June 17, 2011
ATLANTA – Five Yellow Jackets – Luke Bard, Jed Bradley, Sam Dove, Zane Evans and Brandon Thomas – have been named to the 2011 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Baseball Team, as announced by Commissioner John D. Swofford.
Esch was named to the squad for the second-straight year, while Bard, Bradley, Evans and Thomas received the honor for the first time in their careers. Since 2006 (the first year of the academic squad), Tech has placed 29 players on the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team, with at least four on the squad each year.
Evans joins former Yellow Jacket Tony Plagman (2007-2010) as the only two Tech players to ever make the squad as freshmen. Plagman was named to the team as a newcomer in 2007.
Clemson led all ACC schools with 11 student-athletes on the 2011 squad, while Tech was second with its five members on the team.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned at least a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained at least a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career. The voting committee also considers athletic achievement and game participation when selecting the team.
2011 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
Name, School Class Major
Kyle Prohovich, Boston College Sr. History
**Brad Zapenas, Boston College Jr. Finance
**Kevin Brady, Clemson So. Special Education
Matt Campbell, Clemson Fr. Secondary Education
Scott Firth, Clemson So. Sociology
**David Haselden, Clemson Jr. Mechanical Engineering
Spencer Kieboom, Clemson So. Marketing
**Brad Miller, Clemson Jr. Marketing
Phil Pohl, Clemson Jr. Management
Kevin Pohle, Clemson Fr. Visual Arts
Justin Saratt, Clemson Gr. Youth Development
**Richie Shaffer, Clemson So. Marketing
**Jason Stolz, Clemson Jr. Construction Science & Management
Chase Bebout, Duke So. Sociology
Robert Huber, Duke Fr. Undeclared
**Dennis O’Grady, Duke Sr. History
David Perkins, Duke Fr. Undeclared
***Will Piwnica-Worms, Duke Jr. Evolutionary Anthropology
Robert Benincasa, Florida State So. Finance
Parker Brunelle, Florida State Sr. Mechanical Engineering
**James Ramsey, Florida State Jr. Finance
**Devon Travis, Florida State So. Marketing
Luke Bard, Georgia Tech So. Management
Jed Bradley, Georgia Tech Jr. Management
Sam Dove, Georgia Tech So. Polymer & Fiber Engineering
**Jacob Esch, Georgia Tech Jr. Civil Engineering
Zane Evans, Georgia Tech Fr. Management
Brandon Thomas, Georgia Tech So. Management
Kyle Convissar, Maryland Fr. Finance
Brian Holberton, North Carolina Fr. Undeclared
Shane Taylor, North Carolina Fr. Exercise & Sport Science
Ethan Ogburn, NC State So. Mechanical Engineering
DJ Thomas, NC State Fr. PRT-Natural Resources
Vance Williams, NC State Jr. Mechanical Engineering
***Danny Hultzen, Virginia Jr. History
Whit Mayberry, Virginia So. Undeclared
Tyler Wilson, Virginia Sr. Biology
Cody Winiarski, Virginia Sr. Chemistry
Chad Pinder, Virginia Tech Fr. Undeclared
Andrew Rash, Virginia Tech So. Human Development
***Michael Seaborn, Virginia Tech Sr. Finance
2011 ACC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year: James Ramsey, Florida State
** – Two-time honoree
*** – Three-time honoree
