NCBWA 2012 Preseason All-American Team

Young Crop Receives Early Honors… WICHITA, Kan. ? One of the youngest groups in the decade-plus history of selections, the 12th annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association preseason All-America team has a strong element of 2011 NCAA World Series returnees and loads of exceptional 2012 season sophomores and juniors. After back-to-back NCAA titles for South Carolina and numerous defections to the professional ranks in ?11, the 2012 projected team may be a mini-view of the NCAA World Series next June. The defending champ Gamecocks landed pitcher Matt Price, who led the nation with 20 saves and kept USC in the running throughout the CWS with clutch relief appearances, on the first unit, along with starting ace Michael Roth (14-3, 1.06 earned run average, 112 strikeouts in a workhorse 145 innings pitched. Also off of Ray Tanner?s title crew is 1B Christian Walker,� a second team selection, after posting a .358 batting average with 10 home runs and 62 RBIs. First team All-America catcher Mike Zunino of Florida brings back NCAA team runner-up credentials and 2011 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year statistics ? 19 homers, 67 RBIs and a .371 average. Teammates first squad utility player Brian Johnson (8-3 pitching [...]

Source: http://collegebaseball360.com/2011/12/14/ncbwa-2012-preseason-all-american-team/

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