SAN FRANCISCO – The Dons baseball team was represented on the annual West Coast Conference All-Academic team with one first-team selection and four honorable mention honorees.
Left-handed pitcher
Sam Granoff (3.92; History) headlined the list of USF academic standouts by taking home first team recognition for the first time in his career, while
Scott Parker (3.65; Business),
Ross Puskarich (3.26; Business),
Nico Giarratano (3.20; Business) and
Thomas Ponticelli (3.20; Business) earned honorable mention nods.
Granoff, who won two games this year with a 4.37 ERA primarily as a mid-week starter, was previously named to the WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2015. He was the recipient of the USF History Department's Frank Bench Award, is a USF Davies Scholar, and is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu and the History Honor Society.
Giarratano earned All-Academic honorable mention recognition last year as well.
The Dons have had at least one first-team All-Academic representative in 18 of
Nino Giarratano's 19 seasons at the helm.
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name |
School |
Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Aaron Barnett |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Economics |
| Sean Barry |
San Diego |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Finance |
| Jeff Bohling |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.57 |
MBA (Accounting) |
| Sam Brown |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Physical Education |
| Cooper Casad |
Pacific |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Sport Management |
| Matt Crowder |
Pepperdine |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Economics |
| Joey Fiske |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
3.49 |
Biology |
| Daniel Fredrickson |
Gonzaga |
So. |
3.81 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Sam Granoff |
San Francisco |
Jr. |
3.92 |
History |
| Tyler Meditz |
Santa Clara |
Sr. |
3.48 |
Finance |
| Brandon Shearer |
Loyola Marymount |
So. |
3.56 |
Entrepreneurship |
| Drew Strotman |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
3.70 |
Accounting |
| Matthew Tarantino |
Pacific |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
2017 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Alex Barden, Santa Clara; Daniel Bies, Gonzaga; Jimmy Boras, Pacific; Bo Burrup, BYU; Brandon Caruso, Pepperdine; Niko Decolati, Loyola Marymount; Spencer Erdman, Loyola Marymount; Nate Favero, BYU; Kiko Garcia, Pepperdine;
Nico Giarratano, San Francisco; Brock Hale, BYU; Cody Hawken, Portland; Matthew Kelly, Portland; Marty Luckenbach, Portland; Kendall Motes, BYU; Cameron Neff, Saint Mary's;
Scott Parker, San Francisco;
Thomas Ponticelli, San Francisco;
Ross Puskarich, San Francisco; Brett Rasso, Saint Mary's; Jake Roberts, Gonzaga; Ben Rodriguez, Pepperdine; Jay Schuyler, San Diego; Logan Steinberg, Saint Mary's; Conor Thane, Saint Mary's; Justin Vernia, Gonzaga; Jordan Wood, BYU
