OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (March 14, 2016) – Thirty NCAA® baseball student-athletes who excel both on and off the diamond were selected as candidates today for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate baseball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The complete list of candidates follows this release.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C’s of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2016 College World Series® in June.
For more information on all the candidates, visit seniorCLASSaward.com.
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Baseball Candidates
Patrick Andrews, Clemson
Matt Parrish, Campbell
Conor Costello, Oklahoma State
Paschal Petrongolo, Jacksonville State
Mike Escanilla, Maryland Eastern Shore
Joey Ravert, La Salle
Tim Faix, Kent State
Steven Reveles, Nebraska
Michael Fuhrman, Niagara
Joey Roach, Georgia State
Kyle Funkhouser, Louisville
Duncan Robinson, Dartmouth
Jason Goldstein, Illinois
Joseph Runco, Fordham
Richard Greene, Samford
Tyler Selesky, FGCU
Sean Gustin, Holy Cross
Deion Tansel, Toledo
Thomas Hackimer, St. John’s
Ryan Tinkham, Wichita State
Jacob Hendren, Illinois State
Stefan Trosclair, Louisiana
Taylor Jones, Gonzaga
Justin Wall, Dallas Baptist
Greg Kaiser, IPFW
Woody Wallace, Cincinnati
Jonathan King, Georgia Tech
Thomas Woodrey, Miami (FL)
Matt Outman, Norfolk State
RJ Ybarra, Arizona State
