STOCKTON, Calif. – The awards for graduate Ben Nemivant continue to roll in as the outfielder was named to the WCC All-Academic First Team. The Pacific baseball team had five total players recognized by the WCC for their academic achievements.

Nemivant was second in the WCC in batting average at .398. He led Pacific in hits, at-bats, doubles, RBI, total bases and finished the season with 80 hits. Nemivant was named to the WCC All-Conference first team after his breakout season. 

The graduate outfielder broke onto the scene this year as one of the best hitters in the conference and helped lead the Tigers to one of the best offensive seasons in conference history. His 80 hits were third in the conference, and Pacific as a team was fourth in the conference in batting average.

Pacific also had four players named to the WCC All-Academic Honorable Mentions List: graduates Michael Defelippi and Jeremy Lea, senior Marvcus Guarin and sophomore Owen McWilliam. 

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 and in at least their second year at their school.
 
2023 WCC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
 

Name	School	Class	GPA	Major
Sam Biller	LMU	So.	3.90	Economics
Nick Brink	LMU	Jr.	3.97	Computer Science
Cole Gambill	BYU	Sr.	3.93	Finance
Nich Klemp	Portland	Sr.	3.90	MS Business Administration
Quintt Landis	Pepperdine	Sr.	3.96	Sports Medicine
Weston Lombard	San Francisco	Sr.	4.00	Sport Management
Greg Mehlhaff	Pepperdine	Sr.	4.00	MS in Business Analytics
Ben Nemivant	Pacific	Sr.	3.88	Business Administration - Finance
Michael O'Hara	Santa Clara	Sr.	3.88	Finance
Angelo Peraza	San Diego	Jr.	3.68	Real Estate
Ezra Samperi	Gonzaga	Sr.	3.98	Kinesiology
Coleman Schmidt	Saint Mary's	Jr.	3.73	Physics
Owen Wild	Gonzaga	Jr.	3.68	Mechanical Engineering