The Voice Of Amateur Baseball Collegiate Post Office: P.O. Box 50566, Tucson, AZ 85703 Overnight Shipping: 2515 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Main Telephone: (520) 623-4530 FAX Line: (520) 624-5501 Baseball E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.baseballnews.com Contact: Lou Pavlovich, Jr. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Office: (520) 623-4530 For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 29, 2014 NCAA Division I All-Americans TUCSON, Ariz. — The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams and National Player of The Year were announced today by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. The 17-man first team, chosen by performances up to regional playoffs and picked by the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper, features 11 conference players or pitchers of the year, including: • RHP Aaron Nola, Louisiana St. (Pitcher of Year Southeastern Conference). • LHP Jace Fry, Oregon St. (Pitcher of Year Pac-12 Conference). • RHP Andrew Morales, U.C. Irvine (Pitcher of Year Big West). • LHP Nathan Kirby, Virginia (Co-Pitcher of Year Atlantic Coast Conference). • LHP Chris Diaz, Miami, Fla. (Co-Pitcher of Year Atlantic Coast Conference). • C Max Pentecost, Kennesaw St. (Player of Year Atlantic Sun Conference). • 1B Casey Gillaspie, Wichita St. (Player of Year Missouri Valley Conference). • 2B Jace Conrad, Louisiana-Lafayette (Player of Year Sun Belt Conference). • OF Michael Conforto, Oregon St. (Player of Year Pac-12 Conference). • OF Michael Katz, William & Mary (Player of Year Colonial Athletic Association). • UT A.J. Reed, Kentucky (Player of Year Southeastern Conference). Kentucky’s A.J. Reed is Collegiate Baseball’s National Player Of The Year after one of the best seasons in college baseball history. He leads NCAA Division I players with 23 home runs (more than 193 NCAA schools) and also leads the nation in slugging percentage percentage (.768) and OPS (1.259). He also hit .351 with 17 doubles and 70 RBI. He leads the rugged Southeastern Conference in homers (23), RBI (70), walks (47), wins (11), total bases (162), OPS (1.259), on-base percentage (.491) and slugging percentage (.768). As a pitcher, he has an 11-2 record and 2.10 ERA. He has wins over Virginia, South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Florida, Alabama, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Auburn and Georgia. The first team features one pitcher with 127 strikeouts (LSU’s Aaron Nola) and another who only gave up 45 hits in 95 innings (Ben Wetzler of Oregon St.). Both closers (Michael Cederoth of San Diego St. and Nick Burdi of Louisville) have fastballs that hit 100 mph. The first team offense features remarkable power, line drive hitters and speed. Six hitters collected 17 or more doubles led by Michael Katz of William & Mary with 24. Trea Turner of N.C. State has 26 stolen bases on the season to lead first teamers. The following are the first, second and third team Louisville Slugger All-Americans for 2014. (MORE) NCAA Division I All-Americans First Team As chosen by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Pitchers Pos Player School W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H BB SO RHP Aaron Nola Louisiana St. 10 1 1.49 15 15 2 0 109.0 65 26 127 LHP Ben Wetzler Oregon St. 11 1 0.76 13 12 3 0 95.0 45 28 73 LHP Jace Fry Oregon St. 11 1 1.43 15 15 4 0 113.6 77 29 94 RHP Andrew Morales U.C. Irvine 9 2 1.56 15 15 2 0 109.3 71 24 119 LHP Nathan Kirby Virginia 8 1 1.48 14 14 1 0 91.3 57 22 93 LHP Chris Diaz Miami (Fla.) 9 0 2.31 15 15 0 0 93.6 83 38 80 Relief Michael Cederoth San Diego St. 6 2 2.28 32 1 0 20 51.3 36 28 55 Relief Nick Burdi Louisville 3 1 0.56 26 0 0 14 32.0 15 8 57 Position Players Pos Player School AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB C Max Pentecost Kennesaw St. .423 246 57 104 21 2 9 55 24 24 16 1B Casey Gillaspie Wichita St. .389 211 50 82 15 1 15 50 58 28 8 2B Jace Conrad Louisiana-Lafayette .367 229 57 84 19 3 7 55 16 23 21 3B Daniel Miles Tennessee Tech. .380 237 67 90 17 1 11 54 39 21 5 SS Trea Turner N.C. State .321 215 65 69 12 3 8 36 37 25 26 OF Michael Conforto Oregon St. .364 187 50 68 15 2 7 55 50 35 4 OF Brandon Thomasson Tennessee Tech. .336 244 60 82 20 4 22 76 22 45 2 OF Michael Katz William & Mary .363 240 64 87 24 1 14 75 32 43 0 UT•• A.J. Reed Kentucky Hitting: (.351, 17 2B, 23 HR, 70 RBI) Pitching: (11-2, 2.10 ERA, 68 K, 29 BB) Second Team Pitchers Pos Player School W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H BB SO LHP Blake Fox Rice 12 0 1.38 14 14 0 0 97.6 79 26 65 RHP Josh Prevost Seton Hall 12 2 1.62 15 15 6 0 116.3 64 20 111 RHP Preston Morrison Texas Christian 9 3 1.25 15 15 5 0 108.3 77 14 76 RHP Daniel Gossett Clemson 7 1 1.78 14 14 2 0 101.3 69 30 102 RHP Mike Murray Florida Gulf Coast 13 1 1.85 15 15 2 0 107.0 92 14 79 RHP Sam Street Texas-Pan American 12 2 1.81 15 15 11 0 129.3 104 25 91 RHP Kyle Funkhouser Louisville 12 2 1.81 15 15 0 0 99.3 72 53 100 RHP Tyler Davis Washington 10 2 1.75 16 14 0 1 97.6 84 15 54 LHP Matt Imhof Cal. Poly 9 4 2.55 14 14 1 0 91.6 62 38 120 RHP Casey Bloomquist Cal. Poly 12 1 1.60 15 13 1 1 90.0 80 19 67 RHP Erick Fedde UNLV 8 2 1.76 11 11 1 0 76.6 58 21 82 RHP Josh Frye Long Beach St. 8 0 1.51 16 9 1 0 77.3 52 17 51 RHP Chase Mallard Alabama-Birmingham 9 3 1.55 15 15 2 0 110.0 74 22 94 RHP Matt Warren Creighton 10 1 2.03 29 12 1 0 84.3 62 25 45 Relief Sam Moore U.C. Irvine 0 3 1.90 30 0 0 23 42.6 33 9 38 Relief Brendan McCurry Oklahoma St. 5 0 0.42 32 0 0 18 43.0 27 7 47 Position Players Pos Player School AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB C Kyle Schwarber Indiana .340 215 61 73 15 5 12 41 41 27 10 C Taylor Gushue Florida .323 220 30 71 16 0 6 49 23 35 1 1B Sam Travis Indiana .342 228 50 78 16 2 10 53 22 25 8 1B Nic Wilson Georgia St. .322 205 50 66 20 0 18 52 35 56 0 1B Matt Tellor S.E. Missouri .386 233 60 90 18 0 15 71 30 26 2 2B Ryan Seiz Liberty .362 224 55 81 16 2 12 42 27 51 0 3B Connor Panas Canisius .362 188 38 68 16 3 6 51 26 36 16 SS Dylan Bosheers Tennessee Tech. .368 234 66 86 14 1 11 56 27 32 8 OF Jeff Gardner Louisville .340 215 36 73 19 2 9 66 19 37 1 OF D.J. Stewart Florida St. .348 187 45 65 19 0 7 48 38 30 4 OF Casey Jones Elon .418 196 42 82 20 4 7 53 36 40 11 UT Aaron Brown Pepperdine Hitting: (.320, 11 2B, 12 HR, 45 RBI) Pitching: (11-1, 2.24 ERA, 96 K, 34 BB) •• National Player Of The Year (Statistics Current Up To First Round Of Regionals) (MORE) Third Team Pitchers Pos Player School W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H BB SO LHP Kyle Freeland Evansville 10 2 1.90 14 14 2 0 99.6 79 13 128 RHP Luke Weaver Florida St. 8 3 2.66 15 15 2 0 101.3 83 22 81 LHP Joey DeNato Indiana 12 1 1.77 16 15 0 0 101.6 85 38 77 RHP Carson Baranik Louisiana-Lafayette 10 1 3.30 15 15 2 0 92.6 81 22 69 RHP Zach Plesac Ball St. 12 2 2.11 25 6 1 6 85.3 75 33 67 RHP Logan Shore Florida 7 3 1.99 15 14 0 0 90.6 76 18 62 LHP Brandon Finnegan Texas Christian 8 3 2.14 14 14 1 0 84.0 63 24 110 LHP Carlos Rodon N.C. State 6 7 2.01 14 14 3 0 98.6 84 31 117 LHP Seth Varner Miami (Ohio) 7 3 2.85 15 15 1 0 104.3 95 25 123 RHP Chance Sinclair Nebraska 9 1 2.29 15 15 1 0 94.3 85 25 48 Relief Ryan Thompson Campbell 6 2 1.22 37 0 0 17 81.3 68 25 81 Relief Nick Howard Virginia 2 1 2.22 26 0 0 18 28.3 18 12 50 Relief Ryan Williams East Carolina 11 3 1.81 32 0 0 7 99.6 88 11 76 Position Players Pos Player School AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB C Kevin Krause Stony Brook .354 198 46 70 15 0 8 51 26 28 8 C Aramis Garcia Florida International .368 163 34 60 14 2 8 37 25 23 4 1B Connor Joe San Diego .367 218 59 80 21 2 9 51 32 24 3 1B Rhys Hoskins Sacramento St.