KANSAS CITY, Mo - 6/4/2012 - The 91±¬ÁÏÍø baseball team put three players on the list. Danny Grimm, Benjie Fesmire and David Leisey each made the grade.
In order to be nominated by an institution's head coach or sports information director, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status to qualify for this honor.
Grimm, a senior, and Fesmire, a junior, are both former University School of Jackson standouts. Leisey is a junior from Liltitz, Pa. These three players were also each named to the TranSouth Scholar Athlete team. Grimm was a first team all-conference player and was selected as a Capital One Academic All-America player. Grimm and Fesmire were both named to the Capital One Academic All-District team. Grimm also earned TranSouth Rawlings Golf Glove honors for the third straight season.
91±¬ÁÏÍø is coming off a second straight TranSouth Tournament Title and fourth straight appearance in the NAIA Baseball National Championships Opening Round.
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