(AP Photo)
Before the Super Regionals begin Friday, I thought it would be best to announce the list of the first annual College Baseball Examiner All-Americans.
The players are divided into First Team and Second Team selections - unlike other All-American selections there is no Third Team or Honorable Mention.
For each team, I have chosen five starting pitchers, one relief pitcher and one player at each position including a player who splits time in the field and on the mound.
The College Baseball Examiner National Player of the Year honors go to North Carolina's Dustin Ackley. Ackley just missed hitting .400 on the season (.399) with 20 homers and a dozen stolen bases for good measure.
The National Pitcher of the Year honors go to both Mike Leake and Stephen Strasburg. Leake led the Sun Devils weekend rotation with 14 wins and six complete games. Strasburg, went undefeated in the regular season and led the NCAA with 180 strikeouts. Both pitchers posted 1.24 ERA's.
Now without further adieu, here are the College Baseball Examiner All-Americans for 2009.
(Stats are as of the end of regular season play)
First Team
Pitchers
RHP- Mike Leake* (Arizona State): 14-1, 1.24 ERA, 128 K, 6 CG
RHP- Stephen Strasburg* (San Diego State): 13-0, 1.24 ERA, 180 K, 2 CG
LHP- Daniel Bibona (UC Irvine): 11-1, 2.65 ERA, 94 L, 1 CG
RHP- A.J. Morris (Kansas State): 13-1, 1.84 ERA, 98 K, 4 CG
RHP- Louis Coleman (LSU): 11-2, 2.84 ERA, 111 K, 2 CG
RP- Addison Reed (San Diego State): 0-0, 0.68 ERA, 19 SV, 36 K
Position Players
C- Chris Henderson (George Mason): .416, 14 HR, 54 RBI, 69 R
1B- Dustin Ackley** (North Carolina): .399, 20 HR, 61 RBI, 67 R, 12 SB
2B- Chris Sedon (Pittsburgh): .398, 22 HR, 62 RBI, 65 R, 19 SB
SS- Bryan Marquez (New Mexico State): .420, 22 HR, 85 RBI, 81 R, 5 SB
3B- Chris Dominguez (Louisville): .359, 23 HR, 79 RBI, 77 R, 18 SB
OF- Tyler Holt (Florida State): .388, 25 HR, 51 RBI, 76 R, 32 SB
OF- Kent Matthes (Alabama): .365, 28 HR, 81 RBI, 65 R, 13 SB
OF- Jason Kipnis (Arizona State): .380, 14 HR, 65 RBI, 66 R, 21 SB
Util- Bryce Bentz# (Middle Tenn. State): .482, 28 HR, 72 RBI, 78 R, 6 SB
*- National Pitcher of the Year
**- National Player of the Year
#- Numbers for Bentz as a pitcher (5-3 4.78 ERA, 57 K, 2 CG)
Second Team
Pitchers
RHP- Deck McGuire (Georgia Tech): 10-1, 3.15 ERA, 106 K
RHP- Alex Wimmers (Ohio State): 9-1, 2.68 ERA, 131 K, 4 CG
LHP- Cody Wheeler (Coastal Carolina): 10-0, 3.34 ERA, 96 K, 1 CG
RHP- Eric Arnett (Indiana): 12-1, 2.58 ERA, 103 K, 6 CG
LHP- Justin Marks (Louisville): 10-2, 3.50 ERA, 116 K, 1 CG
RP- Kyle Bellamy (Miami, FL): 3-1, 1.04 ERA, 16 SV, 60 K
Position Players
C- J.T. Wise (Oklahoma): .374, 17 HR, 61 RBI, 48 R, 2 SB
1B- Rich Poythress (Georgia): .370, 21 HR, 77 RBI, 64 R, 3 SB
2B- Mike Brownstein (New Mexico): .414, 1 HR, 49 RBI, 72 R, 20 SB
SS- Ryan Goins (Dallas Baptist): .371, 22 HR, 70 RBI, 76 R, 11 SB
3B- Mark Krauss (Ohio): .402, 27 HR, 70 RBI, 73 R, 6 SB
OF- Tyler Townsend (Florida International): .434, 24 HR, 77 RBI, 58 R, 3 SB
OF- Jarrett Parker (Virginia): .375, 16 HR, 60 RBI, 73 R, 19 SB
OF- Scott Krieger (George Mason): .378, 20 HR, 80 RBI, 67 R, 5 SB
Util- Brooks Raley% (Texas A&M): .315, 1 HR, 25 RBI, 43 R, 25 SB
%- Numbers for Raley as a pitcher (7-2, 3.74 ERA, 93 K, 1 CG)
There you go. The first annual College Baseball Examiner All-Americans. Be sure to check out Examiner's coverage of the Super Regionals beginning Friday, right here.
Keep it locked here for local coverage of the Super Regional participants from fellow Examiners. Just click the name of the school for their coverage.
Rice ♦ Arkansas ♦ Mississippi and Southern Miss ♦ Florida State ♦ LSU ♦ Louisville
Thanks for reading.
Follow the College Baseball Examiner on Facebook by clicking here.
Follow the College Baseball Examiner on Twitter by clicking here.
Comments