Baseball lands five Student-Athletes On Pac-10 All-Academic Team

June 01, 2009

Five Arizona State University baseball student-athletes were named to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic team, the conference announced Monday. Junior pitcher <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/leake_mike00.html">Mike Leake</a>, sophomore pitcher <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/blair_seth00.html">Seth Blair</a> and sophomore outfielder <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/workman_andy00.html">A… Workman</a> were all named to the First Team, sophomore outfielder/pitcher <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/newman_matt00.html">Ma… Newman</a> was named to the Second Team and junior outfielder <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/kipnis_jason00.html">J… Kipnis</a> received honorable mention. ASU's three First Team selections were the most of any school.<separator></separator>Leake (Fallbrook, Calif.), who was named the Academic All-American of the Year last week, earned First Team honors for the second straight season. Leake is a management major with a 3.42 GPA, and he is 15-1 with a 1.23 ERA and 143 strikeouts on the season, winning his second consecutive Pac-10 Pitcher of the Year award last week. Blair (Rock Falls, Ill.), who is majoring in interdisciplinary studies, has a 3.58 GPA. He is 7-2 with a 3.16 ERA and 78 strikeouts. Workman (Chandler, Ariz.) is a finance major with a 3.98 GPA, and he is hitting .292 with seven RBI in 32 games this season.<separator></separator>Newman (Glendale, Ariz.), who is also majoring in interdisciplinary studies, has a 3.37 GPA. He is hitting .310 with seven home runs and 51 RBI while going 2-1 with a 4.59 ERA on the mound. Kipnis (Northbrook, Ill.) leads the team with a .387 batting average, 82 hits, 47 walks, 24 stolen bases and 20 doubles, and he is second with 15 home runs and 68 RBI. He was named Pac-10 Player of the Year last week. Kipnis is a BIS major with a 3.00 GPA.<separator></separator>A student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and either be a starter or a significant contributor to be eligible for All-Academic selection. True freshman and transfer students are not eligible. This is the 13th consecutive season that Arizona State had had at least two members of the All-Academic Team.