BGSU Baseball Lands 10 On Academic All-MAC Team
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference announced the Academic All-MAC list for the 2025 baseball season Monday afternoon (June 16). Of those named, Bowling Green had 10 players named to the list, tied for the fourth-most in the league with seven teams having 10 or more. The Falcons have now had at least 10 players named in each of head coach Kyle Hallock's five seasons at Bowling Green. The list of BGSU recipients includes Logan Bell, Gavin Ganun, Nic Good, Zack Horky, Luke Krouse, DJ Newman, Connar Penrod, Sam Seidel, Landon Willeman and Garrett Wright.
There were 103 student-athletes named across the conference. Western Michigan topped the conference with 14 followed by Kent State's 12 and Ohio's 11. The Academic All-MAC team honor is bestowed upon a student-athlete who has excelled in both athletics and academics. To qualify, said student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's contests for that particular sport. First-year students and junior-college transfers in their first year of residence are not eligible for the award.
Bowling Green
Logan Bell, Sr., Master of Technology Management, 3.67 GPA
Gavin Ganun, Sr., Health Science, 3.64 GPA
Nic Good, Sr., Individualized Business, 3.37 GPA
Zack Horky, Jr., Individualized Business, 3.54 GPA
Luke Krouse, Jr., Intervention Specialist, 4.00 GPA
DJ Newman, Jr., Marketing, 3.47 GPA
Connar Penrod, Sr., Finance, 3.21 GPA
Sam Seidel, Jr., Pre-Graphic Design, 3.72 GPA
Landon Willeman, Sr., Sport Management, 3.51 GPA
Garrett Wright, So., BS in Criminal Justice, 4.00 GPA
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