Busch And O'Brien Earn All-ACC Academic Honors

North Carolina's Michael Busch and Caden O'Brien have been named to the 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Baseball Team, announced Tuesday by the league. The Tar Heels are part of a 50-member team that includes at least one student-athlete from each ACC school that sponsors baseball.

Busch, an economics major from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., plays first base and earned All-ACC and second-team All-Atlantic Region honors. He batted .317, second on the team, in 2018.

O'Brien, an exercise and sport science major from Maiden, N.C., is a left-handed pitcher who made 30 appearances in his first collegiate season and finished with a 7-0 record.

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 for undergraduate students. Athletic achievements during the most recent season are also considered in selecting the All-ACC Academic Team.

2018 ACC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Brian Brown, Sr., NC State (Sport Management)

2018 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
Dante Baldelli, So., Boston College (Communication)
Logan Davidson, So., Clemson (Management)
Ryley Gilliam, Jr., Clemson (Sports Communications)
Jacob Hennessy, So., Clemson (Management)
Travis Marr, So., Clemson (Management)
Carson Spiers, So., Clemson (Management)
Ryan Day, Sr., Duke (Sociology)
Ethan DeCaster, Gr., Duke (Master of Management Studies)
Matt Dockman, Fr., Duke (Undeclared)
Jimmy Herron, Jr., Duke (Political Science)
Bryce Jarvis, Fr., Duke (Undeclared)
Zack Kone, Jr., Duke (Economics)
Adam Laskey, So., Duke (Sociology)
Joey Loperfido, Fr., Duke (Undeclared)
Chris Proctor, Jr., Duke (Political Science)
Andrew Karp, Sr., Florida State (Master's in Finance)
Drew Mendoza, So., Florida State (Statistics)
Cal Raleigh, Jr., Florida State (Commercial Entrepreneurship)
Andy Archer, So., Georgia Tech (Business Administration)
Chase Murray, So., Georgia Tech (Business Administration)
Nick Bennett, So., Louisville (Sports Administration)
Sam Bordner, Jr., Louisville (Marketing)
Tyler Fitzgerald, So., Louisville (Finance)
Bryan Hoeing, Jr., Louisville (Sports Administration)
Danny Oriente, So., Louisville (Sports Administration)
Jake Snider, So., Louisville (Sports Administration)
Josh Stowers, Jr., Louisville (Sports Administration)
Jeb Bargfeldt, Sr., Miami (Criminology)
Michael Burns, R-Sr., Miami (Political Science)
Cooper Hammond, R-Sr., Miami (MS. Special Education)
Evan Mckendry, So., Miami (Entrepreneurship)
Michael Busch, So., North Carolina (Economics)
Caden O'Brien, Fr., North Carolina (Exercise and Sport Science)
Patrick Bailey, Fr., NC State (Sport Management)
Brian Brown, Sr., NC State (Sport Management)
Brett Kinneman, Jr., NC State (Business Administration)
Joe O'Donnell, Sr., NC State (Biological Sciences)
Eric Gilgenbach, Jr., Notre Dame (Finance)
Jake Johnson, Sr., Notre Dame (Finance)
Alex Kerschner, Sr., Notre Dame (Science-Business)
Matt Vierling, Jr., Notre Dame (Management Consulting)
Frank Maldonado, R-Sr., Pitt (Marketing)
Matt Pidich, R-Sr., Pitt (Accounting & Finance)
Andrew Abbott, Fr., Virginia (Undeclared)
Daniel Lynch, Jr., Virginia (Spanish)
Connor Coward, Sr., Virginia Tech (Marketing)
Luke Horanski, Jr., Virginia Tech (Economics)
Stevie Mangrum, Jr., Virginia Tech (Psychology)
Ian Seymour, Fr., Virginia Tech (General Engineering)
Tyler Witt, Jr., Wake Forest (Health & Exercise Science)

Players Mentioned

Michael Busch

Caden O'Brien

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