Patriot League Baseball 2018 Academic Honor Roll 
 
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Patriot League has announced 93 baseball student-athletes from the League’s six programs were named to the 2018 Patriot League Baseball Academic Honor Roll. Lafayette and Lehigh tied for the League lead with 20 student-athletes on the list. 
 
Bucknell placed 19 student-athletes on the academic honor roll while Holy Cross finished with 17 honorees. League champion Army West Point had 10 student-athletes earn a spot on the list and regular-season co-champion Navy had an additional seven representatives. The 93-member academic honor roll improves upon the 2017 list by 21 student-athletes.
 
Eleven of the 12 members of the Academic All-Patriot League Baseball team were selected to the academic honor roll, including 2018 Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jeff Gottesman, a junior right-handed pitcher from Bucknell. Four members of the academic all-League team earn a spot on the academic honor roll for the fourth time, including Army West Point senior Matt Ball (RHP), Lafayette senior Luke Robinson (OF), Lehigh senior Chris Kersey (2B) and Navy senior Stephen Born (OF). Gottesman, Army West Point junior Cam Opp (LHP), Holy Cross junior Danny Barlok (RHP), Lehigh juniors Ethan Frohman (LHP) and Jeff Shanfeldt (C) make their third appearance on the honor roll while Army West Point sophomore Jacob Hurtubise (OF) and Bucknell sophomore Tyler Wincig (RHP/IF) each earned their second honor. Navy sophomore Michael Coritz (SS) makes the honor roll for the first time.
 
Army West Point freshman Anthony Giachin – the 2018 Patriot League Rookie of the Year and League championship most outstanding player – highlights a list of 10 student-athletes to record a 4.0 grade-point average (GPA) or better during the 2018 spring semester. Gottesman, Holy Cross junior Declan Cronin, Lafayette seniors Robinson and Mark Glover, Lehigh’s Frohman, sophomore Michael Maguire, junior Ryan Malloy and freshman Peter Woltersdorf, and Navy freshman Jared Leins all finished with a 4.0 GPA or better.
 
To be eligible for the Patriot League Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must earn a 3.20 grade-point average in the spring semester and participate in one of the Patriot League's winter or spring championship sports.

For the complete list of 2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selections CLICK HERE.  

ABOUT THE PATRIOT LEAGUE 
The Patriot League is in its third decade of academic and athletic achievement, continually demonstrating that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing high standards. The Patriot League’s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.