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Gelof, Epp, Horvat and Maffie Highlight 2023 Academic All-America® Baseball Teams
Four talented student-athletes highlight 2023 baseball Academic All-America® teams
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AUSTIN, Texas – Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2023 Academic All-America® baseball teams as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).
Jake Gelof from the University of Virginia,
Alex Epp from William Jewell College,
Tyler Horvat of Washington & Jefferson College, and
Eric Maffie from University of St. Francis (Ill.) are the All-America ® of the Year honorees for NCAA Division I, Division II, Division III, and the NAIA, respectively.
Special thanks to ESPN's Holly Rowe for introducting our Team Members of the Year in the videos below.
NCAA Division I
Jake Gelof, from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, mans third base for Virginia. The junior is a media studies major with a 3.54 cumulative grade-point average. A first team Academic All-America® selection in 2022 for the Cavaliers, he earns the honor again in 2023.
Recently named a 2023 All-American by
Collegiate Baseball, Gelof has already become Virginia’s career leader in home runs and leads the Cavaliers this season in round trippers with 22. A semifinalist for this year’s Golden Spikes Award for the top collegiate baseball player, Gelof has broken his own UVA single-season record for RBI this year.
Seven members of this year’s Academic All-America® Division I baseball team are earning a recognition for at least the second time, including one honoree that was a Division II selection in 2022.
Jonathan Fincher of Louisiana Tech is the lone member of this year’s Academic All-America® Division I baseball team to earn the recognition for a third time. He has third team honors this year and also in 2021, to go with second team recognition in 2022. Joining Gelof as two-time Division I honorees on this year’s squad are:
John Bakke (Morehead State University),
Ryan Galanie (Wofford College),
Kyle Gurney (Bowling Green State University), and
Jacob McKeon (Washington State University). Outfielder
Nick Brassington from Queens University of Charlotte is a third team selection on this year’s Division I squad after earning a Third Team selection to the Division II team in 2022.
The 35-man team had a 3.80 average GPA with the first team checking in at 3.83. Five of the 10 student-athletes with perfect 4.0 cumulative GPAs this year are first team honorees.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Name |
|
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Rhett Lowder |
Wake Forest University |
3.50 |
Jr. |
Economics |
| P |
Jesse Barker |
University of Central Arkansas |
4.00 |
Sr. |
General Science |
| C |
Lucas McNew |
University of Southern Indiana |
4.00/3.81 |
Gr. |
Management (UG)/Business Administration (G) |
| IF |
JJ Wetherholt |
West Virginia University |
3.87 |
So. |
Finance |
| IF |
Dylan Ditzenberger |
University of New Mexico |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Liberal Arts |
| IF |
Brock Vradenburg |
Michigan State University |
3.74 |
Jr. |
Advertising Management |
| IF |
Nolan Schanuel |
Florida Atlantic University |
3.61 |
Jr. |
Pre-Business |
| IF |
Jake Gelof (1) |
University of Virginia |
3.54 |
Jr. |
Media Studies |
| OF |
Angelo Dispigna |
Georgia Tech |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
RJ Schreck |
Vanderbilt University |
3.76/4.00 |
Gr. |
Computer Science (UG)/Human Dev. Studies (G) |
| OF |
Jake DeLeo |
Georgia Tech |
3.91 |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| DH |
Jacob McKeon (2) |
Washington State University |
3.95 |
Sr. |
Kinesiology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Name |
|
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Ben Ferrer |
Oregon State University |
4.00/3.66 |
Gr. |
Economics & Finance (UG)/Corporate Finance & Business Analytics |
| P |
Simon Miller |
University of Texas at San Antonio |
3.60 |
Jr. |
Cyber Intelligence |
| C |
Kyle Gurney (1) |
Bowling Green State University |
3.91 |
Sr. |
Business Analytics & Intelligence |
| C |
Calvin Harris |
Ole Miss |
3.54 |
Jr. |
Entrepreneurship |
| IF |
Owen Cobb |
Stanford University |
3.87 |
Sr. |
Management Science & Engineering |
| IF |
Ryan Galanie (3) |
Wofford College |
3.80 |
Sr. |
Computer Science & Spanish |
| IF |
Carter Graham |
Stanford University |
3.58 |
Jr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| OF |
Jared Wegner |
University of Arkansas |
3.50/3.80 |
Gr. |
Mgmt. Social Enterprise & Marketing (UG)/Operations Mgmt. (G) |
| OF |
Jackson Gray |
University of Kentucky |
3.80/3.80 |
Gr. |
Finance |
| OF |
Homer Bush Jr. |
Grand Canyon University |
3.92 |
Jr. |
Sports Management |
| DH |
Jeremiah Boyd |
Middle Tennessee |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Sports Management |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Name |
|
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
John Bakke (3) |
Morehead State University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Sports Management |
| P |
Chase Dollander |
University of Tennessee |
3.78 |
Jr. |
Recreation & Sport Management |
| P |
Jonathan Fincher (2, #) |
Louisiana Tech University |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Biology/Kinesiology & Health Sciences |
| C |
Ryan Campos |
Arizona State University |
3.58 |
So. |
Liberal Studies |
| IF |
John Giesler |
Georgia Tech |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Riley Cheek |
Queens University of Charlotte |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business |
| IF |
Travis Bazzana |
Oregon State University |
3.55 |
So. |
Psychology |
| IF |
William Sullivan |
Troy University |
3.73 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| OF |
Ian Cleary |
Oakland University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Biomedical Sciences |
| OF |
Nick Brassington (3) |
Queens University of Charlotte |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business |
| OF |
Eddie Park |
Stanford University |
3.68 |
Jr. |
Management Science & Engineering |
| DH |
Slade Wilks |
University of Southern Mississippi |
3.52 |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(#) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
NCAA Division II
Alex Epp is a senior civil engineering major from Wichita, Kansas, and is a repeat first team selection. He holds a 3.91 cumulative GPA.
Epp, a shortstop for William Jewell, was recently named a second team All-American by the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association. He broke his own school single-season record for batting average with a mark of .435 at the plate this season. He led the team with 16 doubles, eight home runs and 49 RBI. He also broke the single-season record with 48 walks while having 21 multi-hit games. Epp earned First Team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors along with all-region accolades from D2CCA, ABCA and the NCBWA.
Epp is one of six repeat selections from the 2022 Academic All-America® Division II baseball team. He is joined by these returning selections:
Corey Avant (Wingate University),
Lewis Beals (Hillsdale College),
Harrison Rodgers (Colorado Mesa University),
Cody Smith (Harding University), and
Greyson Stevens (Henderson State University).
The Division II team boasts a 3.81 average GPA with a 3.89 average for the first team. Seven of the 36 Division II selections have a cumulative 4.0 grade point average.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Edward Berry |
Rollins College |
4.00 |
So. |
Economics |
| C |
Billy Sullivan |
Southern Connecticut State University |
3.69 |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Alex Epp (1) |
William Jewell College |
3.91 |
Sr. |
Civil Engineering |
| IF |
Jake Williams |
Metropolitan State University of Denver |
3.95 |
Gr. |
Sport Management (UG)/Business Administration (G) |
| IF |
Harrison Rodgers (3) |
Colorado Mesa University |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Ethan Bedgood |
University of Texas at Tyler |
3.96 |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| OF |
Garret Nielsen |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.88/3.61 |
Gr. |
Business (UG)/Engineering & Technology Mgmt. (G) |
| OF |
G. Allen |
Ouachita Baptist University |
3.96 |
Jr. |
Christian Studies |
| OF |
Lewis Beals (2) |
Hillsdale College |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Biochemistry |
| DH |
Isaac Nett |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
3.93 |
Jr. |
Agricultural Business & Finance |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Cole Hillier |
Point Loma |
3.89 |
Sr. |
Exercise & Sports Science |
| P |
Karter Fitzpatrick |
Wayne State University |
3.77 |
Sr. |
Civil Engineering |
| C |
Garrett Nepert |
Lock Haven University |
3.86 |
Sr. |
Health & Physical Education |
| IF |
Sam Kuchinski |
University of Montevallo |
3.57 |
Sr. |
Exercise & Nutrition Science |
| IF |
Matt Marlow |
Regis University |
3.82 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Brooks Sunny |
Drury University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Carson Ogilvie |
Lubbock Christian University |
3.86 |
Jr. |
Finance |
| OF |
Christian Jayne |
UNC Pembroke |
3.50/3.80 |
Gr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Cody Smith (3) |
Harding University |
3.97/4.00 |
Gr. |
Management & Business Ethics |
| OF |
Ed Scott |
Fort Hays State University |
3.93 |
Sr. |
Technology Studies/Management |
| OF |
Greyson Stevens (1) |
Henderson State University |
3.97/3.63 |
Gr. |
Health & Human Performance (UG)/Engineering Mgmt. (G) |
| DH |
Casey O'Laughlin |
Azusa Pacific University |
3.75/3.58 |
Gr. |
Business Administration |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Brandon Bergert |
Seton Hill University |
3.76 |
Jr. |
Accounting/Finance |
| P |
Corey Avant (3) |
Wingate University |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Mathematics |
| C |
Rhett Jolly |
Newberry College |
3.70 |
Jr. |
Health Professions |
| IF |
Jakob Christian |
Point Loma |
3.66 |
So. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Brevin McCool |
Lubbock Christian University |
4.00 |
So. |
Biology |
| IF |
Nico Hartojo |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
3.88 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| IF |
Caleb Thomason |
Colorado Mesa University |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Mass Communications |
| IF |
Scott Anderson |
Point Loma |
3.72 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
| IF |
Cal James |
University of Mary |
3.98 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Casey Yamauchi |
University of Hawaii at Hilo |
3.73 |
Sr. |
Kinesiology & Exercise Sciences/Communication |
| IF |
Reed Latimer |
University of Montevallo |
3.54 |
Sr. |
Mathematics |
| OF |
John Nett |
St. Cloud State University |
3.55 |
Jr. |
Finance |
| OF |
Michael Gould |
Maryville University (Mo.) |
3.57 |
Jr. |
Sport Business Management |
| DH |
Carson Boles |
Lincoln Memorial University |
3.52 |
So. |
Business |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
NCAA Division III
Tyler Horvat hails from Irwin, Pennsylvania. A finance major at Washington & Jefferson, he has a 3.99 cumulative GPA. He is a pitcher and outfielder for the Presidents, earning five All-America awards in his career, including selection this season by both the American Baseball Coaches Association and D3baseball.com as a utility player.
He was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Pitcher and Player of the Year. On the mound this year, Horvat posted an 11-3 record, with career-highs of 82 strikeouts and 93-1/3 innings. He compiled a 29-4 career record to establish a new school record with 29 career wins. He patrolled centerfield for W&J when he wasn’t on the mound. Horvat hit .387 this year, scoring 54 runs from the leadoff spot. He set a school single-season record with 30 stolen bases this year, and his 62 career steals are also a school record.
Horvat is one of two members of the Division III team earning their third career selection to the Division III Academic All-America® Team. He earned first team honors this year and in 2022 to go with second team recognition in 2021.
Luke Werkmeister-Martin (Willamette) is a three-time honoree with third team honors this year and in 2021 to go with second team accolades in 2022. The duo is part of a group of 10 selections on this year’s squad that were also on the 2022 Academic All-America® Division III baseball team. They are joined by:
Carter Ballstadt (Piedmont University),
Pearce Bucher (Shenandoah University),
Cormac Madigan (Ripon College),
Evan Sante (Washington & Jefferson),
Justin Sartori (Aurora University),
Teddy Schoenfeld (MIT),
Luke Vonderhaar (Baldwin Wallace University), and
Ricky Voss (New Jersey City University).
The Division III team boasts an overall average GPA of 3.846 with a 3.92 average for the first team. Nine student-athletes boast 4.0 GPAs.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Tyler Horvat (1,%) |
Washington & Jefferson College |
3.99 |
Sr. |
Finance/Accounting |
| P |
Charlie Fleming |
Denison University |
3.84 |
Sr. |
Health, Exercise, & Sport Studies |
| C |
Harrison Poeszat |
Kalamazoo College |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Chemistry |
| IF |
Justin Sartori (1) |
Aurora University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Finance & Business Admin. (UG)/Business Admin. (G) |
| IF |
Noah Campabelli |
St. John Fisher University |
3.93 |
Sr. |
Finance/Accounting |
| IF |
Luke Vonderhaar (2) |
Baldwin Wallace University |
3.98 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| IF |
Michael Newsom |
Spalding University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Business Communication |
| OF |
Matthew Carlsen |
Bethel University (Minn.) |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OF |
Matthew Cooper |
Johns Hopkins University |
3.54 |
Sr. |
Economics |
| OF |
Kyle McCausland |
Middlebury College |
3.92 |
So. |
Economics & Computer Science |
| DH |
Graham Cartwright |
MIT |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Computer Science/Economics/Business Analytics |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Gabe Van Emon |
Endicott College |
3.85 |
Sr. |
Business Management |
| P |
John Gassler |
New York University |
3.96/4.00 |
Gr. |
Biomolecular Science (UG)/Biotechnology (G) |
| C |
Jack Anderson |
Case Western Reserve University |
3.66 |
Sr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| IF |
Pearce Bucher (3) |
Shenandoah University |
3.70/3.57 |
Gr. |
Doctor of Physical Therapy |
| IF |
DJ Perron |
UMass-Dartmouth |
3.59 |
Sr. |
Crime & Justice Studies |
| IF |
Clayton Miller |
Washington University in St. Louis |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| IF |
Ari Fierer |
Denison University |
3.98 |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| OF |
Ryan Murray |
Mount St. Joseph University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
Math, Web & Mobile App Dev., Computer Sci. (UG)/MBA (G) |
| OF |
Caleb Shpur |
Endicott College |
3.62 |
Sr. |
Finance & Applied Mathematics |
| OF |
Jacob Ambuel |
Aurora University |
3.80 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Ricky Voss (2) |
New Jersey City University |
3.77/3.58 |
Gr. |
Finance (UG)/Business Analytics (G) |
| OF |
Carter Ballstad (1) |
Piedmont University |
3.74/3.70 |
Gr. |
Business Analytics (UG)/Business Admin. (G) |
| DH |
Brett Kiger |
Beloit College |
3.55 |
Sr. |
Physics |
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| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Tyler Horvath |
Case Western Reserve University |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Finance |
| P |
Nolan Sparks |
University of Rochester |
3.92 |
Jr. |
Neuroscience & Business |
| P |
Kyle Lambert |
Ithaca College |
3.75 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| P |
Jacob Bell |
Shenandoah University |
3.86 |
Sr. |
Sports Management |
| C |
Hunter Strong |
Spalding University |
4.00 |
So. |
Health Science |
| IF |
Julian Sanders |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
3.78 |
Jr. |
Mathematics and Computer Science |
| IF |
Michael Kasik |
Concordia University Chicago |
3.98 |
So. |
Accounting |
| IF |
Dylan Joyce |
University of Puget Sound |
3.71 |
Sr. |
Business Leadership/Economics |
| IF |
Zack Carinci |
Case Western Reserve University |
3.90 |
Jr. |
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
| IF |
Luke Werkmeister-Martin (2, #) |
Willamette University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Data Science & Economics (UG)/Data Science (G) |
| OF |
Evan Sante (1) |
Washington & Jefferson College |
3.90 |
Sr. |
Biochemistry |
| OF |
Cormac Madigan (3) |
Ripon College |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Chemistry/Biology |
| OF |
Nick Harms |
Case Western Reserve University |
3.94 |
So. |
Computer Science |
| OF |
Teddy Schoenfeld (3) |
MIT |
3.84 |
Jr. |
Computer Science/Neuroscience |
| OF |
Gavin Horning |
Shenandoah University |
3.63 |
Sr. |
Criminal Justice |
| DH |
Henry Pelinski |
Emory University |
3.68 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2022
(%) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
(#) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
NAIA
Eric Maffie, from Coal Valley, Illinois, is currently a graduate student majoring in business administration with a 4.00 cumulative GPA. He earned his undergraduate degree from St. Francis (Ill.) in marketing with a 3.89 GPA.
Maffie was named the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year this spring, winning the award for the second-consecutive season. The outfielder helped lead the Fighting Saints to the NAIA National Tournament with team highs of 20 home runs, 24 doubles, 62 RBI, 58 runs scored, and a .383 batting average.
Maffie is a first team honoree on the NAIA Academic All-America® baseball team for the second-consecutive year.
Nick Olsen (Lawrence Tech), a second team honoree this year, is the other repeat selection joining Maffie following second team recognition in 2022.
The 22-man NAIA team has a 3.89 average GPA with the first team checking in at 3.93.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Austin Dill |
Evangel University |
3.75 |
Gr. |
Organizational Leadership/Spanish |
| P |
Dan Fick |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
3.77 |
Sr. |
Accounting |
| C |
Ben Berg |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
3.98 |
Sr. |
Secondary Education |
| IF |
Jonah Hultberg |
College of Idaho |
3.94 |
Sr. |
Mathematics/Physics |
| IF |
Raphy Almanzar |
University of the Cumberlands |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Zachary Spradlin |
Ottawa University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
MBA-Leadership Development |
| IF |
Jesse Garcia |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
3.65/4.00 |
Gr. |
Criminal Justice (UG)/Business Administration (G) |
| IF |
Tyler Horner |
Oregon Tech |
4.00 |
So. |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OF |
RJ Stinson |
William Carey University |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Physical Education |
| OF |
Eric Maffie (1) |
University of St. Francis (Ill.) |
3.89/4.00 |
Gr. |
Marketing (UG)/Business Administration (G) |
| OF |
Blane Besse |
Missouri Baptist University |
3.73 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| DH |
Sujel Arias |
University of the Cumberlands |
3.93 |
Sr. |
Business Admin./Strategic Communications |
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| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
| P |
Kelton Lachelt |
Mid-America Christian University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Business & Ethics |
| P |
Jake Ostrowski |
Trinity Christian College |
3.65 |
Sr. |
Finance |
| C |
Logan Hullette |
Milligan University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Business |
| IF |
Jake Lycette |
William Carey University |
3.92 |
Jr. |
Biology |
| IF |
Dane Smitz |
Aquinas College |
3.99 |
Sr. |
Biology |
| IF |
Kade Vander Molen |
Taylor University |
3.79 |
Sr. |
Exercise Science |
| OF |
Jake Collins |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
3.81 |
Sr. |
Accounting/Business Finance |
| OF |
Kaleb Kolpien |
Taylor University |
3.69 |
So. |
Management |
| OF |
Nick Olsen (2) |
Lawrence Technological University |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Nursing |
| DH |
Nick George |
William Penn University |
3.72 |
Jr. |
Sociology |
(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2022
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College (Ill.) | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747