Erik Mumm Named First-Team Academic All-American

Lincoln - Senior outfielder Erik Mumm became the first player in Nebraska baseball history to be named GTE First-Team Academic All-American on Tuesday.

Mumm, a native of Kearney, was one of three Big 12 players selected to the 12-player first-team. In four years at Nebraska, he maintained a 3.84 grade-point average in Mechanical Engineering. On the field in 1999, Mumm had career highs with 27 hits, 31 runs scored and eight doubles. Mumm hit .365 with a .568 slugging percentage, 15 walks, a .478 on-base percentage and had five stolen bases.

For his career, Mumm hit .258 playing in 125 games. He scored 74 runs, had 58 hits, 11 doubles, two home runs, 21 runs batted in, a .351 slugging percentage and 12 stolen bases.

This is the second consecutive year a Husker has made an academic all-America team. Last year, pitcher Matt Schuldt was a second-team pick. Nebraska has had five second-team selections -- Schuldt in 1998, IF Steve Achelpohl and OF Gene Stohs in 1972 and OF Gene Stohs and C Adrian Fiala in 1970. The Huskers have placed one player on the third team in school history, pitcher Todd Oakes in 1983.