MIAC Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Eight Saint John's University baseball student-athletes earned 2019-20 Winter and Spring Academic All-MIAC honors on Tuesday, June 30.

Those honored (listed alphabetically) include:

-Senior shortstop Michael Gruber (Glenwood, Minn./Minnewaska Area), an elementary education major with a 3.53 GPA;
-Senior infielder Kyle Kipka (Foley, Minn.), an accounting major with a 3.53 GPA;
-Sophomore infielder Casey Lieser (Circle Pines, Minn./Centennial), a political science major with a 3.63 GPA;
-Junior pitcher Nick Penick (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori), a global business leadership major with a 3.79 GPA;
-Sophomore catcher Ethan Roe (Golden Valley, Minn./Blake), a computer science and psychology double-major with a 3.58 GPA;
-Sophomore infielder Pete Schroeder (Minneapolis, Minn./Providence Academy), a global business leadership major with a 4.0 GPA;
-Senior outfielder Nick Skluzacek (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori), an accounting major with a 3.58 GPA;
-Junior first baseman Derek Vonderohe (Caledonia, Minn.), a global business leadership major with a 3.58 GPA.

Student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale to qualify for Academic All-MIAC recognition. Transfers, like freshmen, must complete a full academic year to be eligible the following season. Due to the cancellation of the 2020 spring season, the athletic requirement for baseball was eliminated.

The Academic All-MIAC honor is the second consecutive for Gruber and Penick. 

SJU was picked first in the MIAC preseason coaches' poll and started the 2020 campaign with a 7-1 record before the season abruptly ended in March.