Rollins' Whitehead and Achuff Named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Jaylyn Whitehead and Chase Achuff were both named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America baseball teams earlier this month
By: Michael Pierce | Rollins Athletic Communications
AUSTIN, Texas – The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 2022 Academic All-America baseball teams earlier this month, with a pair Tars among the athletes to receive recognition. Jaylyn Whitehead earned a spot on the first team, while Chase Achuff was selected to the second team.
See all the award winners here.
Whitehead was one of only two pitchers to be selected to the first team, posting a 3.88 GPA in Business Administration. The graduate student from Ocoee was also one of the top pitchers in the country this year, finishing the season first in NCAA II in WHIP (0.94) and second in ERA (1.81), while also ranking second in the conference in wins (11) and hits allowed/9 innings (6.39) and seventh in the league in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.86).
Achuff, a graduate student from St. Petersburg, was a huge asset in his only season at Rollins. A transfer from Eckerd, Achuff finished among the conference's top ten in a number of offensive categories, including hits (88, 1st), on-base percentage (.470, 1st), doubles (18, 1st), hit by pitch (15, 2nd), batting average (.371, 2nd), runs (56, 2nd), walks (32, 3rd). He was also the third-toughest to strike out, going down on strikes only once every 14.8 plate appearances. Achuff also notched seven saves, tied for eighth-most in the conference, posting a 3.00 ERA with seven strikeouts and no walks in nine innings out of the bullpen.
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