Record 13 Wildcats Earn Academic All-Big 12 Honors
May 13, 2020 | Baseball
MANHATTAN, Kan. – K-State placed a program-record 13 student-athletes on the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Teams, including eight first-team selections and five second-team nods, the conference office announced Wednesday.
Junior Zach Kokoska was one of just three student-athletes in the conference to boast a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, earning the initial first-team accolade of his career. The eight Wildcats on the first team equaled the program record (2018) while the five on the second team set a new high.
Joining Kokoska on the first team were Luke Bay, Gavin Hinchliffe, Caleb Littlejim, Dylan Phillips, Carson Seymour, Cameron Thompson and Jordan Wicks.
K-State's second-team selections consisted of Mason Crews, Tyler Eckberg, Griffin Hassall, Terrence Spurlin and Andrew Stratman.
Littlejim collects his second first-team honor while Eckberg and Thompson each earn the second Academic All-Big 12 selections of their respective careers. Spurlin takes home his second straight second-team academic accolade.
Crews, Phillips and Wicks were each named to the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team a season ago while Bay, Hassall, Hinchliffe, Seymour and Stratman all earned their first career awards.
In total, the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Team featured 125 student-athletes, with 82 making up the first team with 43 on the second team.
First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while second-team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or in the two previous semesters. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Due to the shortened season (COVID-19), student-athletes did not need to meet a participation requirement.
The Wildcats ended the 2020 campaign with a record of 10-7, winning seven of their final nine games in head coach Pete Hughes' second season.
2020 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL TEAM
First Team (3.20-plus GPA)
*denotes 4.0 GPA
Junior Zach Kokoska was one of just three student-athletes in the conference to boast a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, earning the initial first-team accolade of his career. The eight Wildcats on the first team equaled the program record (2018) while the five on the second team set a new high.
Joining Kokoska on the first team were Luke Bay, Gavin Hinchliffe, Caleb Littlejim, Dylan Phillips, Carson Seymour, Cameron Thompson and Jordan Wicks.
K-State's second-team selections consisted of Mason Crews, Tyler Eckberg, Griffin Hassall, Terrence Spurlin and Andrew Stratman.
Littlejim collects his second first-team honor while Eckberg and Thompson each earn the second Academic All-Big 12 selections of their respective careers. Spurlin takes home his second straight second-team academic accolade.
Crews, Phillips and Wicks were each named to the Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team a season ago while Bay, Hassall, Hinchliffe, Seymour and Stratman all earned their first career awards.
In total, the 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Team featured 125 student-athletes, with 82 making up the first team with 43 on the second team.
First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while second-team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or in the two previous semesters. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Due to the shortened season (COVID-19), student-athletes did not need to meet a participation requirement.
The Wildcats ended the 2020 campaign with a record of 10-7, winning seven of their final nine games in head coach Pete Hughes' second season.
2020 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 BASEBALL TEAM
First Team (3.20-plus GPA)
| Name | Class | Major | Hometown |
| Luke Bay | Sr. | Kinesiology | McKinney, Texas |
| Gavin Hinchliffe | R-So. | Finance | Pottsville, Pa. |
| Zach Kokoska* | Jr. | Communication Studies | Latrobe, Pa. |
| Caleb Littlejim | Sr. | Kinesiology | Little Axe, Okla. |
| Dylan Phillips | So. | Finance | Omaha, Neb. |
| Carson Seymour | R-So. | Political Science | Temecula, Calif. |
| Cameron Thompson | Sr. | Kinesiology | Pasadena, Texas |
| Jordan Wicks | So. | Educational Studies | Conway, Ark. |
| Second Team (3.00-3.19 GPA) | |||
| Mason Crews | So. | Entrepreneurship | Manteno, Ill. |
| Tyler Eckberg | R-Jr. | Mechanical Engineering | Edina, Minn. |
| Griffin Hassall | So. | Management | Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
| Terrence Spurlin | Jr. | Educational Studies | Cypress, Texas |
| Andrew Stratman | Jr. | Political Science | Salina, Kan. |
*denotes 4.0 GPA
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