Bruce Named to Academic All-District Team

Lincoln ? Nebraska outfielder Daniel Bruce (Omaha, Neb.) heads up the list of 11 players chosen for the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District VII team released Thursday. 

The four-year starter for the third-ranked Huskers, Bruce carries a 3.866 GPA in English and is a two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection. This is the second straight season that Bruce, who was named NU’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year, earned academic All-District honors.

On the field, Bruce holds NU’s career record with 65 HBP, while also ranking on the Huskers’ career top-10 list in at-bats (725, eighth), doubles (49, third) and games played (227, fifth). This season, Bruce is batting .310 with four homers, 22 RBIs and a team-high 16 doubles, a total that ranks third in the Big 12.

With his selection to the Academic All-District Team, Bruce will now advance to the national ballot to earned consideration for All-America honors

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Pos. Name, School, Yr., Hometown, GPA, Major
P Ryan Bird St. Louis University So. Potomac, Ill. 3.933 Finance    
P Max Scherzer University of Missouri So. Chesterfield, Mo. 3.23 Accounting   
DH Zach Daeges Creighton University Jr. Harlan, Iowa 3.32 Accounting   
C Joe Muich Wichita State University Sr. Fenton, Mo. 3.602 Sport Administration   
INF Gabe Lapito Creighton University Sr. Billings, Mont. 3.665 Accounting   
INF Nick McCoola Wichita State University Sr. Durango, Colo. 3.264 Exercise Science   
INF Scott Peden St. Louis University Sr. San Antonio, Texas 3.20 Communication Studies   
INF Tony Roth Creighton University Sr. Omaha, Neb. 3.333 Exercise Science   
OF Daniel Bruce University of Nebraska Sr. Omaha, Neb. 3.866 English   
OF Phil Napolitan Wichita State University Sr. Page, Ariz. 3.815 Exercise Science   
OF Johnny Sweeney St. Louis University Jr. Belton, Mo. 3.682 Finance