PORTLAND, Ore. – Nine players from the Montana State University Billings baseball team were named academic all-Great Northwest Athletic Conference for the 2019 season announced by the conference office Tuesday.
 
"Our program is very proud to have these young men represent our school on this list," said MSUB head coach Aaron Sutton. "It is a true testament to each one of them for their work ethic and drive. They not only excel on the field, but in the classroom as well. This is a group of young men that takes pride in all that they do, and they are the true definition of student-athletes."
 
To qualify for academic all-conference, individuals must carry a 3.20 cumulative GPA or higher, be in at least their second season at their university, and have competed during the course of the season.

Player	Major	Year	GPA	Hometown
*+Matt Dillon	Health Administration	Senior	3.72	Billings, MT
*+Steen Fredrickson	Finance	Senior	3.80	Ashland, OR
Chazz Ishikawa	Sociology	Senior	3.20	Wailuku, HI
*Conner Linebarger	Finance	Senior	3.59	Bozeman, MT
*Sam Muskat	Political Science/Spanish/Sociology	Junior	3.96	Beaverton, OR
Josh Overstreet	History	Junior	3.43	Klamath Falls, OR
*Landon Peterson	History	Senior	3.37	Boise, ID
*+Jared Winslow	Health/Human Performance	Senior	3.94	Libby, MT
Carson Woolery	Public Relations	Senior	3.25	Caldwell, ID

*-Academic All-GNAC in 2018; +-Academic All-GNAC in 2017

Seniors Matt Dillon, Steen Fredrickson, and Jared Winslow led the Yellowjacket squad as three of just five players in the entire conference to earn academic honors for the third season in their careers.
 
Dillon is completing his degree in health administration, while holding a cumulative grade point average of 3.72. He is batting .294 this season, while ranking second on the team with 13 home runs and third on the squad with 33 RBIs.
 
Fredrickson holds a 3.80 GPA while finishing his degree in finance. One of the top pitchers in the GNAC, Fredrickson has a 4.12 earned run average with 71 strikeouts in 67 2/3 innings pitched. He is No. 8 on the GNAC all-time strikeout list with 188 in his career.
 
Winslow has appeared in nine games this season, and has 20 strikeouts against just eight walks in 16 innings pitched while recording a pair of saves. He is finishing a degree in health and human performance with a 3.94 GPA.
 
Seniors Landon Peterson and Conner Linebarger, and junior Sam Muskat were MSUB's other repeat selections, and the team's six total repeat award winners were the most among any of the GNAC teams.
 
Peterson holds a 3.37 GPA and is pursuing his degree in history. Having the best season of his five-year career at MSUB, the catcher is batting .330 with four home runs, 24 RBIs, and an on-base percentage of .469.
 
Linebarger is wrapping up a degree in finance, and carries a 3.59 GPA. He is batting .290 on the season, and has played in 32 games while battling injuries throughout the year.
 
Muskat has the highest GPA on the team, with a 3.96 while triple-majoring in political science, Spanish, and sociology. Muskat has earned a pair of saves this season, while leading the team with 13 appearances out of the bullpen.
 
Seniors Chazz Ishikawa and Carson Woolery, and junior Josh Overstreet were MSUB's three first-time selections to the academic all-conference team.
 
Ishikawa is a sociology major with a 3.20 GPA, and has seen time in 18 games this season. Woolery has pitched in five games and seven total innings, and has a 3.25 GPA while completing his degree in public relations. Overstreet carries a 3.43 GPA while studying history, and has pitched 8 2/3 innings over six appearances on the mound.
 
MSUB (26-18, 26-10 GNAC) is in first place in the GNAC with four games left in the 2019 regular season. The Yellowjackets play a four-game series at home this weekend against Concordia University, with doubleheaders set for 1 p.m. on Thursday and Friday at Dehler Park. Live video with play-by-play commentary and live statistics will be available through the MSUB Stretch Internet portal online here.