Bowling Green State University Athletics
BLANTON NAMED TO DISTRICT ACADEMIC TEAM
May 08, 2009 | Baseball
May 8, 2009
BOWLING GREEN, OHIO - Bowling Green State University junior outfielder T.J. Blanton has earned a spot on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District baseball team. Blanton earned a spot on the second team for District 4.
The Sandusky, Ohio native has a 3.33 GPA in health science.
Blanton is hitting .356 for the Falcons this season having played in all 42 games while starting 39 times, 38 of those in center field. Blanton is fifth on team in batting average while he has 27 RBI and 39 runs scored, third on the team. Blanton has 19 extra-base hits, second on the team, including nine doubles and seven home runs. The Sandusky St. Mary graduate is second on the squad with 10 stolen bases.
Blanton has helped the Falcons to a 24-18 overall record this season. BG is tied for first place in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference with a 14-7 record.
The members of the district first team from the eight districts across the country comprise the pool from which the Academic All-America team is picked.
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Baseball Team (District 4)
University Division
FIRST TEAM
Pitcher - Jeff Cinadr, Toledo, 3.65 GPA, Bioengineering
Pitcher - Brennon Martin, Memphis, 3.46, Management
Pitcher - Dan Taylor, Central Michigan, 3.98, Physical Education
Catcher - Matt Rice, Western Kentucky , 4.00, Mechanical Engineering
Infield - Drew Lee, Morehead State, 3.64, Engineering Technology
Infield - Wes Cunningham, Murray State, 3.38, History
Infield - Hayden Johnston, Ohio University, 3.69, Finance
Infield - Matt Payton, Western Kentucky, 3.75, Physical Education/Exercise Science
Outfield - Todd Cunningham, Jacksonville State, 4.00, Psychology
Outfield - Ben Jones, Auburn, 3.84, Mechanical Engineering
Outfield - Kyle Rhoad, Eastern Michigan, 3.87, 3.91 (grad), M.B.A. (Supply Chain Management)
Designated Hitter - Michael Bottoms, Morehead State, 3.64, Business Management
SECOND TEAM
Pitcher - Nolan Moody, Michigan State, 3.66, Gen. Business Admin./Pre-Law
Catcher - Scott Dunwoody, Dayton, 3.42, 3.6 (grad), MBA
Infield - Phil Bednar, Akron, 3.80, 3.80 (grad), MBA, Marketing Management
Infield - Kevin Haas, Akron, 3.54, Marketing Management
Infield - Jonathan Merritt, Alabama Birmingham, 3.33, Electrical Engineering
Infield - Zack Leonard, Eastern Michigan, 3.75, Exercise Science
Outfield - Chad Cregar, Western Kentucky, 3.40, Sociology
Outfield - Marc Krauss, Ohio University, 3.43, Broadcast Journalism
Outfield - Eli Boike, Michigan State, 3.49, Supply Chain Mgmt.
Outfield - T.J. Blanton, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY, 3.33, Health Science
Designated Hitter - Rob Merkle, Oakland, 3.66, Mechanical Engineering
