhrman | Infield | Niagara University |
| Kyle Funkhouser | Pitcher | Louisville |
| Jason Goldstein | Catcher | Illinois |
| Richard Greene | Catcher | Samford University |
| Sean Gustin | Pitcher | College of the Holy Cross |
| Thomas Hackimer | Pitcher | St. John's |
| Jacob Hendren | Pitcher | Illinois State |
| Taylor Jones | Infield | Gonzaga University |
| Greg Kaiser | Shortstop | IPFW |
| Jonathan King | Pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| Matt Outman | Pitcher | Norfolk State |
| Matt Parrish | First Base/Catcher | Campbell University |
| Paschal Petrongolo | DH/First Base | Jacksonville State University |
| Joey Ravert | Pitcher/First Base/DH | La Salle |
| Steven Reveles | Shortstop | Nebraska |
| Joey Roach | Catcher | Georgia State University |
| Duncan Robinson | Pitcher | Dartmouth College |
| Joseph Runco | Infield | Fordham |
| Tyler Selesky | Infield | FGCU |
| Deion Tansel | Shortstop | Toledo |
| Ryan Tinkham | First Base | Wichita State University |
| Stefan Trosclair | Infield | Louisiana |
| Justin Wall | Outfield | Dallas Baptist University |
| Woody Wallace | Catcher | University of Cincinnati |
| Thomas Woodrey | Pitcher | University of Miami |
| RJ Ybarra | Catcher/DH | Arizona State University |
