PBC Releases Baseball All-Academic Team
AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference released the baseball
All-Academic team from the conference office in Augusta. The team
is part of a season-long program recognizing the outstanding
accomplishments of PBC student-athletes in the classroom as well as
on the field. To be eligible for the All-Academic team, a
student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her
team’s events and be either a starter or significant
contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on
a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at
his or her current institution. The Peach Belt Conference Sports
Information Directors oversee and select the teams.
Founded in 1991, the Peach Belt Conference is home to 29 NCAA
Division II National Championships. 13 member institutions in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama compete in
13 championship sports. 2009-10 members are Augusta State
University, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Clayton State
University, Columbus State University, Flagler College, Francis
Marion University, Georgia College & State University, Georgia
Southwestern State University, Lander University, University of
Montevallo, North Georgia College & State University,
University of North Carolina at Pembroke and the University of
South Carolina Aiken.
Click here to visit the All-Academic Team page.
2012 Baseball All-Academic Team
| Player | School | Year | Hometown | GPA | Major |
| Mike Barnhill | Armstrong | Jr. | Lake Forest, Calif. | 3.47 | Liberal Studies |
| Kenny Bellavance |
North Georgia | Jr. | Stone Mountain, Ga. |
3.96 | Business Finance |
| Jordan Erisman | North Georgia | Sr. | Lawrenceville, Ga. | 3.76 | Business |
| Patrick Grady | Lander | Soph. | Pompano Beach, Fla. | 4.00 | Biology |
| Josh Haley | UNC Pembroke | Sr. | Jackson Springs, N.C. | 3.50 | Exercise & Sport Science |
| Devon Hellett | Flagler | Sr. | Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. | 3.70 | Business Administration |
| Derek Hooper | North Georgia | Jr. | Sharpsburg, Va. | 3.78 | Business Management |
| Erik Lunde | Lander | Soph. | Pompano Beach, Fla. | 3.50 | Mass Communications |
| Eitan Maoz | UNC Pembroke | Sr. | Ottawa, Ontario | 3.87 | Exercise & Sports Science |
| Thomas McLeod | USC Aiken | Sr. | Chapin, S.C. | 3.71 | Exercise & Sports Science |
| Ryan Milewski | USC Aiken | Jr. | West Boylston, Mass. | 3.66 | Business Administration |
| Clayton Miller | Armstrong | Soph. | Augusta, Ga. | 3.36 | Rehabilitation Sciences |
| Kenny Miller | Columbus St. | Soph. | Lilburn, Ga. | 3.80 | Mathematics |
| A.J. Nunziato | Lander | Sr. | Setauket, N.Y. | 3.95 | Physical Science |
| Heath Peterson | Montevallo | Sr. | Phenix City, Ala. | 3.37 | Kinesiology |
| Cody Powell | Armstrong | Soph. | Locust Grove, Ga. | 3.34 |
Biology |
| Heine Rivera | Georgia College | Jr. | Fayetteville, Ga. | 3.68 | Biology |
| John Sgromolo | Flagler | Sr. | Fleming Island, Fla. | 3.31 | Business Administration |
| Buddy Sosnoskie | Francis Marion | Sr. | Statesville, N.C. | 3.38 | Marketing |
| Tyler Stephan | USC Aiken | Jr. | Louisville, Ky. | 3.72 | Communications |
Honorable Mention: Austin Dubberly, Montevallo; Tyler Daniel, Georgia Southwestern; Max Gagnon, UNC Pembroke; Justin Appel, Augusta State; Kip Custer, Augusta State; Jarrod Taylor, Georgia Southwestern