Clemson’s Davidson Leads All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Clemson shortstop Logan Davidson has been recognized as the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and leads the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team announced on Tuesday.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
Davidson’s selection by the Oakland Athletics in the first round of last month’s Major League Baseball Draft capped a 2018-19 academic year in which he excelled on the field and in the classroom.
The switch-hitting Davidson batted .291 with 15 homers, two triples, 18 doubles, 55 RBIs, 55 runs scored, a .412 on-base percentage, 17 steals and a .969 fielding percentage in 61 games as a team co-captain. He also reached base in 59 games and had a 56-game on-base streak.
Davidson was named a 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-American, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), after earning a management degree from Clemson in just six semesters. He earned an “A” in every class but one as an undergraduate while posting a 3.99 GPA.
Davidson was named Clemson’s top male ACC Scholar-Athlete (for all sports). The Charlotte, North Carolina, native was previously selected in the 30th round of 2016 MLB Draft by the Phillies out of Providence High School, where he was named the North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. His father, Mark, also starred at Clemson and played six seasons in the Major Leagues as an outfielder with the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros.
Minimum academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released later this month.
2019 ALL-ACC ACADEMIC BASEBALL TEAM
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Logan Davidson, Jr., Clemson
Joseph Suozzi, Boston College, Jr., Economics
Mat Clark, Clemson, So., Health Science
Logan Davidson, Clemson, Jr., Management
Carson Spiers, Clemson, Jr., Management
Kyle Wilkie, Clemson, Jr., Sports Communication
Chris Crabtree, Duke, So. Computer Science
Hunter Davis, Duke, Sr., Economics
Matt Dockman, Duke, So., Mathematics/Economics
Kyle Gallagher, Duke, Gr., Management Studies
Joey Loperfido, Duke, So., Sociology
Ben Gross, Duke, Gr., Management Studies
Bryce Jarvis, Duke, So., Mechanical Engineering
Ethan Murray, Duke, Fr., Undecided
Michael Rothenberg, Duke, So., Political Science
Chase Haney, Florida State, Jr., Commercial Entrepreneurship
Drew Mendoza, Florida State, Jr. Statistics
Matheu Nelson, Florida State, Fr., Sport Management
Michael Guldberg, Georgia Tech, So. Industrial Engineering
Brant Hurter, Georgia Tech, So. Business Administration
Chase Murray, Georgia Tech, Jr., Business Administration
Cort Roedig, Georgia Tech, Fr., Aerospace Engineering
Luke Waddell, Georgia Tech, So., Business Administration
Nick Bennett, Louisville, Jr., Sports Administration
Alex Binelas, Louisville, Fr., Sports Administration
Reid Detmers, Louisville, So., Sports Administration
Lucas Dunn, Louisville, So., Sports Administration
Bryan Hoeing, Louisville, Sr., Sports Administration
Justin Lavey, Louisville, Jr., Exercise Science
Michael McAvene, Louisville, Jr., Sports Administration
Danny Oriente, Louisville, Jr., Sports Administration
Jake Snider, Louisville, Jr., Sports Administration
Slade Cecconi, Miami, Fr., Health Science
Adrian Del Castillo, Miami, Fr., Finance
Daniel Federman, Miami, So., Finance
JP Gates, Miami, Fr., Sports Administration
Evan McKendry, Miami, So., Entrepreneurship
Chris McMahon, Miami, So., Management
Alex Toral, Miami, So., Management
Anthony Vilar, Miami, Fr., Management
Hansen Butler, North Carolina, Sr., Mgt. & Society/Sociology
Caden O’Brien, North Carolina, So., Exercise & Sport Science
Patrick Bailey, NC State, So., Sport Management
Jonathan Butler, NC State, So., Accounting
Cameron Cotter, NC State, So., Biological Science
Cameron Junker, Notre Dame, Jr., Business Analytics
Eric Gilgenbach, Notre Dame, Sr., Finance
Billy Corcoran, Pitt, Fr., Undeclared
Bryce O’ Farrell, Pitt, So., Sociology
Chesdin Harrington, Virginia, Sr., American Studies/Media Studies
Andrew Abbott, Virginia, So., Biology
Nic Kent, Virginia, Fr., Undeclared
Kyle Whitten, Virginia, So., Inter-American Studies
Riley Wilson, Virginia, Gr., Higher Education
Kerry Carpenter, Virginia Tech, Jr., Finance
Chris Gerard, Virginia Tech, Fr., Business
Ryan Okuda, Virginia Tech, Fr., Mechanical Engineering
William Fleming, Wake Forest, So., Communication
Bobby Hearn, Wake Forest, Sr., Finance
Antonio Menendez, Wake Forest, So., Finance
Brendan Tinsman, Wake Forest, Fr., Undeclared
Tyler Witt, Wake Forest, Sr., Health & Exercise