TicketsMarch 17, 2009
After solid start to the 2009 baseball season coupled with his success in the classroom, junior pitcher Brian Garman (Wapakoneta, Ohio/Wapakoneta) has been selected as the College of Applied Science Scholar-Athlete of the Month for the month of March.
Dean Richard Newrock of the University of Cincinnati's College of Applied Science and Mike Thomas, Director of the UC Athletics Department announced the UC Scholar-Athlete of the Month award in August.
Each month of the academic year, the College of Applied Science, or CAS, will recognize a UC scholar-athlete who has demonstrated success both in the classroom and in an athletic arena. To be eligible for the award a scholar-athlete will have completed 2 years of education at UC, have a defined major, a cumulative grade point average (or GPA) of 3.25 or better, be in good standing, and have achieved athletic success.
Garman is currently 2-1 on the season for the Bearcats and recently threw 7.2 innings without giving up an earned run in a 6-1 win over Western Michigan on March 14. In the classroom, Garman owns a 3.56 (out of 4.0) GPA as a junior Criminal Justice major in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services.
"With a GPA of 3.56 and his outstanding performance on the mound Brian Garman continues to prove that scholarship and athletics do go `hand-in-hand' His dedication to excellence on the field and in class is a model for all of our student-athletes," affirmed Mike Thomas.
"Being a student-athlete prepares you for the rest of your life. It's one of the hardest things there is - trying to balance time between school and athletics," asserts Brian. "Once you get through it and are successful, you'll be prepared to be successful in anything else you try to do."
Long as the season is when spring quarter ends, Brian plays for the Lima Locos in the Great Lakes League. In 2007 he led the league in strikeouts with 50 while posting a 3-1 record and 2.66 ERA in nine starts. Last year in BIG EAST play for the Bearcats he was 1-1 with an ERA of 2.41 in four appearances and pitched 6-plus strong innings against USF in the BIG EAST Championship.
"I can't tell you how much being a Bearcat means to me. It is more than I would have ever imagined and something that I take a lot of pride in. I really enjoy the campus and the people here," states Brian. "I'll be a Bearcat the rest of my life."