More than 30 student-athletes were recognized
for their accomplishments in the classroom Friday night as the
league’s annual baseball postseason awards were announced at
the championship banquet held prior to the start of the Lone Star
Conference baseball championship in Abilene, Texas.
Boasting a perfect 4.0 grade
point average, Abilene Christian’s Brad Rutherford was named
Academic Player of the Year to headline the All-Academic
team. He was joined by eight others on the team, while 22
players were named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
To be eligible for LSC academic
honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.30 grade point
average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and
academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic
Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players,
with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis
of both academic and athletic achievement. All qualifying
student-athletes not selected for the All-Academic Team are then
named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
On the All-Academic Team along
with Rutherford was teammates Willie Uechi and Travis Latz,
Tarleton State’s Tim Rainey, Cameron’s Alex Lyons and
Tom Dicker, Eastern New Mexico’s Mitch Wolfe and Mike Medina
and West Texas A&M’s Billy Zeleznak.
2010 LSC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS
Player, Pos.
Team
Yr.
Major
Hometown
Brad Rutherford,
P
Abilene
Christian
Jr. Physics
Missoula, Mont.
Willie Uechi,
SS
Abilene
Christian
Sr. Exercise
Science
San Antonio, Texas
Tim Rainey,
CF
Tarleton
State
Jr.
Kinesiology
Royse City, Texas
Alex Lyons,
LF
Cameron
Sr.
Communications
Orem, Utah
Tom Dicker,
SS
Cameron
Sr. Physical
Education Victoria,
Australia
Mitch Wolfe,
1B
Eastern New
Mexico
So. Secondary
Education Litchfield Park, Ariz.
Mike Medina,
C
Eastern New
Mexico
So. Criminal
Justice
Las Cruces, N.M.
Billy Zeleznak,
P
West Texas
A&M
Sr.
Chemistry
Grapevine, Texas
Travis Latz,
OF
Abilene
Christian
Sr. Exercise
Science
Tomball, Texas
LSC Baseball Academic Player
of the Year: Brad Rutherford, Abilene Christian
COMMISSIONER’S HONOR
ROLL
Abilene Christian:
Cameron Bankston, Jr.; Kevin Justice, Sr.;
Sky Valenzuela, Jr.; Angelo
State: Jason Morriss, Sr.; Cameron: Mark
Mahany, So.;
Jake Forsythe, Sr.; Central
Oklahoma: Ryan Wagner, So.;
Eastern New Mexico:
Ryan Pruitt, Sr.; Ethan Wagner, Sr.; Russell Campbell, Sr.;
Garrett Cook, Sr.; Chris Eaton, Jr.;
Doug McIntyre, Jr.; Northeastern State: Adam
Hibdon, Sr.; Southeastern Oklahoma: Mike McCollum,
Sr.; Blake Worthen, Sr.;
Southwestern
Oklahoma: Nelson Espinal, Jr.; Travis Rose, Sr.; Rafe
Alvarez, Sr.; Johnny Bertrand, So.; Tarleton
State: Andrew Wolfe, So.; West Texas
A&M: Zach Walker, So.