The Peach Belt Conference has released the baseball Team of Academic Distinction, presented by Barnes & Noble College. 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.
2022 Baseball Team of Academic Distinction
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major (Minor) |
Jake Arnold |
North Georgia |
Sr. |
Peachtree City, Ga. |
3.45 |
Management |
Kyle Bachle |
Georgia Southwestern |
Jr. |
Nokomis, Fla. |
4.00 |
Master of Business Administration |
Jamie Boatright |
Columbus State |
Sr. |
Powder Springs, Ga. |
3.67 |
Criminal Justice |
Isaac Bouton |
Columbus State |
So. |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.50 |
Management |
Colby Brabston |
Columbus State |
So. |
Columbus, Ga. |
3.77 |
Kinesiology |
Robert Brooks |
Columbus State |
Grad. |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.33 |
Master of Business Administration |
Matthew Burgess |
Lander |
So. |
Seneca, S.C. |
3.47 |
Nursing |
Travis Burnette |
Young Harris |
So. |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
3.38 |
Sport & Recreation Studies (Spanish) |
Lukas Coker |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Britton, Mich. |
3.37 |
Special Education |
Albert Deibel |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Aiken, S.C. |
3.483 |
Business Administration |
Jared Donalson |
Georgia Southwestern |
Sr. |
Albany, Ga. |
3.71 |
Exercise Science |
Jasper Dubberly |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Jesup, Ga. |
3.56 |
Kinesiology |
Landon Dupert |
Lander |
Jr. |
Aiken, S.C. |
3.33 |
Business Administration |
Eddie Galatas |
North Georgia |
So. |
Decatur, Ga. |
3.36 |
Management |
Gary Garrett |
Lander |
So. |
Snellville, Ga. |
3.59 |
Business Administration |
MacKenzie Gay |
Claflin |
Jr. |
Bloomfield, Conn. |
3.46 |
Criminal Justice |
Colby Gordon |
Georgia Southwestern |
So. |
Gray, Ga. |
3.53 |
Accounting |
Nyle Grove |
Augusta |
Grad. |
Evans, Ga. |
3.88 |
|
Joel Haney |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
3.514 |
Business Administration |
Jacob Hester |
Georgia College |
Grad. |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.83 |
Logistics & Supply Chain Management |
Austin Hohm |
USC Aiken |
Sr. |
Snellville, Ga. |
3.792 |
Business Administration |
Chase Horton |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Clayton, Ga. |
3.65 |
Physical Therapy |
Scott Huntley |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Severna Park, Md. |
3.41 |
Business Administration |
Bryce Jackson |
Lander |
Jr. |
Abbeville, S.C. |
3.74 |
Business Administration |
Charles Jackson |
Claflin |
Jr. |
Macon, Ga. |
3.48 |
Sports Management |
Win Johns |
Columbus State |
So. |
Savannah, Ga. |
3.83 |
Management |
Beau Jones |
North Georgia |
Grad. |
Hoschton, Ga. |
4.00 |
MAT Physical Education |
Jacob Lassiat |
North Georgia |
Jr. |
Alpharetta, Ga. |
4.00 |
Marketing |
Nik Levensteins |
North Georgia |
Sr. |
Arvada, Colo. |
3.84 |
Finance |
Trevor Maddox |
Augusta |
So. |
Winder, Ga. |
3.47 |
Biology |
Garrett Major |
Lander |
So. |
Greenwood, S.C. |
3.71 |
Business Administration |
Matthew Mamatas |
Georgia Southwestern |
Jr. |
McDonough, Ga. |
3.68 |
Master of Business Administration |
Ben Markiewicz |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Lilburn, Ga. |
3.70 |
Kinesiology |
Sean McQuillan |
USC Aiken |
Grad. |
Cary, N.C. |
3.944 |
Master of Business Administration |
Brody Meeks |
Young Harris |
So. |
Marietta, Ga. |
3.52 |
Management |
Caleb Mitchell |
North Georgia |
Sr. |
Lilburn, Ga. |
3.33 |
Management |
Jay Pendley |
North Georgia |
Sr. |
Buford, Ga. |
3.83 |
Finance |
Mason Robertson |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Jesup, Ga. |
3.75 |
Finance |
Walker Sinclair |
Augusta |
Sr. |
Patterson, Ga. |
3.56 |
Health Sciences |
Hunter Steger |
USC Aiken |
So. |
North Augusta, S.C. |
3.607 |
Business Administration |
Ashton Sturgell |
Georgia College |
Sr. |
Evans, Ga. |
3.50 |
Exercise Science |
Carson Suess |
USC Aiken |
So. |
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
3.627 |
Special Education |
Nick Tripp |
USC Aiken |
Jr. |
Jacksonville, Fla. |
3.331 |
Business Administration |
Rome Wallace |
Young Harris |
Jr. |
Beaufort, S.C. |
3.78 |
Biology |
Will Wilbanks |
Columbus State |
Jr. |
Newnan, Ga. |
3.41 |
Kinesiology |
Jordan Wilkie |
Augusta |
Jr. |
Cartersville, Ga. |
3.49 |
|
Pierce Williams |
North Georgia |
So. |
Douglasville, Ga. |
3.30 |
Marketing |
* - Denotes a second freshman season of competition after receiving COVID waivers in 2020-21