OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Wichita State University senior infielder Luke Ritter was named one of 30 candidates for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate baseball, it was announced Friday, March 22.
 
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition.
 
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
 
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four C's of community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2019 College World Series® in June.

 

2019 Baseball Candidates
Zach Ashford, Fresno State	Bobby Holmes, Coastal Carolina
Austin Bull, Grand Canyon	Gunner Leger, Louisiana
Richard Cunningham, Baylor	Brady Lloyd, ECU
Jack Dunn, Northwestern	Jake Mangum, Mississippi State
Antoine Duplantis, LSU	Jayse McLean, North Dakota State
Austin Embler, UNC Greensboro	Tommy Miller, Siena
Bryce Fehmel, Oregon State	Brian Moskey, Quinnipiac
Vito Friscia, Hofstra	Cole O'Connor, Dartmouth
Sam Fuller, St. Bonaventure	Cam Opp, Army
Eric Gilgenbach, Notre Dame	Nic Ready, Air Force
Andrew Gottfried, High Point	Luke Ritter, Wichita State
Brock Hale, BYU	Zach Schneider, FAU
Will Haueter, Northern Kentucky	Andy Shadid, Bradley
Justin Hayes, Norfolk State	Jahmon Taylor, Coppin State
Darius Hill, West Virginia	Brylie Ware, Oklahoma