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Pitcher Brendan Beck of Stanford Leads 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Baseball Team
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Brendan Beck
AUSTIN, Texas – Pitcher
Brendan Beck, a senior at Stanford University headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I baseball team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Thursday. Beck has been named the 2020-21 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I baseball.
A native of Corona, Calif., Beck graduated from Stanford with a degree in science, technology & society while carrying a 3.63 GPA.
Beck earned All-American honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association (first team), Collegiate Baseball (second team), D1Baseball (second team), NCBWA (second team), Baseball America (third team) and Perfect Game (third team). He went 9-3 with a 3.15 earned run average in 15 starts and was named the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year to help guide Stanford to its 17th College World Series appearance in program history.
Beck, a second-round pick of the New York Yankees in the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft, struck out a Pac-12 best 143 batters while walking just 26 over 108 2/3 innings of work, finishing with a 5.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio and 11.84 strikeouts per nine innings. Beck's 143 strikeouts are the most for a Cardinal in a single season since 2003 and the fourth-most strikeouts in the nation this season.
Of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division I baseball team, 30 are first-time selections. Repeat selections include
Joe Lomuscio (Brown University), who was a second team honoree in 2019,
Andrew MacNeil (Stetson University), who was a third-team selection in 2020 and
Rankin Woley (Auburn University), a second team selection in 2020.
Seven of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division I baseball team boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.75.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Baseball Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Brendan Beck |
Stanford University |
3.63 |
Sr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| P |
Brett Kerry |
University of South Carolina |
3.72 |
Jr. |
Operations & Supply Chain |
| C |
Andy Thomas |
Baylor University |
3.44 / 4.00 |
Gr. |
Marketing (UG) / Business Admin. (G) |
| IF |
Jace Jung |
Texas Tech University |
3.71 |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Alex Kachler |
University of North Florida |
4.00 / 4.00 |
Gr. |
Management (G) |
| IF |
Dillan Shrum |
University of Nevada |
3.57 |
Gr. |
Biology (Cell & Molecular Biology) |
| IF |
Rankin Woley (1) |
Auburn University |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Aaron Anderson |
Liberty University |
4.00 / 4.00 |
Gr. |
MBA |
| OF |
Christian Del Castillo |
University of Miami |
3.98 / 3.98 |
Gr. |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (G) |
| OF |
Mason McWhorter |
Georgia Southern University |
3.67 / 3.67 |
Gr. |
Sport Management |
| OF |
Aaron Zavala |
University of Oregon |
3.41 |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| DH |
Steele Netterville |
Louisiana Tech University |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Biology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Mason Black |
Lehigh University |
3.81 |
Jr. |
Bioengineering |
| P |
Jordan Wicks |
Kansas State University |
3.69 |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| C |
Drew Blakely |
University of Richmond |
4.00 / 4.00 |
Gr. |
Non-Profit Studies |
| IF |
T.J. Collett |
University of Kentucky |
3.40 / 3.40 |
Gr. |
Communication (G) |
| IF |
Trey Sweeney |
Eastern Illinois University |
3.61 |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| IF |
Tim Tawa |
Stanford University |
3.52 |
Sr. |
Communication |
| IF |
Hunter Wells |
Louisiana Tech University |
3.38 / 3.55 |
Gr. |
Supply Chain Management (UG) / MBA (G) |
| OF |
Brock Jones |
Stanford University |
3.73 |
So. |
Undeclared |
| OF |
Zach Kokoska |
Kansas State University |
3.85 |
Sr. |
Communication Studies |
| OF |
Andrew MacNeil (2) |
Stetson University |
4.00 / 4.00 |
Gr. |
Microbiology (UG) / MBA (G) |
| DH |
Mike Monahan |
Eastern Michigan University |
3.74 |
Sr. |
Business Management |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Matt Bridges |
East Carolina University |
3.80 / 4.00 |
Gr. |
Public Health Studies (UG) / MBA (G) |
| P |
Jonathan Fincher |
Louisiana Tech University |
3.89 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| C |
Mike Caruso |
Fairfield University |
3.64 |
Sr. |
Public Health |
| IF |
Garett Delano |
Mercer University |
3.30 / 3.63 |
Gr. |
Economics (UG) / MBA (G) |
| IF |
Brett Harris |
Gonzaga University |
3.49 |
Sr. |
Special Education |
| IF |
Zach Stevens |
U.S. Naval Academy |
3.84 |
Jr. |
Operations Research |
| IF |
RJ Yeager |
Mercer University |
3.73 / 3.50 |
Gr. |
Business Admin. (UG) / MBA (G) |
| OF |
Drew Ashley |
Indiana University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| OF |
Joe Lomuscio (3) |
Brown University |
4 |
Sr. |
Economics |
| DH |
Devin Buckner |
USC Upstate |
3.54 |
Sr. |
Marketing |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Brendan Beck, Stanford University
(1) – 2020 2nd team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2020 3rd team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2019 2nd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Mex Carey, Michigan State University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
carey@ath.msu.edu | (517) 884-0033