July 7, 2006

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Four Maryland baseball players were selected to the 2006 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Baseball team, Commissioner John Swofford announced yesterday. Seniors Matt Maropis, Seth Overbey and Ben Pfinsgraff were honored by the league along with sophomore Chad Durakis.

All 12 league schools competing in baseball are represented on the inaugural team with Clemson leading all schools with seven honorees. To be eligible for consideration, a student-athlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.

Overbey, who went 5-2 with two saves and a 3.49 ERA last year, set a school record with 29 appearances on the mound. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15th round and is currently pitching for the Auburn Doubledays of the New York Penn League (Class A).

A right-hander from Annapolis, Pfinsgraff finished his Terrapin career with an 11-15 mark and 4.56 ERA. Chosen in the 22nd round by the Philadelphia Phillies, he is now playing with the Batavia Muckdogs (also of the NY Penn League).

In 2006, Maropis led the Terps with 19 stolen bases and finished second on the club with a .320 batting average. He also moved into third place on the school's all-time steals list with 54.

The lone underclassman to earn All-Academic honors for Maryland, Durakis started 52 games at catcher last season, hitting .267 with 11 doubles, two home runs and 23 RBI. He also led the Terps with a .309 average in ACC action.

2006 All-ACC Academic Baseball Team

Name, School	Class	Major
Nicholas Asselin, Boston College	Jr.	Marketing
Steven Blackwood, Georgia Tech	Sr.	Biology
Andrew Carraway, Virginia	Fr.	Undeclared
Brad Chalk, Clemson	Jr.	PRTM-Sport Management
Sean Clark, Clemson	Gr.	Economics
Josh Cribb, Clemson	Sr.	PRTM
Joseph Cutler, NC State	So.	Aerospace Engineering
Herman Demmink, Clemson	Sr.	Economics
Jason Duncan, NC State	Sr.	Parks, Recreation & Tourism
Chad Durakis, Maryland	So.	Letters & Sciences
Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest	Fr.	Undeclared
Brendan Enick, Wake Forest	Sr.	Finance
Peter Frates, Boston College	Jr.	Communication
Nathan Freiman, Duke	Fr.	Undeclared
Andrew Goff, Wake Forest	So.	Communication
Tim Gustafson, Georgia Tech	Jr.	Management
Thomas Hagan, Virginia	Sr.	Systems Engineering
Ben Hall, Clemson	Sr.	PRTM-Sport Management
Taylor Harbin, Clemson	Jr.	PRTM-Sport Management
Bryan Henry, Florida State	Jr.	Sport Management
Timothy Henry, Virginia	Jr.	History
Lee Hyde, Georgia Tech	Jr.	Management
Michael Hyde, Florida State	Jr.	Communication Studies
David Kopp, Clemson	Jr.	PRTM-Sport Management
Andrew Lane, Miami	Sr.	Accounting
Matt Maropis, Maryland	Sr.	General Biology
Charles Mellies, Wake Forest	Jr.	Political Science
Seth Overbey, Maryland	Sr.	Plant Biology
Daniel Palmer, Duke	Sr.	Economics
Ben Pfinsgraff, Maryland	Jr.	Government
Buster Posey, Florida State	Fr.	Business
Ryne Reynoso, Boston College	So.	Communication
Brad Rulon, Georgia Tech	So.	Management
Jack Rye, Florida State	So.	Business
Warren Schaeffer, Virginia Tech	Jr.	History
Javier Socorro, Duke	Sr.	Economics
Jonathan Still, NC State	Jr.	Communication
Ryan Strauss, Florida State	So.	Business
Bryan Thomas, Virginia Tech	Jr.	Finance
Luke Tucker, Florida State	Jr.	Engineering
Ryan Turner, Georgia Tech	Jr.	Management
Adam Warren, North Carolina	Fr.	Undeclared
Kyle Young, Wake Forest	Sr.	Political Science