CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference announced Friday the 2023 Baseball Academic All-MAC Team. A total of 112 student-athletes were named to this year’s squad.
 
Bowling Green led the way with 17 student-athletes on this year’s squad. Western Michigan followed with 15 selections, while Kent State had 14 members on the team. Ball State’s Justin Conant, Toledo’s Trey Wright and Western Michigan’s Greg Budig and Luke Thelen all posted perfect 4.0 GPA’s.
 
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
 
2023 Baseball Academic All-MAC Team
Akron
1. Nick Arrivo, Graduate, MSM Supply Chain Management, 3.237
2. Brady Biglin, Junior, Business Administration,  3.775
3. Max Bowman, Junior, Biomedical Engineering, 3.285
4. Breydan Cavey, Junior, Applied Exercise Physiology 3.518
5. Brett Dietrich, Junior, Criminal Intelligence Analysis 3.875
6. Kaito Hara, Senior, Business Administration, 3.510
7. Yassir Kahook, Junior, Exer Sci-Pre-Professional Conc, 3.237
8. Ian Pennington, Sophomore, Sales Management Program, 3.657
9. Sammy Tortorella, Junior, Financial Planning, 3.357
 
Ball State
1. Ryan Brown, Sophomore, Exercise Science, 3.34
2. Justin Conant, Graduate Student, Athletic Coaching Education, 4.0
3. Hunter Dobbins, Sophomore, Marketing, 3.54
4. Jacob Hartlaub, Sophomore, Sport Administration, 3.57
5. Ty Johnson, Junior, Business Administration, 3.27
6. Sam Klein, Junior, Biology, 3.82
7. Tanner Knapp, Senior, Business Administration, 3.29
8. Zach Lane, Senior, Exercise Science, 3.89
9. Matthew Rivera, Senior, Criminal Justice & Criminology, 3.31
10. Decker Scheffler, Junior, Teaching Major in Physical Education, 3.97
11. Adam Tellier, Senior, Business Administration, 3.33
12. Casey Bargo, Senior, Business Essentials Certificate, 3.75
 
Bowling Green
1. Nathan Archer, Sophomore, Pre-BS in Business Admin, 3.216
2. Adam Fallon, Senior, Sales and Services Marketing, 3.55
3. Gavin Ganun, Sophomore, Health Science, 3.633
4. Nic Good, Sophomore, Individualized Business, 3.363
5. Kyle Gurney, Senior, Business Analytics & Intelligence, 3.868
6. Tyler Hays, Senior, Sport Management, 3.313
7. Ryan Johnston, Senior, Finance, 3.608
8. Jack Krause, Senior, MBA, 3.763
9. Connar Penrod, Sophomore, Finance, 3.22
10. Rigo Ramos, Junior, Individualized Business, 3.656
11. Owen Recker, Junior, Finance, 3.325
12. Nathan Rose, Senior, Sport Management, 3.375
13. Tyler Ross, Senior, MBA, 3.842
14. Gage Schenk, Senior, Master of Accountancy, 3.375
15. Isaiah Seidel, Junior, Arch/Environmental Design, 3.745
16. Landon Willeman, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.459
17. Peyton Wilson, Junior, BS in Criminal Justice, 3.776
 
Central Michigan
1. Nick Dardas, junior, general management, 3.78
2. Jacob Donahue, junior, finance, 3.39
3. Ryan Insco, junior, general management, 3.23
4. Garrett Navarra, graduate student, master’s of exercise physiology, 3.95
5. Ryan Palmblad, graduate student, master’s of finance, 3.30
6. Justin Simpson, graduate student, master’s of business admin., 3.50
 
Eastern Michigan
1. Nick Chittum, Junior, Exercise Science, 3.51
2. Aaron Dolney, Senior, Supply Chain Management, 3.5
3. Zach Gillig, Graduate Student, Marketing, 3.57
4. Thomas House, Graduate Student, Sport Management, 3.59
5. Trevor House, Senior, Chemistry, 3.53
6. Logan Hugo, Sophomore, Finance, 3.84
7. Matt Kirk, Graduate Student, Business Administration, 3.5
8. Glenn Miller, Senior, Sport Management, 3.64
9. Luke Russo, Senior, Marketing, 3.67
10. Cory Taylor, Senior, Exercise Science, 3.73
 
Kent State
1. Calvin Bickerstaff, SR, English, 3.31
2. Peyton Cariaco, So, Sports Admin, 3.43
3. Eric Chalus, So, Sports Admin, 3.69
4. Ben Cruikshank, Sr, Business, 3.27
5. Richie Dell, Sr, Biology, 3.28
6. Josh Johnson, Sr, Education, 3.23
7. Jack Kartsonas, Sr, Sport Admin, 3.97
8. Aidan Longwell, Jr, Special Ed, 3.34
9. Collin Mathews, Gr, Sport Admin, 3.94
10. Justin Miknis, Sr., Business, 3.58
11. Josh Mrozek, Sr., Business, 3.34
12. Benny Roebuck, Jr, Business, 3.74
13. Mack Timbrook, Sr, Sport Admin, 3.62
14. Jaden Varner, So, Finance, 3.24
 
Miami
1. Zach MacDonald, Sophomore, Business Analytics, 3.6
2. Zach Maxey, Junior, Business Analytics, 3.5
3. Martin Sosna, Junior, Finance, 3.28
4. Nate Stone, Redshirt Junior, Accountancy, 3.93
5. Brian Zapp, Senior, Accountancy, 3.78
 
Northern Illinois
1. Aaron Harper, Junior, Kinesiology, 3.552
2. Andre Demetral, Junior, Organizational/Corporate Communications, 3.649
3. Eric Erato, Junior, Sport Management, 3.868
4. Mason Kelley, Junior, Kinesiology, 3.873
5. Mason Ruh, Sophomore, Sport Management, 3.984
6. Brandon McPherson, Senior, Business Administration, 3.533
7. Reagan Klawiter, Redshirt-Junior, Political Science-Politics, 3.297
8. Matt Salomonson, Redshirt-Sophomore, Marketing, 3.644
9. Conner Lutes, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.244
10. Nick Bonk, Senior, Business Administration, 3.633
11. Tommy Meyer, Sophomore, Business Administration, 3.678

Ohio
1. Hudson Boncal, So., Strategic Leadership and Management, 3.443
2. Nick Dolan, R-So., Communication Studies, 3.417
3. Colin Kasperbauer, 5th, 3.303
4. Tyler Peck, So., Civil Engineering, 3.943
5. AJ Rausch, R-So., Communication Studies, 3.841
6. Colin Sells, Gr., Master's in Management, 3.876
7. Will Sturek, 5th, Finance and Sport Management, 3.456
8. Jacob Tate, R-Jr., Finance, 3.905
 
Toledo
1. Trey Wright, Jr., Administration, 4.000
2. Caden Konczak, So., Business, 3.984
3. Patrick Dillon, So., Finance, 3.889
4. Garret Pike, So., Business, 3.446
5. Scott Mackiewicz, Jr., Management, 3.363
6. Camryn Szynski, Jr., Criminal Justice, 3.317
 
Western Michigan
1. Jimmy Allen, SR, Finance, 3.27
2. Hayden Berg, JR, Sport Management, 3.57
3. Greg Budig, JR, Entrepreneurship, 4.00
4. Nick Crandell, JR, Exercise Science, 3.68
5. Gavin Doyle, SR, Business Administration, 3.58
6. Jake Gernon, R-5O, Sport Management, 3.76
7. Ethan Houghtaling, SO, Pre-Business, 3.81
8. Brady Miller, R-JR, Business Administration, 3.58
9. Will Morrison, R-JR, Business Administration, 3.71
10. Dylan Nevar, R-5O, Electrical Engineering, 3.98
11. Joe Shapiro, R-SO, Accountancy, 3.93
12. Cade Sullivan, JR, Finance, 3.54
13. Drew Szczepaniak, R-JR, Criminal Justice, 3.20
14. Luke Thelen, R-5O, Accountancy, 4.00
15. Ryan Watt, R-SO, Marketing, 3.89