GREENWOOD, IND. – Seniors Ryan Probst and Christian Slattery of Cal Lutheran baseball were named to the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District team for their combined performances both on the field and in the classroom.
The Kingsmen were standouts on the academic front as Probst boasted a 3.60 GPA whilst majoring in Business Administration. Slattery enjoyed similar success as he earned a GPA of 3.98 GPA as a Financial Planning major.
Holding down the outfield for two years after transferring from Ohlone College was Probst (Pleasanton, Calif.) who enjoyed a fantastic two-year career at Cal Lutheran. The outfielder burst onto the scene in 2019 when he was named All-SCIAC First Team after hitting .359 with 46 hits, 28 RBI, 27 runs, five doubles, four triples and three home runs. He tallied 14 multi-hit games and posted five games with three or more hits. Probst was off to a great start in his final season as he hit .308 with 17 RBI, 17 runs scored and one home run. Probst came through with a clutch walk-off base hit in the team's 12-11 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Feb. 22).
Concluding their three-year career in the Purple and Gold was Slattery (Malibu, Calif.) who was one of the most dominant closers in CLU history. The right-hander is earning this recognition for the second time, as he was named All-SCIAC Second Team, CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-America First Team and CoSIDA Google Cloud Academic All-District for his outstanding 2019 season. In that year, he made 18 appearances out of the bullpen and led the conference in saves (9). With seven saves in his senior season, Slattery led the nation. The hard-throwing closer was on pace to break the all-time saves record as he finished with 22 saves in his career, which is just three behind the program's all-time leader, Aaron Roth, with 25. Slattery allowed just two earned runs in 11 innings of work for the Kingsmen, posting a 1.64 ERA with 15 strikeouts.
The Kingsmen hope to keep their momentum alive in 2021 with a strong core of returners coming back to George "Sparky" Anderson Field.
CoSIDA Academic All-District Release
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Release by Jeff Rebello, Assistant Sports Information Director
