IRVING, Texas – A league-best 12 Longhorns were honored for their achievements in the classroom by landing on the Academic All-Big 12 Baseball team, the league announced Thursday.

A total of 80 student-athletes were honored on the team, including 51 on the first team and 29 on the second team. Texas led all Big 12 schools with nine first team selections, and the 12 total selections tied for the league lead along with Baylor.

Senior Parker French , a finance major, was one of five Big 12 student-athletes to earn first team honors for the third time in his career.

This marks the second straight year Texas has set a program record for selections on the Academic All-Big 12 Baseball team. Last year, Texas' 11 selections marked a program-high, topping 1997 and 2012 when nine Longhorns landed on the team. The nine first team choices also mark a program best, topping the previous high of eight which was set last year.

First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA while the second team selections hold a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of their team's scheduled contests. Freshman and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

Texas' 12 selections furthered a consistent string of academic success in the baseball program, which had a 3.23 cumulative team GPA coming into the spring. The squad had earned a GPA of 3.0 or better for nine consecutive semesters and a 3.1 or better for seven straight semesters coming into this spring.

2015 Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Team

First Team (Name, Class, Major)

Tres Barrera , So., Interested in Sport Management

Bret Boswell , r-Fr., Interested in Business

Kacy Clemens , So., Interested in Business

Travis Duke , Jr., Corporate Communications

Parker French , Sr., Finance

Zane Gurwitz , So., Interested in Psychology

C.J Hinojosa , Jr., Physical Culture & Sports with a minor in Business

Grant Martin , Sr., Energy Finance

Josh Sawyer , So., Business