TEMPE, Ariz. – Arizona State University junior right-handed pitcher Ryan Burr has earned a spot on the 2015 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Baseball Team, the College Sports Information Directors of America announced Thursday.
In addition, 10 Sun Devil Baseball student-athletes have garnered Pac-12 All-Academic recognition, Commissioner Larry Scott announced Thursday. ASU’s 10 all-academic honorees are the most for the program in the past 16 seasons and are tied with Stanford for the most in the conference.
Burr, a criminal justice and criminology major with a 3.60 grade point average from Highlands Ranch, Colo., was named to the second team and is one of 33 student-athletes to comprise the three teams, including the sole representative from the Pac-12. He is the 12th different Sun Devil to earn Academic All-American status and the first since outfielder Andy Workman was named to the second team in 2011.
ASU Baseball’s Academic All-Americans
Ryan Burr, 2nd team – 2015
Andy Workman, 2nd team - 2011
Mike Leake, 1st team - 2009 – Academic All-American of the Year
Petey Paramore, 2nd team – 2008
Casey Myers, 1st team – 2001 – Academic All-American of the Year
Myers, 1st team – 2000 – Academic All-American of the Year
Willie Bloomquist, 2nd team – 1999
Mark Ernster, 1st team – 1999
Myers, 1st team – 1999
Jim Henderson, 1st team – 1992
Alvin Davis, 3rd team – 1982
Mike Henderson, 1st team – 1977
Brandt Humphrey, 2nd team - 1976
Roger Schmuck, 2nd team – 1970
This is the 19th consecutive season ASU has had at least two representatives on Pac-12 All-Academic teams. To be eligible for selection to the academic team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average, be either a starter or significant contributor, and have one full year in residence at their institution.
Burr earned first team honors, infielder Dalton DiNatale and catcher Brian Serven netted second team recognition, and seven student-athletes received honorable mention status, including Jordan Aboites, Chris Beall, Joey Bielek, Darin Gillies, Ryan Kellogg, Colby Woodmansee and RJ Ybarra.
Seven Sun Devils have taken home all-academic distinction multiple times in their careers, including Burr, who was on the second team in 2014, and DiNatale, a two-time second-team member and communications major.
Gillies, a right-handed pitcher from Hollister, Calif., is a three-time honorable mention recipient and graduated this past May with a bachelor’s of science degree in criminal justice & criminology.
Four juniors earned honorable mention recognition for the second consecutive season. Aboites, an infielder/right-handed pitcher from Long Beach, Calif., is a communications major, Beall, an infielder/outfielder from Phoenix, is a management major, Kellogg, a left-handed pitcher from Whitby, Ontario, Canada, is majoring in management, and Ybarra, an infielder/designated hitter from Riverside, Calif., is a communications/sociology major.
Three Sun Devils earned all-academic honors in their first year of eligibility. Bielek, a senior first baseman from Scottsdale, Ariz., is a finance major, Serven, a sophomore from Palm Desert, Calif., is a management major, and Woodmansee, a sophomore shortstop from Phoenix, Ariz., is majoring in marketing.
Twenty-one baseball student-athletes were recognized during the 2014-15 school year as Scholar Ballers®, which honors those who achieve a 3.0 GPA or higher, including 14 in Fall 2014 and 19 in Spring 2015. A total of 24 current baseball student-athletes earned Scholar Baller® recognition in at least one of the past five semesters.
ASU Baseball’s Pac-12 All-Academic Honorees
Ryan Burr – 1st team (#)
Dalton DiNatale – 2nd team (2)
Brian Serven – 2nd team
Jordan Aboites – honorable mention (2)
Chris Beall – honorable mention (2)
Joey Bielek – honorable mention
Darin Gillies- honorable mention (3)
Ryan Kellogg – honorable mention (2)
Colby Woodmansee – honorable mention
RJ Ybarra – honorable mention (2)
# - two-time all-academic, including first team in 2015 and second team in 2014
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