SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Senior pitcher Christian Peters and junior shortstop Chad Stevens have both been named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team for the second year in a row. The Portland Pilots also had six players earn honorable mention: Peter Allegro, Caleb Franzen, Brett Gillis, Hunter Montgomery, Eli Morse and Nate Packard.
Peters was one of the top hurlers in the WCC this season. The Centralia, Wash. native was named to the All-WCC second team earlier this month and was also one of only three pitchers to twice be named WCC Pitcher of the Week. He posted the second-best ERA in the WCC at 2.63. He also was fourth in WHIP (1.12) and strikeouts (78).
Stevens was the only Pilot to be named All-WCC First Team and also earned WCC Player of the Week honors twice this season. He led the Pilots in batting average (.333), total hits (67), doubles (19), home runs (eight), RBI's (29), slugging percentage (.547) and on-base percentage (.402). His 67 hits and 19 doubles ranked first in the WCC while his 110 total bases and 27 extra-base hits were good for second.
The WCC All-Academic Team is comprised of players who excelled both on the field and in the classroom this past season. In order to qualify, a student-athlete must be a key contributor to their team while also maintaining at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA.
Below is the full team as well as those who earned honorable mention.
2021 WCC BASEBALL ALL-ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM
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Class |
GPA |
Major |
| Landen Bourassa |
San Francisco |
Gr. |
3.80 |
Sport Management |
| Cole Gambill |
BYU |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Business Finance |
| Brett Harris |
Gonzaga |
Jr. |
3.49 |
Special Education |
| Ryan Kawano |
LMU |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Business Administration |
| Thomas Luevano* |
San Diego |
Gr. |
3.74 |
Leadership Studies |
| Ryan Novis** |
Saint Mary's |
Gr. |
3.76 |
Master of Business Administration |
| Andrew Orzel |
Gonzaga |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Communication and Leadership Studies |
| Christian Peters* |
Portland |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Finance |
| Alex Pham |
San Francisco |
Jr. |
3.47 |
Finance |
| JC Santini |
Saint Mary's |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Business Administration |
| Eric Smelko |
Saint Mary's |
So. |
3.80 |
Psychology |
| Grayson Sterling |
Gonzaga |
So. |
3.83 |
Economics-Arts; Psychology |
| Chad Stevens* |
Portland |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Finance |
| *Previous first team appearance |
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| BYU |
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| Freddy Achecar |
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| Bryan Call |
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| Payton Cole |
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| Joshua Cowden |
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| Hayden Leatham |
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| Cooper McKeehan |
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| Andrew Pintar |
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| Easton Walker |
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| Gonzaga |
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| Gabriel Hughes |
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| Alek Jacob |
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| Jack Machtolf |
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| Guthrie Morrison |
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| Michael Spellacy |
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| LMU |
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| Tommy Delgado |
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| Dylan Dennis |
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| Mason Kokodynski |
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| Sean Paquet |
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| Pacific |
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| Michael Defelippi |
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| Jeremy Lea |
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| Alex LeForestier |
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| Charles Middleton |
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| Luke Price |
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| Hunter Schilperoort |
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| Jackson Vaughan |
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| Pepperdine |
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| Joe Caparis |
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| Cooper Chandler |
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| Billy Cook |
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| Trevor Franklin |
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| Gunnar Groen |
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| Michael Mahony |
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| Aharon Modlin |
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| Portland |
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| Peter Allegro |
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Caleb Franzen
Brett Gillis |
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| Hunter Montgomery |
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| Eli Morse |
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| Nate Packard |
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| Saint Mary's |
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| Jackson Hulett |
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| Nick Mistone |
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| Chris Santiago |
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| Liam Steigerwald |
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| San Diego |
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| Paul Kunst |
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| Adam Lopez |
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| San Francisco |
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| Brandon Greim |
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| Bo Jelinek |
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| Kyle Knell |
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| Thomas McCarthy |
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| Josh Mollerus |
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| Grant Nechak |
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| Julian Washburn |
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| Jacob Westerman |
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| Jack Winkler |
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| Grant Young |
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| Santa Clara |
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| Tony Boetto |
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| Mike Bowes |
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| Coleman Brigman |
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| Brandon Buckley |
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| Jason Dicochea |
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| Freddie Erlandson |
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| Jared Feikes |
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| Travis Howard |
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| Matt Jew |
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| Cole Kitchen |
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| Eamonn Lance |
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| Jake MacNichols |
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| Ryan McCarthy |
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| Matthew McGarry |
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| Michael O'Hara |
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| Austin Reyes |
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