Five members of the Valparaiso University baseball team were recognized as members of the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Team, which was announced by the league office on Monday.
 
Redshirt senior first baseman Gavin Bennett (Libertyville, Ill. / Libertyville), redshirt senior RHP Justin Bultemeier (Decatur, Ind. / Adams Central), redshirt junior infielder Thomas Cooper (Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood), redshirt senior catcher Eli Riley (Zanesville, Ind. / Norwell) and redshirt sophomore infielder Case Sullivan (Carmel, Ind. / Carmel) all earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honors.
 
Bennett graduated from the University of Illinois with a 3.54 cumulative GPA in finance and owns a 4.00 toward his graduate certificate in business economics at Valpo. Bultemeier graduated from Indiana University Kokomo with a 3.96 GPA in health sciences and owns a 3.90 toward his graduate certificate in public health from Valpo. Cooper owns a 3.72 GPA in finance, while Sullivan boasts a 3.70 GPA in marketing. Riley graduated from the University of Saint Francis with a 3.63 in management and possesses a 3.50 toward his MBA at Valpo.