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June 9, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Mike Montoro
304-293-2821
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34 players honored by association on first-ever team

NCBWA ANNOUNCES 2008 PRO-LINE
ATHLETIC FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM

MORGANTOWN, W. VA. (NCBWA) – A total of 34 standout freshman college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the inaugural Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced today.

The 2008 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA Freshman All-American Team is comprised from 15 conferences and seven conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of 11 conference "Rookie of the Year" winners.

Auburn placed the most players on the first team with two, while Florida State placed the most on the overall team with three. Conference USA, the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference placed three players on the first team. The ACC had nine members on the first and second teams, Conference USA and the SEC each had four selections.

The 2008 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 10.

2008 PRO-LINE ATHLETIC/NCBWA DIVISION I FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Pos.	First Team	School	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Hunter Morris	Auburn	6-4	215	Fr.	Huntsville, Ala.
2B	Jedd Gyorko	West Virginia	5-10	180	Fr.	Morgantown, W. Va.
3B	Rob Segedin	Tulane	6-3	220	Fr.	Old Tappan, N.J.
SS	Derek Dietrich	Georgia Tech	6-1	195	Fr.	Parma, Ohio
C	Rafael Neda	New Mexico	6-0	205	Fr.	Obregon, Mexico
OF	Kentrail Davis	Tennessee	5-9	198	Fr.	Theodore, Ala.
OF	Brian Fletcher	Auburn	6-1	190	Fr.	Fayetteville, Ga.
OF	Ryan Lockwood	South Florida	5-10	175	Fr.	Tampa, Fla.
OF	Michael Choice	Texas-Arlington	6-0	190	Fr.	Mansfield, Texas
DH/UT	Bryce Brentz	Middle Tennessee	6-0	185	Fr.	Knoxville, Tenn.
SP	Chris Hernandez	Miami	6-1	195	Fr.	Miami, Fla.
SP	Shane Davis	Canisius	6-1	198	Fr.	Belmont, Ontario
SP	Seth Maness	East Carolina	5-11	168	Fr.	Pinehurst, N.C.
SP	Chance Ruffin	Texas	6-1	185	Fr.	Austin, Texas
RP	Kevin Rhoderick	Oregon State	6-0	190	Fr.	Scottsdale, Ariz.
RP	Chase Dempsay	Houston	6-3	180	Fr.	Baytown, Texas
RP	Colin Bates	North Carolina	6-1	179	Fr.	Naperville, Ill.
Second Team: 1B Jerrud Sabourin, Indiana; 2B Scott Woodward, Coastal Carolina; 3B Stuart Tapley, Florida State; SS Rick Hague, Rice; C Cameron Rupp, Texas; DH/UT Mike McGee, Florida State; OF Jake Williams, Wofford; OF Dan Grovatt, Virginia; OF Nick Cox, Columbia; OF Tyler Holt, Florida State; SP Matt Harvey, North Carolina; SP Deck McGuire, Georgia Tech; SP Bryan Morgado, Tennessee; SP Turner Phelps, James Madison; RP Thomas Girdwood, Elon; RP Cody Martin, Gonzaga; RP Thain Simon, Santa Clara.
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Pro-Line Athletic is in its fourth year as a sponsor of the NCBWA. It produces and distributes plaques for National Hitter and Pitchers of the Week during the regular season and extends its award production to include plaques for each member of the Pro-Line/NCBWA All-American team.

During the Summer of 2006 Pro-Line launched into the custom game clothing business with all products being manufactured in its facility in Fort Worth, Texas. As a part of this transition, the company re-branded from Pro-Line Cap Company to become Pro-Line Athletic...a full line athletic apparel company offering American Made headwear, workout gear and uniforms.

Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association's official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.

For more information on the Pro-Line Athletic Freshman All-America Team, contact NCBWA Assistant Executive Director Mike Montoro at West Virginia University at 304-293-2821.

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