Nearly 30 student-athletes were recognized for their accomplishments in the classroom Friday when Lone Star Conference officials announced the league's annual baseball academic awards.

      Angelo State's Bradley Durst was named Academic Player of the Year to headline the All-Academic team.  He was joined by nine others on the team, while 19 players were named to the LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

      To be eligible for LSC academic honors, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.20 grade point average and have reached sophomore status both athletically and academically. The Academic Player of Year award and All-Academic Team are selected from the list of academically qualified players, with the league's sports information directors voting on the basis of both academic and athletic achievement. All qualifying student-athletes not selected for the All-Academic Team are then named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll.

      On the All-Academic Team along with Durst were Cameron's Jorey Price, Central Oklahoma's Andrew Foshee and Dean McIntyre, Abilene Christian's Thomas Bumpass, Trey Watten, Matt Spotanski and Willie Uechi, West Texas A&M's Billy Zeleznak and Northeastern State's Blake Neighbors.     

2008 LSC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC AWARDS

Player, Pos.                              Team                                      Yr.   Major                                Hometown

Bradley Durst, P/OF                Angelo State                         Sr.   Public Admin.                   Fredericksburg, Texas

Jorey Price, OF                         Cameron                               Sr.   Physical Education         Elk City, Okla.

Andrew Foshee, OF                 Central Oklahoma              Jr.    Marketing                         Guthrie, Okla.

Thomas Bumpass, OF            Abilene Christian                 Jr.    Accounting                       Houston, Texas

Trey Watten, P/IF                    Abilene Christian                 Jr.    Accounting                       Coppell, Texas

Dean McIntyre, P/OF             Central Oklahoma              Sr.   Accounting                       Melbourne, Australia

Matt Spotanski, OF                 Abilene Christian                 Sr.   Exer. Science                    Loveland, Colo.

Billy Zeleznak, P                      West Texas A&M                So.  Pre-Medicine                    Grapevine, Texas

Willie Uechi, SS                        Abilene Christian                 So.  Exer. Science                    San Antonio, Texas

Blake Neighbors, SS                Northeastern State              Jr.    Management                    Locust Grove, Okla.

LSC Baseball Academic Player of the Year: Bradley Durst, Angelo State

COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL

Abilene Christian:  Jordan Schmitt, Jr.; Ben Maynard, Sr.; Matt Sullivan, Jr.;

Matt Davis, Sr.; Travis Catalani, Jr.; Allen Smith, Sr.;

Angelo State: Shan Sullivan, Jr.;

Cameron:  Blake Watson, So.;

Central Oklahoma:  Aaron Chong, Sr.;

East Central: Tyler Pybas, Jr.;

Eastern New Mexico: Evan Orsak, Jr.; Derrick Kennedy, Sr.; Matthew Chavez, So.;

Northeastern State: Jerad Ball, Jr.; Kyle Davidson, Jr.;

Southeastern Oklahoma:  Mitch Worley, Sr.; Randall Clay, Sr.;

West Texas A&M: Kent Wright, Sr.; Justin Graham, Sr.;