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UT Arlington Baseball Places 22 Players on Academic Honor Roll

by Donald J. Boyles
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Darin Thomas has guided the Mavs to three straight semesters with over a 3.0 team GPA.

Darin Thomas has guided the Mavs to three straight semesters with over a 3.0 team GPA.

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

ARLINGTON, Texas- The UT Arlington baseball team had a successful fall semester in the classroom with 34 student-athletes recording a 3.183 team grade point average. The Mavericks marked their third straight semester with over a 3.0 team GPA and had 22 student-athletes make the Athletic Department Academic Honor Roll while tallying at least a 3.0 GPA.

“Our coaching staff is extremely pleased that our team has set high standards for themselves in the classroom,” second-year head coach Darin Thomas said. “They have gone out and achieved those standards three straight semesters.”

Thomas, who was named head coach of the Mavericks in November of 2007, has monitored the Mavericks’ academic progress to a tune of 53 selections to the UT Arlington Athletic Department Academic Honor Roll the past three semesters.

In 2008, not only did the Mavericks double their on-the-field win total from the previous season (13-to-26), they had 18 student-athletes land on the Capital One/Southland Conference Academic Honor Roll during the spring semester.

Overall, the Mavs had 13 seniors, four juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen earn 3.0 GPAs during the fall semester.

Mavericks on the Academic Honor Roll:

Seniors (13)

– Chad Comer

– Jeff Edlefsen

– Andrew Kainer

– Andy Sauter

– Chad Price

– Jeff Storms

– Steffan Guest

– Matt Otteman

– Jay Pitschka

– Ryan Martin

– Brandon Endsley

– Drew Clementz

– Collin Garner

Juniors (4)

– Jason Mitchell

– Brian Watson

– Tim Steggall

– Joe Anson

Sophomores (3)

– Michael Choice

– Adam Boydston

– Mark Picca

Freshmen (2)

– Stephen Krolick

– Jordan Vaughn

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