Texas Tech University Athletics
Seven Red Raiders Earn All-Big 12 Academic Honors
May 14, 2009 | Baseball
May 14, 2009
LUBBOCK, Texas - Seven Texas Tech Baseball student-athletes have been named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball team that was announced by the Big 12 Conference earlier today.
Seniors Brian Cloud (Management & Buisness - Lubbock), Miles Morgan (History - Lubbock) and Chris Richburg (MIS & Management - Lubbock) along with junior Taylor Ashby (Business - Lubbock) picked up first team honors while Robbie Kilcrease (Advertisting - Round Rock), Cory Large (Business & Marketing - Bedford) and AJ Ramos (General Studies - Lubbock) were named to the second team.
Additionally, Cloud, Morgan and Richburg earned their degrees from Texas Tech last weekend during commencement exercises.
Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and media relations offices, the baseball academic all-league squad consisted of 52 first team members combined with 19 on the second team. First team members have recorded a 3.20 or better GPA, while the second team are those with a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.
To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters. All position players nominated must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests, while pitchers are required to have at least one inning pitched per game played by the team or have appeared in 20 percent of their team's total games. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.
