The 47-member list is highlighted by senior All-American outfielder Jeff Leise and junior pitcher Aaron Marsden, as both players were also chosen to the Verizon Academic All-Distict VII team released last week. This marks the third time that Leise, who carries a 3.79 GPA in psychology has been chosen to the academic All-Big 12 squad, while it marks the first appearance for Marsden, who has a 3.95 GPA in business administration.

In all, four of Nebraska?s five seniors earned academic all-conference recognition, including left-handed pitcher Jamie Rodrigue, who garnered his second first-team award, and Matt Hopper, who was chosen for the first team for the first time in his career. Other first-team selections included outfielders Drew Anderson and Daniel Bruce, while Curtis Ledbetter and Josh Birmingham were second-team honorees.

Nebraska?s six first-team selections were one more than runner-up Baylor and Oklahoma State and marked the second time in the last three seasons that NU recorded the highest number of first-team honorees. In all, NU placed eight members on the academic All-Big 12 team, a total that trailed only Oklahoma?s nine academic All-Big 12 honorees.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the baseball academic all-league squad consisted of 30 first-team members combined with 17 on the second team. First-team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his team's scheduled contests. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation also are eligible.

The Huskers (40-13, 18-6) conclude Big 12 Conference play this weekend, as the eighth-ranked Huskers take on No. 14 Baylor in a three-game series at Hawks Field. First pitch for Friday?s opener is set for 6:35 p.m. and tickets remain for all three contests.