SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The USF baseball team had a pair of honorees earn a spot on the 2016 West Coast Conference All-Academic team in senior right-hander
Anthony Shew and redshirt junior outfielder
Blake Valley.
Shew earned his first all-academic nod after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA during the most recent term and a 3.82 cumulative GPA as a business major. On the mound, Shew was the Dons' Friday starter, going 4-4 with a team-best 3.49 GPA in WCC games this year, while registering 50 strikeouts in 56.2 innings.
Valley also took home his first WCC All-Academic recognition by posting a 3.85 GPA as a finance major and starting 16 of the Dons' 26 conference games, adding five doubles, four RBI and four stolen bases in WCC contests. Valley was previously named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team earlier this season.
Rounding out the academic honors were junior shortstop
Nico Giarratano, junior outfielder
Matt Sinatro and senior lefty
Frank Waliczek, all of whom earned honorable mention recognition.
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name |
School |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Brandon Bailey |
Gonzaga |
Jr. |
3.43 |
Sport Management |
| Ryan Barr |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Aaron Barnett |
Pepperdine |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Economics |
| Matt Crowder |
Pepperdine |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Economics |
| David Dellaserra |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Allied Health Science |
| Joey Harris |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Business Administration |
| Taylor Jones |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Communication Studies |
| Nate Nolan |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
3.56 |
Economics |
| Anthony Shew |
San Francisco |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business |
| Nate Verlin |
Pacific |
So. |
3.71 |
Computer Science |
| Blake Valley |
San Francisco |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Finance |
| Anthony Villa |
Saint Mary's |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Business Administration |
| Caleb Whalen |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Mechanical Engineering |
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Dustin Breshears, Gonzaga; Sam Brown, Gonzaga; J.D. Busfield, Loyola Marymount; Tanner Chauncey, BYU; Spencer Erdman, Loyola Marymount; Joey Fiske, Saint Mary's; Kiko Garcia, Pepperdine;
Nico Giarratano, San Francisco; Peter Hendron, Santa Clara; Cooper Hummel, Portland; Jackson Lockwood, Portland; Tyler Meditz, Santa Clara; Austin Piscotty, Saint Mary's; Brett Rasso, Saint Mary's; Ben Rodriguez, Pepperdine; Mike Rucker, BYU; Nathan Simmons, Saint Mary's;
Matt Sinatro, San Francisco; Logan Steingberg, Saint Mary's; Drew Strotman, Saint Mary's;
Frank Waliczek, San Francisco; Steven Wilson, Santa Clara
