Baseball candidates announced for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award
February 27, 2013
OVERLAND PARK, KS – Thirty NCAA® baseball student-athletes who excel both on and off the field were selected as candidates today for the 2013 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 2013 candidate class includes 15 candidates who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Five were named to the CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American team, and four were All-Americans.
The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 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 finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2013 NCAA College World Series® in Omaha June 15-26.
Baseball 2013 Candidates
| Name | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Appel | Pitcher | Stanford |
| Shane Basen | Third Base/Shortstop | Charlotte |
| Blake Beemer | Outfield | Ball State |
| Brandon Boudreaux | Outfield | Tulane |
| Chase Brookshire | Pitcher | Belmont |
| Joe Burg | Pitcher | Hofstra |
| Chase Byerly | Pitcher | Butler |
| Nick Camastro | Second Base/Shortstop | Manhattan |
| Boomer Collins | Outfield | Dallas Baptist |
| Johnny Coy | First Base | Wichita State |
| LB Dantzler | Infield | South Carolina |
| Jordan Enos | First base/Catcher | Holy Cross |
| Michael Felton | Second Base | Campbell |
| Nick Ferraresi | Outfield | Columbia |
| Mitch Garver | Catcher | New Mexico |
| Sean Hagan | Pitcher | St. John's |
| Reed Harper | Shortstop/Third Base | Austin Peay State |
| Mike Le Bel | Infield/Pitcher | Rhode Island |
| Carlos Lopez | First Base | Cal State Fullerton |
| Jeff Melillo | Catcher | Rutgers |
| Alex Mendez | Outfield | South Florida |
| Austin Montgomery | Infield/Outfield | Southern Illinois |
| Matt Paré | Catcher | Boston College |
| Colton Plaia | Catcher | Loyola Marymount |
| Raph Rhymes | Outfield | Louisiana State |
| Chris Rowley | Pitcher | Army |
| John Sheridan | Outfield | Brown |
| John Straka | Pitcher | North Dakota State |
| Brandon Thomas | Outfield | Georgia Tech |
| Greg Zebrack | Outfield | Southern California |
