GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – NC State outfielder Jonny Butler has been recognized as the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year and leads the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team announced on Thursday.
Butler emerged as the ACC batting champion (.376) as he led the Wolfpack to a College World Series berth and ranked among the league leaders in slugging percentage (.663) and on-base percentage (.452).
A native of Channahon, Illinois, Butler collected First-Team All-ACC honors after finishing the regular season with a batting average better than .400. He was one of the most dangerous hitters in the country down the stretch, turning in 11 consecutive multi-hit games to conclude the regular season. Butler went 10-for-32 (.313) in NCAA Tournament play with a team-high 12 runs batted in, highlighted by a 3-for-4 outing with a home run and career-best five RBIs in his College World Series debut versus Stanford on June 19.
Named All-America by four publications, Butler has also excelled in the classroom while majoring in accounting. He is a three-time NC State Dean’s List student and a two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
A total of 21 student-athletes who earned All-ACC honors this season also secured spots on the academic team, highlighted by first-team honorees Luke Waddell (Georgia Tech), Henry Davis (Louisville), Butler (NC State), John Michael Bertrand (Notre Dame), Andrew Abbott (Virginia) and Gavin Cross (Virginia Tech).
Duke's Matt Dockman and Joey Loperfido and UVa's Abbott are the only student-athletes on the 2021 All-ACC Academic Team to garner the award for the third time.
Additionally, five student-athletes on the All-ACC Freshman Team earned All-ACC Academic Team honors.
All 14 ACC baseball programs are represented on the All-ACC Academic Team with Duke leading all schools with seven selections, followed by Notre Dame with six. Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, and NC State each had five.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
The ACC Honor Roll, which recognizes all conference student-athletes with a grade point average of 3.0 for the current academic year, will be released later this month.
2021 ALL-ACC ACADEMIC BASEBALL TEAM
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Jonny Butler, Jr., OF, NC State
Dante Baldelli**, Boston College, Gr., OF, Healthcare Administration
Brian Dempsey, Boston College, Gr., INF, Management
Mack Anglin, Clemson, Fr., P, Criminal Justice
Mat Clark**, Clemson, Gr., P, Health Science
Geoffrey Gilbert, Clemson, Fr., P, Sociology
Nick Hoffmann, Clemson, Fr., P, Management
James Parker, Clemson, So., INF, Management
Chris Crabtree**, Duke, Sr., INF, Psychology
Matt Dockman***, Duke, Sr., P, Economics & Mathematics
Luke Fox, Duke, Fr., P/OF, Undeclared
Joey Loperfido***, Duke, Sr., OF, Sociology
Peter Matt, Duke, Gr., OF, Management
Ethan Murray**, Duke, Jr., INF, Sociology
RJ Schreck, Duke, Jr., OF, Computer Science
Chase Haney**, Florida State, Gr., P, Interdisciplinary Social Science
Bryce Hubbart, Florida State, Fr., P, Sport Management
Logan Lacey, Florida State, Sr., 3B/OF, Interdisciplinary Social Science
Brant Hurter**, Georgia Tech, Jr., P, Business
Tres Gonzalez, Georgia Tech, Fr., OF, Business
Andrew Jenkins, Georgia Tech, Fr., INF, Business
Kevin Parada, Georgia Tech, Fr., C, Business
Luke Waddell**, Georgia Tech, Jr., SS, Business
Alex Binelas**, Louisville, So., INF, Sport Administration
Kaleb Corbett, Louisville, Fr., P, Sport Administration
Henry Davis, Louisville, So., C, Sport Administration
Lucas Dunn**, Louisville, Jr., INF, Sport Administration/Communication
Luke Seed, Louisville, So., P, Finance
Spencer Bodanza, Miami, Jr., P, Sport Administration
Christian Del Castillo, Miami, R-Jr., OF, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Daniel Federman**, Miami, Jr., P, Management
Anthony Vilar**, Miami, So., INF, Accounting
Andrew Walters, Miami, Fr., P, Management
Gage Gillian, North Carolina, Sr., P, Management
Danny Serretti, North Carolina, So., INF, Exercise and Sport Science
Jonny Butler**, NC State, Jr., OF, Accounting
Sam Highfill, NC State, Fr., P, Business Administration
Reid Johnston, NC State, Jr., P, Sport Management
Evan Justice, NC State, Jr., P, Sport Management
Austin Murr, NC State, Jr., INF, Sport Management
John Michael Bertrand, Notre Dame, Gr., P, Management
Jack Brannigan, Notre Dame, So., INF, Finance
Ryan Cole, Notre Dame, Sr., OF, Finance
Tanner Kohlhepp, Notre Dame, So., P, Psychology
Spencer Myers, Notre Dame, Sr., OF, Finance
Alexander Rao, Notre Dame, Jr., P, Finance
Mitch Myers, Pitt, Jr., Health Services
Andrew Abbott***, Virginia, Gr., P, Biology/Psychology
Nate Savino, Virginia, So., P, Inter-Media Studies
Kyle Teel, Virginia, Fr., UTL, Undeclared
Kyle Whitten**, Virginia, Sr., P, Inter-Media Studies
Peyton Alford, Virginia Tech, Sr., P, Agriculture & Life Sciences (Master's)
Shane Connolly, Virginia Tech, Jr., P, Business Administration (Master's)
Gavin Cross, Virginia Tech, Fr., OF, Consumer Studies
Eric Adler, Wake Forest, Fr., P, Communication
Lucas Costello, Wake Forest, Fr., OF, Undeclared
* denotes the number of All-ACC Academic Team selections