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June 8, 2009
For Immediate Release
Contact: Bo Carter
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37 players honored from 17 conferences

NCBWA ANNOUNCES 2009 PRO-LINE
ATHLETIC FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM

DALLAS (NCBWA) – A total of 37 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the annual Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NCBWA Freshman All-America Team, the organization announced today.

The 2009 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA Freshman All-America Team is comprised from 17 conferences and 10 conference championship teams. The two All-America squads are also made up of 12 conference Rookie of the Year winners.

Cal State Fullerton, Texas and Wichita State each placed the most players (3) overall on the two teams, while 31 schools placed one player on the teams. Cal State Fullerton and Texas each had one player on the first team and one on the second team, while Wichita State placed two players on the second team.

The Pac-10 Conference placed three players on the first team, while the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference and the Southeastern Conference each placed two players on the first team. The SEC had six members on the first and second teams, The Pac-10 had four, while the ACC, Big Ten, Big West and Conference USA each had three selections.

The 2009 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 9.

2009 PRO-LINE ATHLETIC FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Pos.	First Team	School	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
1B	Preston Tucker	Florida	6-0	205	Fr.	Tampa, Fla.
2B	Matt Jensen	Cal Poly	5-10	190	Fr.	Clovis, Calif.
3B	Anthony Rendon	Rice	5-11	180	Fr.	Houston, Texas
SS	AJ Pettersen	Minnesota	5-9	170	rFr.	Minnetonka, Minn.
C	Jeremy Schaffer	Tulane	6-1	205	Fr.	Bellaire, Texas
OF	Xavier Macklin	North Carolina A&T	6-1	189	Fr.	Rocky Mount, N.C.
OF	George Springer	Connecticut	6-3	185	Fr.	New Britain, Conn.
OF	Kolton Wong	Hawaii	5-9	180	Fr.	Hilo, Hawaii
OF	Ryan Wright	Louisville	6-1	190	Fr.	Fort Wayne, Ind.
DH	Alex Dickerson	Indiana	6-3	210	Fr.	Poway, Calif.
UT	Danny Hultzen	Virginia	6-2	190	Fr.	Bethesda, Md.
SP	Trevor Bauer	UCLA	6-1	175	Fr.	Valencia, Calif.
SP	Sean Gilmartin	Florida State	6-2	175	Fr.	Moorpark, Calif.
SP	Taylor Jungmann	Texas	6-6	195	Fr.	Temple, Texas
SP	Tyler Pill	Cal State Fullerton	6-1	180	Fr.	Covina, Calif.
RP	Sam Gaviglio	Oregon State	6-1	170	Fr.	Ashland, Ore.
RP	Mitchell Lambson	Arizona State	6-1	190	Fr.	Tualatin, Ore.
RP	Matty Ott	LSU	6-1	180	Fr.	New Orleans, La.
Second Team: C C.J. Cron, Utah; 1B Ian Nielsen, Ball State; 2B Levi Michael, North Carolina; 3B Troy Channing, Saint Mary's; SS Joe Panik, St. John's; OF Jackie Bradley, Jr., South Carolina; OF Kameron Brunty, Southern Miss; OF Taylor Dugas, Alabama; OF Dusty Robinson, Fresno State; DH Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt; UT Zack Cox, Arkansas; SP Jordan Cooper, Wichita State; SP Eric Harrington, Lamar; SP Charlie Lowell, Wichita State; SP Anthony Meyo, Coastal Carolina; SP Noe Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton; RP Austin Dicharry, Texas; RP Justin Malone, Georgia State; RP Tyler Mizenko, Winthrop.
Complete release with statistics (.pdf)

Pro-Line Athletic is in its fifth 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.

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