Chris Rosenbaum Named First-Team Academic All-American

TAMPA, Fla. - University of Tampa baseball player Chris Rosenbaum has been honored as a first-team academic All-American selection as part of the 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America baseball team. He becomes the 24th Spartan academic All-American and the school's first since cross country runner Allison Macsas in 2005.

Rosenbaum, a graduate student from Castleton, N.Y., is also the first UT baseball academic All-American since Brian Ussery in 1994 and just the seventh in Tampa baseball history.

After earning a bachelor's degree in finance in 2006, Rosenbaum is currently working towards completion of an MBA. He carried a 3.90 undergraduate grade point average with a cumulative GPA of 3.78 in graduate studies.

Following is a complete list of college division academic All-Americans:
First Team
Pitcher - Keith Barrett, OUACHITA BAPTIST
Pitcher - David Andersen, DAKOTA WESLEYAN
Catcher - Chris Rosenbaum, TAMPA
Infield - Casey Jirsa, ASHLAND
Infield - Skyler Stromsmoe, SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
Infield - Andrew Bennett, HAMLINE
Infield - Kyle Sherman, OHIO WESLEYAN
Outfield - Dan Wentzell, GEORGE FOX
Outfield - Dustin Jones, WAYNE STATE
Outfield - Brandon Burchfield, CARSON-NEWMAN
Designated Hitter - Zack Helm, MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE

Second Team
Pitcher - Sam Mann, WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON
Pitcher - Ryan Decker, MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE
Catcher - Ryan Tryt, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Infield - Sheldon Steiner, WOOSTER
Infield - Daniel Ziccardy, SHENANDOAH
Infield - Cody Lusero, NEBRASKA-KEARNEY
Infield - Bryan Donohue, GEORGE FOX
Outfield - John Pacillo, MILLSAPS
Outfield - Kevin Deao, PITTSBURG STATE
Outfield - Andrew Shaver, LEE
Designated Hitter - Joe Bonyai, GETTYSBURG

Third Team
Pitcher - Patrick Larm, ROCKHURST
Pitcher - Paige Dumont, SONOMA STATE
Pitcher - Riley Bosch, ST. THOMAS (Minn.)
Catcher - Paul Pentz, PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN
Infield - Darin Mastroianni, SOUTHERN INDIANA
Infield - Justin Funk, OKLAHOMA CITY
Infield - Bennett Mayfield, AUGUSTA STATE
Infield - Dan Weitzel, ST. NORBERT
Outfield - Richard Hurd, RHODES
Outfield - Kirby Carr, BETHEL (Minn.)
Outfield - Rob Pietroforte, JOHNS HOPKINS
Designated Hitter - Josh Carter, MOUNT OLIVE