Sam Granoff earned first team honors a history major boasting a 3.92 GPA.
Dons Grab WCC All-Academic Honors
5/22/2017 2:25:00 PM | Baseball
SAN FRANCISCO – The Dons baseball team was represented on the annual West Coast Conference All-Academic team with one first-team selection and four honorable mention honorees.
Left-handed pitcher Sam Granoff (3.92; History) headlined the list of USF academic standouts by taking home first team recognition for the first time in his career, while Scott Parker (3.65; Business), Ross Puskarich (3.26; Business), Nico Giarratano (3.20; Business) and Thomas Ponticelli (3.20; Business) earned honorable mention nods.
Granoff, who won two games this year with a 4.37 ERA primarily as a mid-week starter, was previously named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2015. He was the recipient of the USF History Department's Frank Bench Award, is a USF Davies Scholar, and is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu and the History Honor Society.
Giarratano earned All-Academic honorable mention recognition last year as well.
The Dons have had at least one first-team All-Academic representative in 18 of Nino Giarratano's 19 seasons at the helm.
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Alex Barden, Santa Clara; Daniel Bies, Gonzaga; Jimmy Boras, Pacific; Bo Burrup, BYU; Brandon Caruso, Pepperdine; Niko Decolati, Loyola Marymount; Spencer Erdman, Loyola Marymount; Nate Favero, BYU; Kiko Garcia, Pepperdine; Nico Giarratano, San Francisco; Brock Hale, BYU; Cody Hawken, Portland; Matthew Kelly, Portland; Marty Luckenbach, Portland; Kendall Motes, BYU; Cameron Neff, Saint Mary's; Scott Parker, San Francisco; Thomas Ponticelli, San Francisco; Ross Puskarich, San Francisco; Brett Rasso, Saint Mary's; Jake Roberts, Gonzaga; Ben Rodriguez, Pepperdine; Jay Schuyler, San Diego; Logan Steinberg, Saint Mary's; Conor Thane, Saint Mary's; Justin Vernia, Gonzaga; Jordan Wood, BYU
Left-handed pitcher Sam Granoff (3.92; History) headlined the list of USF academic standouts by taking home first team recognition for the first time in his career, while Scott Parker (3.65; Business), Ross Puskarich (3.26; Business), Nico Giarratano (3.20; Business) and Thomas Ponticelli (3.20; Business) earned honorable mention nods.
Granoff, who won two games this year with a 4.37 ERA primarily as a mid-week starter, was previously named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2015. He was the recipient of the USF History Department's Frank Bench Award, is a USF Davies Scholar, and is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu and the History Honor Society.
Giarratano earned All-Academic honorable mention recognition last year as well.
The Dons have had at least one first-team All-Academic representative in 18 of Nino Giarratano's 19 seasons at the helm.
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Aaron Barnett | Pepperdine | Sr. | 3.84 | Economics |
| Sean Barry | San Diego | Sr. | 3.57 | Finance |
| Jeff Bohling | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.57 | MBA (Accounting) |
| Sam Brown | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.61 | Physical Education |
| Cooper Casad | Pacific | Jr. | 4.00 | Sport Management |
| Matt Crowder | Pepperdine | Sr. | 3.91 | Economics |
| Joey Fiske | Saint Mary's | Jr. | 3.49 | Biology |
| Daniel Fredrickson | Gonzaga | So. | 3.81 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Sam Granoff | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.92 | History |
| Tyler Meditz | Santa Clara | Sr. | 3.48 | Finance |
| Brandon Shearer | Loyola Marymount | So. | 3.56 | Entrepreneurship |
| Drew Strotman | Saint Mary's | Jr. | 3.70 | Accounting |
| Matthew Tarantino | Pacific | Jr. | 4.00 | Business Administration |
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Alex Barden, Santa Clara; Daniel Bies, Gonzaga; Jimmy Boras, Pacific; Bo Burrup, BYU; Brandon Caruso, Pepperdine; Niko Decolati, Loyola Marymount; Spencer Erdman, Loyola Marymount; Nate Favero, BYU; Kiko Garcia, Pepperdine; Nico Giarratano, San Francisco; Brock Hale, BYU; Cody Hawken, Portland; Matthew Kelly, Portland; Marty Luckenbach, Portland; Kendall Motes, BYU; Cameron Neff, Saint Mary's; Scott Parker, San Francisco; Thomas Ponticelli, San Francisco; Ross Puskarich, San Francisco; Brett Rasso, Saint Mary's; Jake Roberts, Gonzaga; Ben Rodriguez, Pepperdine; Jay Schuyler, San Diego; Logan Steinberg, Saint Mary's; Conor Thane, Saint Mary's; Justin Vernia, Gonzaga; Jordan Wood, BYU
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