Six Beavers Named Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention
May 31, 2013
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Oregon State baseball players Ryan Barnes, Michael Conforto, Ben Wetzler, Cole Brocker, Dan Child and Jake Rodriguez have been named to the Pac-12 Conference's All-Academic Honorable Mention squad on Friday.
Wetzler, Barnes and Rodriguez are repeat selections after being selected honorable mention in 2012. Conforto, Brocker and Child are first-year selections.
To be eligible to be selected all-academic, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.0 cumulative grade point average and be in at least their second year at their current school. They must also play in at least 50 percent of their team's games or play a significant role otherwise.
Brocker is a psychology major, whole Wetzler, Child and Rodriguez are sociology majors. Barnes studies marketing and Conforto is an exploratory studies major.
The awards continue a busy week for the Beavers, who saw Conforto selected as the Pac-12's Player of the Year on Wednesday. Wetzler and Rodriguez were also selected to the conference's first team.
The Beavers turn their sights to UTSA, whom OSU will host Friday in the club's opening game of the Corvallis Regjonal. First pitch is slated for 5:05 p.m. PT and can be seen live on ESPN3.com.
The game can be heard on the Beaver Sports Network with the following stations carrying the game: KEJO 1240-AM in Corvallis/Albany, FOX Sports Radio Portland (620-AM), KICE 940-AM (Bend) and KSKR 1490-AM in Roseburg.
All-session tickets were made available to the general public starting at 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Infield reserved tickets are $100 while outfield general admission seats are $75 and student outfield seats cost $56. All-session tickets guarantee the holder to all six games of the regional, and a seventh if necessary game.
Single-game tickets will be made available on each day - pending availability - and cost $20 for infield reserved seats, $15 for outfield general admission and $12 for student outfield seats. The ticket office at Goss Stadium will open at 10 a.m. on the first day of the regional and two hours prior to the first game's first pitch each subsequent day.
Fans can purchase tickets by calling 1-800-GOBEAVS, going online at BeaverTickets.com or in person at Gill Coliseum, which is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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