SAN MATEO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference officially announced the 2020-21 West Coast Conference Baseball All-Academic Team on Friday morning.
For Pacific, junior
Michael Defelippi, junior
Jeremy Lea, senior
Alex LeForestier, senior
Charles Middleton, senior
Luke Price, senior
Hunter Schilperoort and junior
Jackson Vaughan were each named Honorable Mentions.
Seven programs placed at least one student-athlete on the first team, led by three each from Saint Mary's and 2021 WCC Champion and NCAA Regional participant Gonzaga. Portland and San Francisco both placed a pair as well. No fewer than 59 baseball student-athletes qualified for academic honors. More than 30 posted a GPA of at least 3.50, while 19 posted marks of 3.75 or better.
At the conclusion of each athletic season, the WCC selects an all-academic squad for each WCC-sponsored sport. To be considered, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average, while also being a significant contributor to his team.
2021 WCC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM
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GPA |
Major |
| Landen Bourassa |
San Francisco |
Gr. |
3.80 |
Sport Management |
| Cole Gambill |
BYU |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Business Finance |
| Brett Harris |
Gonzaga |
Jr. |
3.49 |
Special Education |
| Ryan Kawano |
LMU |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Business Administration |
| Thomas Luevano* |
San Diego |
Gr. |
3.74 |
Leadership Studies |
| Ryan Novis** |
Saint Mary's |
Gr. |
3.76 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Andrew Orzel |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Communication and Leadership Studies |
| Christian Peters* |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Finance |
| Alex Pham |
San Francisco |
Jr. |
3.47 |
Finance |
| JC Santini |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Business Administration |
| Eric Smelko |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
3.80 |
Psychology |
| Grayson Sterling |
Gonzaga |
So. |
3.83 |
Economics-Arts; Psychology |
| Chad Stevens* |
Portland |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Finance |
| *Previous first team appearance |
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| BYU |
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| Freddy Achecar |
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| Bryan Call |
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| Payton Cole |
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| Joshua Cowden |
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| Hayden Leatham |
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| Cooper McKeehan |
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| Andrew Pintar |
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| Easton Walker |
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| Gonzaga |
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| Gabriel Hughes |
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| Alek Jacob |
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| Jack Machtolf |
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| Guthrie Morrison |
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| Michael Spellacy |
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| LMU |
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| Tommy Delgado |
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| Dylan Dennis |
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| Mason Kokodynski |
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| Sean Paquet |
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| Pacific |
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| Michael Defelippi |
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| Jeremy Lea |
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| Alex LeForestier |
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| Charles Middleton |
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| Luke Price |
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| Hunter Schilperoort |
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| Jackson Vaughan |
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| Pepperdine |
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| Joe Caparis |
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| Cooper Chandler |
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| Billy Cook |
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| Trevor Franklin |
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| Gunnar Groen |
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| Michael Mahony |
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| Aharon Modlin |
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| Portland |
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| Peter Allegro |
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| Brett Gillis |
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| Hunter Montgomery |
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| Eli Morse |
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| Nate Packard |
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| Saint Mary's |
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| Jackson Hulett |
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| Nick Mistone |
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| Chris Santiago |
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| Liam Steigerwald |
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| San Diego |
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| Paul Kunst |
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| Adam Lopez |
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| San Francisco |
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| Brandon Greim |
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| Bo Jelinek |
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| Kyle Knell |
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| Thomas McCarthy |
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| Josh Mollerus |
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| Grant Nechak |
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| Julian Washburn |
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| Jacob Westerman |
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| Jack Winkler |
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| Grant Young |
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| Santa Clara |
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| Tony Boetto |
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| Mike Bowes |
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| Coleman Brigman |
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| Brandon Buckley |
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| Jason Dicochea |
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| Freddie Erlandson |
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| Jared Feikes |
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| Travis Howard |
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| Matt Jew |
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| Cole Kitchen |
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| Eamonn Lance |
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| Jake MacNichols |
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| Ryan McCarthy |
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| Matthew McGarry |
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| Michael O'Hara |
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| Austin Reyes |
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| Nick Sando |
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