Prenger and Pettorini Garner District Academic Honors – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
May 8, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State pitcher Greg Prenger (Sr., Harpster, Ohio/Upper Sandusky) and designated hitter/third baseman Terry Pettorini (Jr., Wooster, Ohio/Wooster) were named Second Team Verizon Academic All-District IV selections Thursday.
In the classroom, Prenger is an information systems major with a 3.41 GPA. On the field, Prenger reached acclaim earlier this season for a seven-inning perfect game against Oakland on April 9. It was the first perfect game in Ohio State history and the eighth time a Buckeye hurler had thrown a no-hitter. The right-handed pitcher is 2-1 this season with a 4.85 ERA and owns a career record of 11-6 with a 3.94 ERA.
Pettorini is studying political science and boasts a 3.27 GPA in the classroom and has a .294 batting average, splitting time between third base and as the designated hitter. He has 35 hits, with six doubles and three home runs that have produced 17 RBI. In his three-year career, Pettorini has a .277 batting average with 13 doubles and 10 home runs and was a Second Team Verizon All-District honoree in 2002.
The district teams are made up of student-athletes from Division I schools in Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. To be nominated, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve and carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher. Team members are selected by a vote of members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) within the district. The Verizon Academic All-District Team is part of the Verizon Academic All-America program. First team selections will appear on the national ballot for the Verizon Academic All-America Baseball Team to be announced May 27.
