Eastern Michigan Athletics
Baseball Earns Seven Academic All-MAC Awards
6/16/2025 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
Dom Anderson, Drew Beckner, Logan Hugo, Bobby Jones, Brendan Kleiman, Cooper Vance, and Giano Zuccaro made the list
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Mid-American Conference announced the 2025 Baseball Academic All-MAC Team Tuesday, June 16, recognizing a total of seven Eastern Michigan University student-athletes. Overall, 103 student-athletes were honored for their outstanding achievements in both athletics and academics.
Earning the award for the Eagles this season are Drew Beckner (Westerville, Ohio/Big Walnut/Charleston), Logan Hugo (Essexville, Mich./Essexville Garber), Bobby Jones (Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier/Xavier), Brendan Kleiman (Olney, Md./Sherwood/Frederick C.C.), Cooper Vance (New Waterford, Ohio/Mohawk), Giano Zuccaro (Westerville, Ohio/Berea Midpark/Charleston), and Dom Anderson (Hagerstown, Ind./Hagerstown).
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 any transfer in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Western Michigan led the Conference with 14 student-athletes earning a spot on the team. Kent State followed with 12 honorees, while five other institutions had at least 10 student-athletes represented.
Hugo earned the award for the third time in his career, becoming the 12th student-athlete in program history to do so while Jones and Vance each made the list for the second time respectively.
Beckner, Kleiman, Zuccaro, and Anderson each garnered the award for the first time in their respective careers.
Anderson, Beckner, Hugo, Jones, Kleiman, and Zuccaro each earned degrees recently as all six walked the stage at the George Gervin GameAbove Center this spring, becoming Eastern Michigan graduates.
As a team, the EMU program is up to 145 total Academic All-MAC honors and has seen 90 different student-athletes earn the distinction. Additionally, the program led all EMU men's teams in both the fall and winter semesters, posting a 3.514 GPA in the fall and a 3.470 in the winter.
Full Academic All-MAC List
Akron (10)
Brett Dietrich, Gr., Intelligence and National Security Studies, 4.0 GPA
Charlie Schebler, So., Biomedical Science, 3.90 GPA
Jack Poist, Sr., Business, 3.86 GPA
Josiah Ross, So., Construction Engineering Technology, 3.81 GPA
Jared Schaeffer, Jr., Business Administration, 3.78 GPA
Austin Lafferty, So., Sport Business, 3.72 GPA
Ian Pennington, Sr., Marketing, 3.70 GPA
Andrew Horvath, Sr., Sport Business, 3.59 GPA
Jack Kelley, Sr. Business Administration, 3.58 GPA
Max Bowman, Gr., Biomedical Science, 3.29 GPA
Ball State (10)
Blake Bevis, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.99 GPA
Owen Quinn, Jr., Sport Administration, 3.87 GPA
Zach Kwasny, So., Sport Administration, 3.85 GPA
Keegan Johnson, So., Actuarial Science, 3.76 GPA
Dylan Grego, Jr., Business Administration, 3.55 GPA
Jacob Hartlaub, Sr., Sport Administration, 3.49 GPA
Clay Jacobs, Gr., Business Administration, 3.42 GPA
Houston King, Sr., General Studies, 3.41 GPA
Korbin Griffin, Sr., General Studies, 3.35 GPA
Connor Hutchinson, So., Marketing, 3.34 GPA
Bowling Green (10)
Luke Krouse, Jr., Intervention Specialist, 4.00 GPA
Garrett Wright, So., BS in Criminal Justice, 4.00 GPA
Sam Seidel, Jr., Pre-Graphic Design, 3.72 GPA
Logan Bell, Sr., Master of Technology Management, 3.67 GPA
Gavin Ganun, Sr., Health Science, 3.64 GPA
Zack Horky, Jr., Individualized Business, 3.54 GPA
Landon Willeman, Sr., Sport Management, 3.51 GPA
DJ Newman, Jr., Marketing, 3.47 GPA
Nie Good, Sr., Individualized Business, 3.37 GPA
Connar Penrod, Sr., Finance, 3.21 GPA
Central Michigan (4)
Nate Ross, R-Jr., General Management, 3.88 GPA
Jared Hanson, R-So., Exercise Science, 3.60 GPA
Bryson Webb, R-So., Marketing, 3.60 GPA
Cole Prout, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.32 GPA
Eastern Michigan (7)
Logan Hugo, Sr., Finance, 3.89 GPA
Dom Anderson, Sr., Construction Management, 3.72 GPA
Brendan Kleiman, Sr., Communication, 3.72 GPA
Drew Beckner, Sr., Individualized Studies Program, 3.69 GPA
Cooper Vance, Jr., Finance-Intent, 3.38 GPA
Bobby Jones, Sr., Finance, 3.35 GPA
Giano Zuccaro, Sr., General Business, 3.29 GPA
Kent State (12)
Ben Rabatin, R-Fr., Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 3.89 GPA
Benny Roebuck, Grad., Masters of Business Administration, 3.85 GPA
Eric Chalus, Sr., Sport Administration, 3.75 GPA
Evan Holewinski, R-Fr., General Business, 3.72 GPA
Jordan Kolenda, R-So., General Business, 3.69 GPA
Gavin Jones, R-So., Business Analytics, 3.67 GPA
Peyton Cariaco, Sr., Sport Administration, 3.55 GPA
Brody Williams, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.55 GPA
Rocco Bernadina, R-Jr., General Business, 3.54 GPA
Dom Kibler, So., Business Management, 3.36 GPA
Jake Casey, Sr., Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 3.23 GPA
Caden Leonard, Sr., General Business, 3.20 GPA
Miami (7)
Evan Appelwick, R-Jr., Finance, 3.65 GPA
Dillon Baker, R-Sr., Sport Management, 3.60 GPA
Ty Batusich, Sr., Sport Management, 3.43 GPA
Blake Buzzeo, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.55 GPA
Carson Byers, Jr., Human Capital Management & Leadership, 3.54 GPA
Ahmad Harajli, R-Sr., Psychology, 3.36 GPA
Ryan Novak, So., Finance, 3.42 GPA
Northern Illinois (8)
Andrew Smart, R-Sr., Sport Management, 4.00 GPA
Mason Ruh, Sr., Sport Management, 3.99 GPA
Kaden Kosobucki, Sr., Accountancy, 3.89 GPA
Ty Brachbill, So., Kinesiology, 3.66 GPA
Alex Day, So., Marketing, 3.49 GPA
Charlie Parcell, So., Marketing, 3.48 GPA
Cooper Cohn, So., Business Administration, 3.43 GPA
Adam Brouwer, R-Jr., Business Administration, 3.21 GPA
Ohio (11)
Tyler Peck, Sr., Civil Engineering, 3.93 GPA
Trenton Neuer, Gr., Management, 3.90 GPA
Blake Reed, Gr., Management, 3.88 GPA
Jacob Tate, Gr., Business Analytics, 3.88 GPA
Trae Cassidy, So., Sport Management, 3.69 GPA
Trey Barkman, So., Strategic Leadership & Management, 3.60 GPA
Nick Dolan, R-Sr., Communication Studies, 3.59 GPA
Hudson Boncal, Sr., Strategic Leadership & Management, 3.55 GPA
Pauly Mancino, So., Finance, 3.54 GPA
Caleb Karll, So., Accounting, 3.35 GPA
Ben Slanker, So., Sport Management, 3.27 GPA
Toledo (10)
Troy Sudbrook, R-So., Finance, 4.000 GPA
Caden Konczak, Sr., Information Systems, 3.97 GPA
Jackson Bergman, Jr., Health Sciences, 3.93 GPA
Ryan Hughes, R-So., Accounting, 3.84 GPA
Charlie Scholvin, So., Management, 3.82 GPA
Nathan Leininger, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.79 GPA
Jacob Tabor, So., Marketing, 3.71 GPA
Yianni Skeriotis, Sr., Public Health, 3.64 GPA
Kaleb Herbert, Sr., University Studies, 3.51 GPA
Brennan McCune, Sr., University Studies, 3.27 GPA
Western Michigan (14)
Joe Shapiro, R-Sr., Accountancy, 4.00 GPA
Jake Gernon, Gr., Sport Management, 3.92 GPA
Grady Mee, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.92 GPA
Dylan Nevar, R-Sr., Electrical Engineering, 3.91 GPA
Tanner Mally, So., Advertising & Promotion, 3.84 GPA
Connor Ostrander, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.79 GPA
Brendan Harrity, R-Sr., Sport Management, 3.70 GPA
Lucas Rick, R-Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.67 GPA
DJ Thompson, Jr., Sport Management, 3.60 GPA
Michael Maloney, Sr., Sport Management, 3.55 GPA
Matt Hoover, Jr., Sport Management, 3.53 GPA
Turner Doran, Sr., Marketing, 3.52 GPA
Avery Thielman, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.51 GPA
Cooper Hums, So., Biomedical Sciences, 3.43 GPA
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Earning the award for the Eagles this season are Drew Beckner (Westerville, Ohio/Big Walnut/Charleston), Logan Hugo (Essexville, Mich./Essexville Garber), Bobby Jones (Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier/Xavier), Brendan Kleiman (Olney, Md./Sherwood/Frederick C.C.), Cooper Vance (New Waterford, Ohio/Mohawk), Giano Zuccaro (Westerville, Ohio/Berea Midpark/Charleston), and Dom Anderson (Hagerstown, Ind./Hagerstown).
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 any transfer in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Western Michigan led the Conference with 14 student-athletes earning a spot on the team. Kent State followed with 12 honorees, while five other institutions had at least 10 student-athletes represented.
Hugo earned the award for the third time in his career, becoming the 12th student-athlete in program history to do so while Jones and Vance each made the list for the second time respectively.
Beckner, Kleiman, Zuccaro, and Anderson each garnered the award for the first time in their respective careers.
Anderson, Beckner, Hugo, Jones, Kleiman, and Zuccaro each earned degrees recently as all six walked the stage at the George Gervin GameAbove Center this spring, becoming Eastern Michigan graduates.
As a team, the EMU program is up to 145 total Academic All-MAC honors and has seen 90 different student-athletes earn the distinction. Additionally, the program led all EMU men's teams in both the fall and winter semesters, posting a 3.514 GPA in the fall and a 3.470 in the winter.
Full Academic All-MAC List
Akron (10)
Brett Dietrich, Gr., Intelligence and National Security Studies, 4.0 GPA
Charlie Schebler, So., Biomedical Science, 3.90 GPA
Jack Poist, Sr., Business, 3.86 GPA
Josiah Ross, So., Construction Engineering Technology, 3.81 GPA
Jared Schaeffer, Jr., Business Administration, 3.78 GPA
Austin Lafferty, So., Sport Business, 3.72 GPA
Ian Pennington, Sr., Marketing, 3.70 GPA
Andrew Horvath, Sr., Sport Business, 3.59 GPA
Jack Kelley, Sr. Business Administration, 3.58 GPA
Max Bowman, Gr., Biomedical Science, 3.29 GPA
Ball State (10)
Blake Bevis, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.99 GPA
Owen Quinn, Jr., Sport Administration, 3.87 GPA
Zach Kwasny, So., Sport Administration, 3.85 GPA
Keegan Johnson, So., Actuarial Science, 3.76 GPA
Dylan Grego, Jr., Business Administration, 3.55 GPA
Jacob Hartlaub, Sr., Sport Administration, 3.49 GPA
Clay Jacobs, Gr., Business Administration, 3.42 GPA
Houston King, Sr., General Studies, 3.41 GPA
Korbin Griffin, Sr., General Studies, 3.35 GPA
Connor Hutchinson, So., Marketing, 3.34 GPA
Bowling Green (10)
Luke Krouse, Jr., Intervention Specialist, 4.00 GPA
Garrett Wright, So., BS in Criminal Justice, 4.00 GPA
Sam Seidel, Jr., Pre-Graphic Design, 3.72 GPA
Logan Bell, Sr., Master of Technology Management, 3.67 GPA
Gavin Ganun, Sr., Health Science, 3.64 GPA
Zack Horky, Jr., Individualized Business, 3.54 GPA
Landon Willeman, Sr., Sport Management, 3.51 GPA
DJ Newman, Jr., Marketing, 3.47 GPA
Nie Good, Sr., Individualized Business, 3.37 GPA
Connar Penrod, Sr., Finance, 3.21 GPA
Central Michigan (4)
Nate Ross, R-Jr., General Management, 3.88 GPA
Jared Hanson, R-So., Exercise Science, 3.60 GPA
Bryson Webb, R-So., Marketing, 3.60 GPA
Cole Prout, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.32 GPA
Eastern Michigan (7)
Logan Hugo, Sr., Finance, 3.89 GPA
Dom Anderson, Sr., Construction Management, 3.72 GPA
Brendan Kleiman, Sr., Communication, 3.72 GPA
Drew Beckner, Sr., Individualized Studies Program, 3.69 GPA
Cooper Vance, Jr., Finance-Intent, 3.38 GPA
Bobby Jones, Sr., Finance, 3.35 GPA
Giano Zuccaro, Sr., General Business, 3.29 GPA
Kent State (12)
Ben Rabatin, R-Fr., Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 3.89 GPA
Benny Roebuck, Grad., Masters of Business Administration, 3.85 GPA
Eric Chalus, Sr., Sport Administration, 3.75 GPA
Evan Holewinski, R-Fr., General Business, 3.72 GPA
Jordan Kolenda, R-So., General Business, 3.69 GPA
Gavin Jones, R-So., Business Analytics, 3.67 GPA
Peyton Cariaco, Sr., Sport Administration, 3.55 GPA
Brody Williams, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.55 GPA
Rocco Bernadina, R-Jr., General Business, 3.54 GPA
Dom Kibler, So., Business Management, 3.36 GPA
Jake Casey, Sr., Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology, 3.23 GPA
Caden Leonard, Sr., General Business, 3.20 GPA
Miami (7)
Evan Appelwick, R-Jr., Finance, 3.65 GPA
Dillon Baker, R-Sr., Sport Management, 3.60 GPA
Ty Batusich, Sr., Sport Management, 3.43 GPA
Blake Buzzeo, Sr., Kinesiology, 3.55 GPA
Carson Byers, Jr., Human Capital Management & Leadership, 3.54 GPA
Ahmad Harajli, R-Sr., Psychology, 3.36 GPA
Ryan Novak, So., Finance, 3.42 GPA
Northern Illinois (8)
Andrew Smart, R-Sr., Sport Management, 4.00 GPA
Mason Ruh, Sr., Sport Management, 3.99 GPA
Kaden Kosobucki, Sr., Accountancy, 3.89 GPA
Ty Brachbill, So., Kinesiology, 3.66 GPA
Alex Day, So., Marketing, 3.49 GPA
Charlie Parcell, So., Marketing, 3.48 GPA
Cooper Cohn, So., Business Administration, 3.43 GPA
Adam Brouwer, R-Jr., Business Administration, 3.21 GPA
Ohio (11)
Tyler Peck, Sr., Civil Engineering, 3.93 GPA
Trenton Neuer, Gr., Management, 3.90 GPA
Blake Reed, Gr., Management, 3.88 GPA
Jacob Tate, Gr., Business Analytics, 3.88 GPA
Trae Cassidy, So., Sport Management, 3.69 GPA
Trey Barkman, So., Strategic Leadership & Management, 3.60 GPA
Nick Dolan, R-Sr., Communication Studies, 3.59 GPA
Hudson Boncal, Sr., Strategic Leadership & Management, 3.55 GPA
Pauly Mancino, So., Finance, 3.54 GPA
Caleb Karll, So., Accounting, 3.35 GPA
Ben Slanker, So., Sport Management, 3.27 GPA
Toledo (10)
Troy Sudbrook, R-So., Finance, 4.000 GPA
Caden Konczak, Sr., Information Systems, 3.97 GPA
Jackson Bergman, Jr., Health Sciences, 3.93 GPA
Ryan Hughes, R-So., Accounting, 3.84 GPA
Charlie Scholvin, So., Management, 3.82 GPA
Nathan Leininger, Jr., Exercise Science, 3.79 GPA
Jacob Tabor, So., Marketing, 3.71 GPA
Yianni Skeriotis, Sr., Public Health, 3.64 GPA
Kaleb Herbert, Sr., University Studies, 3.51 GPA
Brennan McCune, Sr., University Studies, 3.27 GPA
Western Michigan (14)
Joe Shapiro, R-Sr., Accountancy, 4.00 GPA
Jake Gernon, Gr., Sport Management, 3.92 GPA
Grady Mee, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.92 GPA
Dylan Nevar, R-Sr., Electrical Engineering, 3.91 GPA
Tanner Mally, So., Advertising & Promotion, 3.84 GPA
Connor Ostrander, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.79 GPA
Brendan Harrity, R-Sr., Sport Management, 3.70 GPA
Lucas Rick, R-Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.67 GPA
DJ Thompson, Jr., Sport Management, 3.60 GPA
Michael Maloney, Sr., Sport Management, 3.55 GPA
Matt Hoover, Jr., Sport Management, 3.53 GPA
Turner Doran, Sr., Marketing, 3.52 GPA
Avery Thielman, Jr., Supply Chain Management, 3.51 GPA
Cooper Hums, So., Biomedical Sciences, 3.43 GPA
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