ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Fifth-year senior Joe Butler and fourth-year sophomore Jake McCaw have been named to the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete First-Team, as announced by the conference office Monday.
Butler, who carries a 3.90 GPA in Agriculture, also earned the honor in 2020 and 2019 to join Ryan Court (2009-11), Dave Schoeberlein (1999-2001), and Jason Sands (1997-99) as Redbirds to be named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team three times. Butler battled a hand injury en route to starting 39 games and providing defensive versatility for the Redbirds, playing five positions in 2021. Butler hit .304 and added 21 RBIs and 21 runs scored, in addition to tying for the team-lead in stolen bases (five).
McCaw, who carries a 3.90 GPA in Business, was named First-Team All-MVC in 2021 after a breakout season. McCaw led the MVC in batting average (.417), hits (43), and doubles (10) during conference play. McCaw also led the conference in batting average (.367) and his 14 doubles led the Illinois State team.
The criteria for the MVC Scholar-Athlete Team voting parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Recipients must be starters or important reserves, with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic (COVID freshmen did qualify) and academic standing at their institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.
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