SAN BRUNO, Calif. — A total of nine Santa Clara University baseball student-athletes were recognized Monday for their excellence in the classroom with selections to the 2025 West Coast Conference All-Academic Team.
Dylan Joyce,
Thomas Ferroggiaro and
Johnny Luetzow earned spots on the All-Academic First Team — the most First Team honorees for the program since 2014, and the most in head coach
Rusty Filter's eight-year tenure.
Six additional Broncos were named Honorable Mention:
Max Bayles,
Koen Carston,
Brandon Gomez,
Jace Gillmore,
Henry Stewart and
Caden Wooster. This marks the seventh consecutive season that Santa Clara has had at least five players earn WCC All-Academic honors.
Ferroggiaro earned First Team honors by exemplifying both academic and athletic perseverance. After a slow start at the plate, the junior infielder caught fire over the second half of the season, lifting his batting average over 200 points to finish the season batting .275. He strung together a 12-game hitting streak and reached base in 18 consecutive games, finishing with career highs in RBIs (22), runs (20), and doubles (35, while hitting the first three home runs of his college career.
Joyce joined Ferroggiaro on the First Team after putting together an all-around stellar campaign as the Broncos' everyday first baseman. He led the team in batting average (.314), slugging percentage (.580), runs (40), hits (59), RBIs (49), and home runs (13). He hit two homers in a game for the first time on April 26 against Pacific and provided the go-ahead long ball in six different contests. Defensively, he committed only two errors in 403 chances, posting a .995 fielding percentage.
Luetzow, also a First Team selection, was a steady presence behind the plate and a contributor at the plate. A member of the Buster Posey Award Watch List, he batted .281 with two home runs, five doubles, 23 RBIs, and 22 runs scored. He ranked fifth on the team with nine multi-hit games and threw out 13 would-be base stealers during the season.
Among the Honorable Mention honorees, Bayles emerged as one of the most dominant pitchers in the conference. The junior right-hander led the WCC with 105 strikeouts and was recognized on both the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List and the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List. He delivered six outings with nine or more strikeouts — including a career-best 12 at UC Davis on Feb. 22 — and tossed a seven-inning, complete-game shutout against rival San Francisco on March 22. Opponents hit just .232 against him.
Carston was a versatile utility option for the Broncos, contributing in 28 games across catcher, designated hitter, and outfield roles. He hit .271 with three doubles and nine RBIs, including a torrid three-game stretch in March in which he batted .667 and posted a .750 on-base percentage.
Gomez made 12 starts in 15 appearances and logged 71 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings, limiting hitters to a .257 average. He tied his career high with nine punchouts at Portland on May 1 and was the tough-luck starter in five one-run losses.
Gillmore appeared in 13 games with three starts, picking up a pair of wins and recording his first career save on April 29. The sophomore posted six outings without an earned run and tallied multiple strikeouts in four of his final six appearances.
Stewart provided steady production out of the bullpen, going 3-0 in 17 appearances with a 2.28 ERA. He struck out 23 over 27 2/3 innings and opened the season with a streak of 15 2/3 consecutive scoreless frames.
Wooster served as the Broncos' closer, leading the team with four saves in 18 appearances. The junior struck out 29 in 27 1/3 innings and held opponents to a .225 batting average.
To be eligible for WCC All-Academic honors, student-athletes must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA, have completed at least one full academic year at the institution, and be a significant contributor to the team.
