Alex Baldock and Matt Pollock Named to Academic All-MAC Team
7/26/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
BUFFALO, NY - Juniors Alex Baldock and Matt Pollock were named to the Mid-American Conference's Academic team Thursday, as voted by faculty athletic representatives at MAC institutions. The duo's honor mark the first time under head coach Ron Torgalski that the Bulls had multiple players make the list, which this season consisted of 21 players.
This is Pollock's first honor, and it comes after a banner year on the field. The outfielder was in contention for the conference's player of the year honors after leading the team in multi-hit games (with 25), batting average (.357), slugging percentage (.638), on-base percentage (.447), runs scored (56) and hits (79). He set single-game program records with most at-bats in a game (with eight) and most triples in a game (with two). He also now owns the program's single season record in total bases (with 141). He made the All-MAC First Team and the All-Mideast Region team.
Baldock is the program's first-ever multiple time winner, after making the team in 2011. Despite missing more than a month due to injury, he rallied to make the MAC All-Tournament team after batting .375 in the tournament and provide the Bulls with a walk-off win. Fifteen of his 31 hits in 2012 went for extra bases, including 12 doubles.
The Academic All-MAC honor is for a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
2012 Baseball Academic All-MAC Team
Bill Wellman, Ball State
Kirby Campbell, Ball State
Patrick Martin, Bowling Green
Andrew Kubuski, Bowling Green
Alex Baldock, Buffalo
Matt Pollock, Buffalo
Zack Cooper, Central Michigan
Brent Ohrman, Eastern Michigan
Bo Kinder, Eastern Michigan
Sam Ott, Eastern Michigan
Tucker Rubino, Eastern Michigan
Steve Weber, Eastern Michigan
Jimmy Rider, Kent State
David Lyon, Kent State
Evan Campbell, Kent State
Matt Rosinski, Miami
Ben Hammer, Toledo
James Miglin, Toledo
Joe Corfman, Toledo
Matt Dolewski, Toledo
Ryan Wilkinson, Toledo
Bulls on the MAC Honor Roll
River McWilliams
Mike Scarcello
