Darin Ruf Named ESPN the Magazine / CoSIDA Academic All-American
5/26/2009 2:30:00 PM | Baseball
OMAHA, Neb. - Darin Ruf was named to the third-team ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA All-American list, Tuesday afternoon. Ruf finished his four-year career at Creighton with a 3.51 GPA in finance.
This season Ruf had a .303 batting average and led the team with 51 RBI, and had a .997 fielding percentage in 642 chances, committing just two errors in that span.
Darin finished his college career as one of the most decorated players in Bluejay history. He is the all-time leader in sacrifice flies (22) and putouts (2251), just 34 shy of the all-time NCAA record set by Logan Sorenson of Wichita State from 2001-04 when he had 2,289 putout. Other notable accomplishments Ruf had during his CU career were being second in RBI (201), third in total bases (423) and hits (275), sixth in walks (135), seventh in doubles (57) and 10th in home runs (27).
He was named MVC Player of the Year in 2007, and was named to the second-team all-MVC this season, a year after earning first-team honors in 2008.
Ruf was one of five MVC honorees receiving the award, as Brady Shoemaker of Indiana State, Ben Carlson (Missouri State), Grant Escue (Bradley) and Buddy Baumann (Missouri State) all also earned the distinction.
To be eligible for Academic All-America? consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
Below is the complete list of Divsion I honorees:
2009 ESPN THE MAGAZINE Academic All-America?
University Division Baseball Team as selected by CoSIDA
FIRST TEAM
Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA/Major
P Michael Leake Arizona State VIII Jr. Fallbrook, Cal. 3.42/ Management
P Brian Morrell Eastern Illinois V Sr. Quincy, Ill. 4.00/ Biological Sciences
C Jeremy Gillan Jacksonville III Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. 3.74/ Exercise Science
INF Ryan Bennett Saint Louis VII Grad. Kansas City, Mo. 3.95/ Business Administration (MBA)
INF Brandon Eller Arkansas State VI Sr. Sherwood, Ark. 4.00/ Mathematics
INF Nate Freiman Duke III Sr. Wellesley, Mass. 3.84/ History
INF Chris McGuiness The Citadel III Jr. James Island, S.C. 3.92/ Business Administration
OF Matt Maher Fairleigh Dickinson II Sr. Peekskill, N.Y. 3.95/ Communication
OF Sonny Meade The Citadel III Sr. Summerville, S.C. 3.83/ Business Administration
OF Brady Shoemaker Indiana State V Sr. Brazil, Ind. 3.85/ Physical Education
DH Matt Nohelty Minnesota V Grad. Rothschild, Wis. 3.97/ Computer Science
SECOND TEAM
Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA/Major
P Tyler Anderegg U.S. Military Acad. I Grad. Grand Junction, Col. 3.90/ Life Science
P Paul Cianciolo Penn State II Grad. Charleston, S.C. 3.94/ Marketing, Business Admin.
C Jim Klocke Southeast Missouri VII Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 3.92/ Business Administration
INF Derek Dietrich Georgia Tech III So. Parma, Ohio 3.30/ Management
INF James Ewing Southern Mississippi VI Sr. Beaumont, Texas 3.73/ Philosophy
INF Paul Goldschmidt Texas State VI Jr. The Woodlands, Tex 3.87/ Finance
INF Hayden Johnston Ohio University IV Sr. Strattanville, Pa. 3.69/ Finance
INF Drew Lee Morehead State p; IV Jr. Mt. Sterling, Ky. 3.64/ Engineering Technology
OF Ben Carlson Missouri State VII Jr. Topeka, Kan. 3.86/ General Business
OF Grant Escue Bradley V Sr. Washington, Ill. 4.00/ Political Science
OF Ben Jones Auburn IV Sr. Decatur, Ala. 3.84/ Mechanical Engineering
OF Aaron Miller Baylor VI Jr. Channelview, Texas 3.67/ Management, Entrepreneurship
DH Michael Bottoms Morehead State IV Jr. Harrodsburg, Ky. 3.64/ Business Management
THIRD TEAM
Name School Dist. Cl. Hometown GPA/Major
P Buddy Baumann Missouri State VII Jr. Rogersville, Mo. 3.43/ History Education
P Adam Warren North Carolina III Sr. New Bern, N.C. 3.36/ Business Administration
C Matt Rice Western Kentucky IV So. Johnson City, Tenn. 4.00/ Mechanical Engineering
INF Bryan Resnick UNLV VIII Grad. Orange, Cal. 3.66/ Sports Mgmt./Sports Leadership
INF Darin Ruf Creighton VII Sr. Omaha, Neb. 3.51/ Finance
INF David Towarnicky Appalachian State III Jr. New Bern, N.C. 4.00/ Finance & Banking/Risk Insurance
OF Ryan Enos Dallas Baptist VI Jr. Highland Village, Tex. 3.66/ Finance
OF Kyle Rhoad Eastern Michigan IV Grad. Fostoria, Ohio 3.87/ Supply Chain Management, MBA
DH Ryan Brauninger McNeese State VI Sr. Nederland, Texas 3.64/ Mass Communication
Academic All-America of the Year: Michael Leake, Arizona State
