AUGUSTA, Ga. –The Peach Belt Conference has released the baseball Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. Augusta University Baseball placed an impressive nine athletes named to the list.
Koby Ayala,
Rushton Bowles,
Jasper Dubberly,
Pat Galvin,
Parker Ingram,
Trevor Maddox,
Mike Morrison, Cody Sheider, and
Jordan Wilkie all represented Augusta on the 2023 academic team.
The team is a part of the PBC's larger initiative to celebrate the academic achievements of PBC student-athletes and is modeled on the CoSIDA Academic All-America program.
To be eligible for the team, a student-athlete must 1) participate in at least half of his/her team's events and be either a starter or significant contributor; 2) achieved a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and 3) completed at least one full academic year at his or her current institution and has reached sophomore athletic eligibility. The Peach Belt Conference Sports Information Directors oversee the program.
Barnes & Noble College currently operates more than 1,400 campus bookstores and their school-branded e-commerce sites, serving more than 6 million college students and faculty nationwide. As a strategic partner, Barnes & Noble College is a retail and learning company. The company is headquartered in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.
Baseball Team of Academic Distinction
| Name |
Insitution |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major (Minor) |
| Jorge Arispuro |
North Georgia |
So. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
3.5 |
Finance |
| Koby Ayala |
Augusta |
R-So. |
Lilburn, Ga. |
3.90 |
Business Administration |
| Justin Bailey |
North Georgia |
R-Sr. |
Canton, Ga. |
4.0 |
Information Systems |
| Jamie Boatright |
Columbus State |
R-Sr. |
Powder Springs, Ga. |
4.0 |
Master's of Public Administration |
| Rushton Bowles |
Augusta |
So. |
Aiken, S.C |
3.76 |
Special Education |
| Colby Brabston |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Columbus, Ga. |
3.71 |
Kinesiology |
| Matthew Chester |
Georgia College & State University |
Grad. |
Evans, Ga. |
3.80 |
Accounting |
| Tim Conway |
North Georgia |
R-Sr. |
Decatur, Ga. |
3.75 |
Marketing |
| Daniel Courtney |
North Georgia |
So. |
Peachtree City, Ga. |
3.5 |
General Studies/ Health & Fitness |
| Albert Deibel |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Aiken, S.C. |
3.604 |
Business Administration |
| Jasper Dubberly |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Jesup, Ga. |
3.61 |
Kinesiology |
| Jacob Fletcher |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Acworth, Ga. |
3.879 |
Business Administration |
| Patrick Galvin |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Shrewsburg, Mass. |
3.56 |
Intelligence & Security Studies |
| Gary Garrett |
Lander |
Jr. |
Snellville, Ga. |
3.62 |
Business |
| Leo Giannoni |
Columbus State |
So. |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.86 |
Finance |
| Mason Gray |
Flagler |
So. |
Lake City, Fla. |
3.98 |
Business Administration |
| Trey Ham |
Georgia College & State University |
Sr. |
Perry, Ga. |
3.58 |
Management |
| Joel Haney |
USC Aiken |
Sr. |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
3.524 |
Business Administration |
| Paul Hegeman |
Georgia Southwestern |
Jr. |
St. Simons Island, Ga. |
3.50 |
Management |
| Parker Ingram |
Augusta |
So. |
Macon, Ga. |
3.75 |
Kinesiology |
| Win Johns |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Savannah, Ga. |
3.80 |
Management |
| Jacob Lassiat |
North Georgia |
Jr. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
4.0 |
Marketing |
| Nik Levensteins |
North Georgia |
Sr. |
Alvado, Colo. |
3.857 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Trevor Maddox |
Augusta |
Jr. |
Winder, Ga. |
3.50 |
Kinesiology |
| Garrett Major |
Lander |
Jr. |
Greenwood, S.C. |
3.69 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Michael Morrison |
Augusta |
R-So. |
Salem, Va. |
3.70 |
Criminal Justice |
| Bennett Nance |
Lander |
Sr. |
Eden, N.C. |
3.56 |
Business |
| Michael Nastro |
Lander |
So. |
Charleston, S.C. |
3.72 |
Mathematics |
| Luke Parker |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Kingsland, Ga. |
3.723 |
Business Administration |
| Tyler Prell |
Lander |
Sr. |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
3.87 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Reid Ragsdale |
Georgia Southwestern |
Sr. |
Americus, Ga. |
3.52 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Steven Reiss |
Flagler |
So. |
Green Cove Springs, Fla. |
3.52 |
Business Administration/ Accounting |
| Logan Seehafer |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Hampton, Ga. |
3.62 |
Communications |
| Joshua Sharp |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
3.975 |
Applied Computer Science |
| Cody Shieder |
Augusta |
Jr. |
St. Augustine, Fla. |
3.58 |
Kinesiology |
| Louie Smith |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Ridgeland, S.C. |
3.539 |
Business Administration |
| Mason Spivey |
Georgia College & State University |
R-Jr. |
Appling, Ga. |
3.66 |
Marketing |
| Rome Wallace |
Young Harris |
Sr. |
Beaufort, Sc. |
3.76 |
Business Administration |
| Dylan Wilhelm |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Bogart, Ga. |
3.579 |
Business Administration |
| Jordan Wilkie |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Cartersville, Ga. |
3.68 |
Political Science |
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