Fresno State Athletics
Baseball Academics on the Rise
1/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Jan. 26, 2010
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State baseball team is known for its success on the field. The Bulldogs have won four straight WAC Titles and made four consecutive trips to an NCAA Regional, along with a National title in 2008. The Dogs are taking that winning attitude and way of life into the classroom.
The Bulldogs had 16 players earn a 3.0 GPA or better for the 2009 fall semester. The team finished the semester with a perfect APR rate of 1000 and a team GPA of 2.9.
"We are excited for the 2010 season to begin and to watch the progression of what was an outstanding freshman class both on and off the field in 2009," said head coach Mike Batesole. "On the field we earned our fourth consecutive WAC ring and we are now in a position that every player in our program has a ring for EVERY year they have been a Bulldog."
Aside from winning four consecutive WAC Titles, the Bulldogs are stepping it up in the class room. Of the 32 student-athletes on the roster, 16 earned at least a 3.0 GPA last semester. And of those 16, five of the Bulldogs had a 3.5 GPA or higher.
"In the classroom they have been fantastic earning an annual (2008-2009) Academic Progress Rate of 990, 2.9 Team GPA and we are on track to have all 16 of our last 16 seniors to have finished their careers with a degree, or on track to graduate with only one additional semester," said Batesole. "We are also proud to see no sophomore let down in sight as we finished the 2009 Fall with a perfect Team APR of 1000 and another 2.9 GPA. Degrees and rings, that's what it's all about."
The following baseball players earned above a 3.0 GPA last semester:
Sean Bonesteele
Clay Cederquist
Scott David
Taylor Garrison
Trent Garrison
Greg Gonzalez
Brennan Gowens
Tom Harlan
Cody Kendall
Danny Muno
Josh Poytress
Jordan Ribera
Dusty Robinson
J.D. Salles
Isacc Vivas
Austin Wynns
"We Are Your Team" - The `Dogs begin the quest for their fifth consecutive WAC title and NCAA Tournament berth Friday, February 19, at 6 p.m. as they welcome the Nebraska Cornhuskers to Beiden Field. Season tickets are available and can be purchased through the Bulldog Ticket Office, gobulldogs.com or by calling 278-DOGS.
