TOWSON, Md. -- Washburn senior catcher player Andy Petz was named to the First Team of the Capital One Academic All-America baseball team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

A physics major with a 4.0 GPA, Petz was a second team All-MIAA pick after batting .307 with 13 doubles, three triples, three home runs and 42 RBIs as the Ichabods qualified for the MIAA postseason tournament for the first time since 2006.

He finished his two-year Washburn career with a .331 batting average, 22 doubles, five home runs and 76 RBIs.

Petz is Washburn's first baseball Academic All-American since Pat Colley in 2001 and the first First Team selection in school history.

Taylor Sibala of Pittsburg State was the only other MIAA player to earn first team honors.