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SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the 2016 West Coast Conference Baseball All-Academic Team. Three student-athletes make their second straight appearance on the first team.
Five WCC student-athletes on the all-academic squad earned a spot on the 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 First Team: Gonzaga junior Brandon Bailey (Sport Management), Pepperdine juniors Aaron Barnett (Economics) and Matt Crowder (Economics) Gonzaga senior Taylor Jones (Communication Studies) and San Francisco junior Blake Valley (Finance).
Anthony Villa of Saint Mary's earned his third consecutive first team selection. Barnett, Gonzaga's Joey Harris, Saint Mary's Nate Nolan joined Villa as multi-year recipients for academic achievement. San Francisco's Anthony Shew maintained a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA as a graduate student in Business.
All told, five West Coast Conference baseball student-athletes posted a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better and 20 posted a GPA of 3.50 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. No fewer than 37 WCC student-athletes met the academic criteria for baseball.
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
| Name | School | Class | GPA | Major |
| Brandon Bailey | Gonzaga | Jr. | 3.43 | Sport Management |
| Ryan Barr | Portland | Sr. | 3.54 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Aaron Barnett | Pepperdine | Jr. | 3.79 | Economics |
| Matt Crowder | Pepperdine | Jr. | 3.98 | Economics |
| David Dellaserra | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.73 | Allied Health Science |
| Joey Harris | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.60 | Business Administration |
| Taylor Jones | Gonzaga | Sr. | 3.52 | Communication Studies |
| Nate Nolan | Saint Mary's | Jr. | 3.56 | Economics |
| Anthony Shew | San Francisco | Sr. | 4.00 | Business |
| Nate Verlin | Pacific | So. | 3.71 | Computer Science |
| Blake Valley | San Francisco | Jr. | 3.85 | Finance |
| Anthony Villa | Saint Mary's | Sr. | 3.57 | Business Administration |
| Caleb Whalen | Portland | Grad. | 3.95 | Master's Education |
2016 WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
Dustin Breshears, Gonzaga; Sam Brown, Gonzaga; J.D. Busfield, Loyola Marymount; Tanner Chauncey, BYU; Spencer Erdman, Loyola Marymount; Joey Fiske, Saint Mary's; Kiko Garcia, Pepperdine; Nico Giarratano, San Francisco; Peter Hendron, Santa Clara; Cooper Hummel, Portland; Jackson Lockwood, Portland; Tyler Meditz, Santa Clara; Austin Piscotty, Saint Mary's; Brett Rasso, Saint Mary's; Ben Rodriguez, Pepperdine; Mike Rucker, BYU; Nathan Simmons, Saint Mary's; Matt Sinatro, San Francisco; Logan Steingberg, Saint Mary's; Drew Strotman, Saint Mary's; Frank Waliczek, San Francisco; Steven Wilson, Santa Clara