Jackson, DiNatale Named to All-ACC Academic Team
July 25, 2008
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami junior outfielder Dave DiNatale and sophomore shortstop Ryan Jackson have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Baseball Team, as announced by ACC Commissioner John D. Swofford on Friday.
To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned at least a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained at least a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.
DiNatale, a two-time All-ACC Academic Team member and Accounting major, hit .295 with nine home runs, 43 RBI and 53 runs scored in 2008 and was named the MVP of the ACC Tournament this past season. Jackson, a first-time honoree and Sociology major, hit .360 with four homers, 50 RBI and 49 runs scored en route to being named the 2008 All-ACC First Team.
Three-time academic honorees include Florida State’s Buster Posey, Virginia’s Andrew Carraway, NC State’s Joey Cutler, Maryland’s Chad Durakis, Wake Forest’s Allan Dykstra, Duke’s Nate Freiman, and Wake Forest’s Andy Goff.
Other repeat honorees from the 2007 season in addition to DiNatale include Virginia’s Neal Davis, DiNatale, Georgia Tech’s Brad Feltes, Wake Forest’s Ben Hunter, Clemson’s Alex Lee, Maryland’s Mike Murphy, Florida State’s Tommy Oravetz, Maryland’s Joe Palumbo, Virginia Tech’s Anthony Sosnoskie, and Duke’s Matt Williams.
The 2008 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team is as follows:
2008 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
Name, School Class Major
Nick Asselin, Boston College Jr. Administrative Studies
Colin Bates, North Carolina Fr. Business Administration
Kevin Biringer, Maryland Sr. Civil Engineering
Charlie Blackmon, Georgia Tech Jr. Management
**Andrew Carraway, Virginia Jr. Commerce
**Joey Cutler, NC State Jr. Aerospace Engineering
*Neal Davis, Virginia So. Undeclared
*David DiNatale, Miami Jr. Accounting
**Chad Durakis, Maryland Sr. Finance/Business Management
**Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest Jr. Business
Matt Fairel, Florida State So. Business
*Brad Feltes, Georgia Tech Sr. Management
Mike Freeman, Clemson So. Financial Management
**Nate Freiman, Duke Jr. History
**Andy Goff, Wake Forest Sr. Communications
Dan Grovatt, Virginia Fr. Undeclared
Jason Haniger, Georgia Tech Jr. Management
Alex Hassan, Duke So. Psychology
*Ben Hunter, Wake Forest Sr. Biology
Ryan Jackson, Miami So. Sociology
Kyle Kreick, Duke Sr. Economics
*Alex Lee, Clemson So. Mathematical Sciences
Jake Lemmerman, Duke Fr. Undeclared
James MacDonald, Boston College Jr. Economics
Charlie Mellies, Wake Forest Sr. Political Science
*Mike Murphy, Maryland Sr. Finance/Business Management
Sean O’Brien, Virginia Tech Sr. Education/Physical Education
*Tommy Oravetz, Florida State Jr. Geography
*Joe Palumbo, Maryland Sr. Finance/Business Management
Jarrett Parker, Virginia Fr. Undeclared
Ryan Pond, NC State Sr. Business Management
**Buster Posey, Florida State Jr. Business Finance
Matt Quinn, Maryland Fr. Education
Jack Rye, Florida State Sr. Real Estate
Clayton Shunick, NC State Jr. Business Management
*Anthony Sosnoskie, Virginia Tech So. University Studies
Justin Sarratt, Clemson So. Management
Graham Stoneburner, Clemson Fr. Management
Ryan Strauss, Florida State Sr. Finance
Stuart Tapley, Florida State Fr. Business
Adam Warren, North Carolina Jr. Business Administration
*Matt Williams, Duke Jr. Political Science
Andrew Wolcott, Duke Jr. History
*Repeat All-ACC academic honorees
**Three-time honorees
