May 16, 2007

Six members of the Mizzou baseball team were selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference Team, as announced by the conference office. Juniors Dan Pietroburgo and Jacob Priday were first team selections, while seniors Gary Arndt and John McKee and sophomores Brant Combs and Rick Zagone were named to the second team.

It is the second time that Pietroburgo and Priday have earned first team honors. The Academic All-Conference selection was the third for McKee and the first for Arndt, Combs and Zagone.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the academic all-league baseball squad consisted of 36 first team members combined with 18 on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters. All players nominated must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests, while pitchers are required to have at least one inning pitched per game played by the team or have appeared in 20 percent of their team's total games. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.