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GTE Academic All-America baseball team named

Senior Clint Bryant of Texas Tech, the Southwest Conference's player of the year, was honored in the university division as the player who best represents the qualities of an Academic All-America team member. He compiled a 3.460 grade-point average (4.000 scale) in finance.

The college division's team member of the year is senior first baseman Brian Mazurek, who compiled a 3.920 GPA as a political science major at St. Francis.

The GTE Academic All-America teams are selected by a vote of the 1,800-member College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). To be eligible, an athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.200.

Following are this year's Academic All-America teams in baseball.

University division

First team

Pitchers -- R. A. Dickey, Tennessee, 3.290 grade-point average in literature; James Frush, Texas Tech, 3.910 in history.

Catcher -- Matt Quatraro, Old Dominion, 3.500 in history.

Infielders -- Casey Blake, Wichita State, 3.500 in sports business; Clint Bryant, Texas Tech, 3.460 in finance; Chris Heintz, South Florida, 3.560 in business; Travis Young, New Mexico, 3.760 in biology.

Outfielders -- Brey Curtis, South Alabama, 3.870 in political science; Dan Kneeshaw, Southwest Missouri State, 3.840 in history; Brian Schaller, La Salle, 3.900 in economics/accounting.

Designated hitter -- Josh Dimmick, Kansas, 3.860 in genetics.

Second team

Pitchers -- Paul Erschen, Northern Illinois, 3.910 in studio art; Nick Witte, Ball State, 3.630 in industrial technology.

Catcher -- Brad Allison, Morehead State, 3.780 in radio and television.

Infielders -- Mark Chonko, Ohio State, 3.380 in mathematics; David Eckstein, Florida, 3.610 in political science; Eddy Furniss, LSU, 3.770 in premedicine; Andy Matko, Wright State, 4.000 in biology/
premedicine.

Outfielders -- Bill Burgei, Bowling Green, 3.520 in accounting; Nicholas Cafaro, South Florida, 3.460 in engineering; Jake Weber, North Carolina State, 3.610 in mechanical engineering.

Designated hitter -- James Vallillo, Towson State, 3.250 in marketing.

Third team

Pitchers -- Chris Demouy, LSU, 3.690 in management; Sandor Demosthenes, Loyola Marymount, 3.800 in engineering.

Catcher -- John Karant, Texas-Arlington, 4.000 in communications.

Infielders -- Bill Mullee, Army, 3.560 in civil engineering; Jeff Ray, Saint Louis, 3.570 in biology; Steve Rutkowski, Bucknell, 3.600 in computer science/engineering; Nathan Shepperson, Virginia Military, 3.500 in computer science;
B. G. Wilson, Texas-Arlington, 3.680 in electrical engineering.

Outfielders -- MacGregor Byers, Texas, 3.240 in Spanish; Kevin Penwell, Boston College, 3.260 in finance; Scott Vincent, UNLV, 3.540 in biology.

Designated hitter -- Josh Williams, Eastern Kentucky, 3.340 in physics.

College division

First team

Pitchers -- Jake Chapman, St. Joseph's (Indiana), 3.780 in management; Eric Tryon, Rose-Hulman, 3.600 in mechanical engineering.

Catcher -- Mike Resetar, Mansfield, 3.900 in mathematics.

Infielders -- Kurt Chapman, Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3.850 in physical therapy; Brian Mazurek, St. Francis (Illinois), 3.920 in political science; Gene Stechschulte, Ashland, 3.950 in business; Bryan Welder, Augustana (Illinois), 4.000 in biology/physical therapy.

Outfielders -- Graig Fantuzzi, Washington and Lee, 4.190 (5.000 scale) in business/engineering; Amiel Gross, Southwestern (Texas), 3.860 in sociology; Chris Palmer, St. John's (Minnesota), 3.940 in biology.

Designated hitter -- Jason Kasper, St. Norbert, 3.610 in mathematics/computer science.

Second team

Pitchers -- David Ciesla, Arkansas Tech, 4.000 in biology/premedicine; Jason Muncy, Centre, 3.990 in Spanish/government.

Catcher -- Michael Gardner, Williams, 3.550 in chemistry.

Infielders -- Dane Glueck, Washington (Missouri), 3.570 in biology/English; Brian Hunnell, Indiana (Pennsylvania), 3.920 in elementary education; Larry Satkoski, St. Joseph's (Indiana), 3.780 in marketing; Todd Wenck, Coe, 4.000 in general science/chemistry.

Outfielders -- Jason Kaiser, Culver-Stockton, 3.930 in biology; Daniel Tomlinson, Ursinus, 3.870 in chemistry; Jim Willard, Rensselaer, 3.520 in chemical engineering.

Designated hitter -- Michael Jehle, Albion, 3.650 in economics/management.

Third team

Pitchers -- Bob Davies, Marietta, 3.750 in biology; Dave Lohrman, Rensselaer, 3.350 in management.

Catcher -- Chuck Anderson, Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 3.510 in biology.

Infielders -- Chris Johnson, Roger Williams, 3.980 in marine biology/chemistry; Chris MacDonald, Merrimack, 3.360 in management; Doug Premo, Cortland State, 3.760 in elementary education; Bryant Richardson, Arkansas Tech, 3.840 in biology/premedicine.

Outfielders -- Scott Harp, Dallas Baptist, 3.540 in secondary education; Peter Roback, Augustana (South Dakota), 3.600 in education; Ron Ryan, Thomas More, 3.930 in accounting/business administration.

Designated hitter -- Brian Hayes, Bentley, 3.240 in accounting.