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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (NCBWA) – After two
rounds of voting by the organization, 67 baseball student-athletes
comprise the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s
19th Annual All-America first, second and third teams, as announced
on Wednesday.
Twenty different conferences are represented and 10 conference
championships teams. The three All-America squads are also made
up of nine conference players of the year, 11 conference pitchers
of the year winners and eight first-round draft picks in the recent
Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Members of this year’s team lead or are tied for the lead nationally
in 15 different categories, including batting average (Ryan Scott,
Little Rock, .435), hits (Boomer White, Texas A&M, 100), home
runs per game (Spencer Johnson, Missouri State, 0.41), RBI per game
(Nick Feight, UNC Wilmington, 1.52), walks (Zack Collins, Miami,
72), total bases (Nick Feight, UNC Wilmington, 175), on-base percentage
(Jameson Fisher, Southeastern Louisiana, .558), wins (Alex Faedo,
Florida; Ryan Foster, UNC Wilmington, 13), strikeouts (Joey Lucchesi,
Southeast Missouri, 149), earned run average (Eric Lauer, Kent State,
0.69), hits allowed per nine innings (Dakota Mekkes, Michigan State,
4.11), strikeouts per nine innings (Dakota Mekkes, Michigan State,
15.16), complete games (Luke Gillingham, Navy, 8), saves (Sam Donko,
VCU, 20) and whip (Troy Rallings, Washington, 0.72).
Previous NCBWA All-America teams from 1996-2015 have featured
the likes of P Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State, OF J.D. Drew
of Florida State, P-DH Jason Jennings of Baylor, 1B Mark Teixeira
of Georgia Tech, RHP Mark Prior of Southern California, SS Khalil
Greene of Clemson, SS-2B Rickie Weeks of Southern, 3B Alex Gordon
of Nebraska, P David Price of Vanderbilt, P-DH Brad Lincoln of Houston,
C Buster Posey of Florida State, catcher Mike Zunino of Florida,
3B Kris Bryant of San Diego, P-1B A.J. Reed from Kentucky; OF Andrew
Benintendi from Arkansas, among others.
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2016 NCBWA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICA TEAM |
| Pos. |
First Team |
School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
| C |
Zack Collins |
Miami |
6-3 |
220 |
Jr. |
Pembroke Pines,
Fla. |
| C |
Chris Okey |
Clemson |
5-11 |
195 |
Jr. |
Mount Dora, Fla. |
| 1B |
Peter Alonso |
Florida |
6-2 |
225 |
Jr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
| 2B |
Brian Mims |
UNC Wilmington |
5-11 |
185 |
So. |
Montclair, Va. |
| 3B |
Will Craig |
Wake Forest |
6-3 |
235 |
Jr. |
Johnson City,
Tenn. |
| SS |
Sheldon Neuse |
Oklahoma |
6-0 |
195 |
Jr. |
Fort Worth,.
Texas |
| OF |
Seth Beer |
Clemson |
6-2 |
195 |
Fr. |
Suwanee, Ga. |
| OF |
Corey Ray |
Louisville |
6-0 |
190 |
Jr. |
Chicago, Ill. |
| OF |
Connor Owings |
Coastal Carolina |
5-10 |
190 |
Sr. |
Gilbert, S.C. |
| DH |
G.K. Young |
Coastal Carolina |
6-0 |
230 |
Jr. |
Conway, S.C. |
| UT |
Brendan McKay |
Louisville |
6-2 |
212 |
So. |
Darlington, Pa. |
| SP |
Eric Lauer |
Kent State |
6-3 |
205 |
Jr. |
Elyria, Ohio |
| SP |
Logan Shore |
Florida |
6-2 |
215 |
Jr. |
Coon Rapids,
Minn. |
| SP |
Kade McClure |
Louisville |
6-7 |
235 |
So. |
Mentor, Ohio |
| SP |
Drew Harrington |
Louisville |
6-2 |
229 |
Jr. |
Elizabethtown,
Ky. |
| SP |
Connor Jones |
Virginia |
6-3 |
200 |
Jr. |
Chesapeake, Va. |
| RP |
Troy Rallings |
Washington |
6-2 |
205 |
Sr. |
Carlsbad, Calif. |
| RP |
Sam Donko |
VCU |
6-2 |
235 |
Jr. |
Youngstown, Ohio |
| RP |
Shaun Anderson |
Florida |
6-5 |
230 |
Jr. |
Coral Springs,
Fla. |
| RP |
Zack Burdi |
Louisville |
6-3 |
205 |
Jr. |
Downers Grove,
Ill. |
| RP |
Bryan Garcia |
Miami |
6-1 |
205 |
Jr. |
Miami, Fla |
Second Team: C Nick Feight, UNC Wilmington,
So.; 1B Jameson Fisher, Southeastern La., r-Jr.;
2B Nick Solak, Louisville, Jr.; 3B Boomer White,
Texas A&M, Sr.; SS CJ Chatham, Florida Atlantic,
Jr.; SS Charles Leblanc, Pitt, So.;
OF Jake Mangum, Mississippi
State, Fr.; OF Ryan Scott, Little Rock, Jr.; OF
Heath Quinn, Samford, Jr.; DH Austin Edens, Samford,
So.; UT Luken Baker, TCU, Fr.; SP Joseph Camacho,
Alabama State, Sr.; SP Dakota Hudson, Mississippi
State, Jr.; SP AJ Puckett, Pepperdine, Jr.; SP Ryan
Foster, UNC Wilmington, Sr.; SP Joey Lucchesi, Southeast
Missouri, Sr.; SP Braden Webb, South Carolina, Fr.;
RP Stephen Nogosek, Oregon, Jr.; RP Dylan Moore,
Louisiana-Lafayette, So.; RP Mark Ecker, Texas A&M,
Jr.; RP Matthew Gorst, Georgia Tech, Jr.; RP Pat
Krall, Clemson, Jr. |
Third Team: C Matt Thasis, Virginia, So.;
1B Darrick Hall, Dallas Baptist, Jr.; 1B Hunter
Melton, Texas A&M, Sr.;
2B Clayton Daniel, Jacksonville
State, So.; 3B Jake Burger, Missouri State, So.;
3B Zach Remillard, Coastal Carolina, Sr.; SS Taylor
Walls, Florida State, So.; OF Spencer Johnson, Missouri
State, Sr.; OF Bryan Reynolds, Vanderbilt, Jr.;
OF Anfernee Grier, Auburn,
Jr.; OF Bryson Bowman, Western Carolina, r-Jr.;
OF Jeren Kendall, Vanderbilt, So.; DH JJ Schwarz,
Florida, So.; UT Adam Haseley, Virginia, So.; SP
Alex Faedo, Florida, So.; SP Brigham Hill, Texas
A&M, So.; SP Clarke Schmidt, South Carolina,
So.; SP Kevin Hill, South Alabama, r-Sr.; SP Mike
Rucker, BYU, Jr.; SP Jon Duplantier, Rice, Jr.;
SP Luke Gillingham, Navy, Sr.; RP Thomas Burrows,
Alabama, Jr.; RP Mike Morrison, Coastal Carolina,
Sr.; RP Dakota Mekkes, Michigan State, r-So.; RP
Iannick Remillard, Canisius, Sr. |
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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.p>
For more information on the NCAA Division I All-America team,
contact NCBWA Assistant Executive Director Mike Montoro of West
Virginia University at 304-293-2821.
Related link:
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NCBWA All-America Teams (2001-2016)
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