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For Immediate Release: Thursday, June 1, 2017
Collegiate Baseball’s
NCAA Div. I All-Americans
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams and
National Players of The Year were announced today.
The 17-man first team, chosen by performances up to regional playoffs and picked by the staff of
Collegiate Baseball newspaper, features 7 conference players or pitchers of the year, including:
• RHP J.B. Bukauskas, North Carolina (Pitcher of Year Atlantic Coast Conference).
• RHP Cory Abbott, Loyola Marymount (Pitcher of Year West Coast Conference).
• LHP Steven Gingery, Texas Tech. (Pitcher of Year Big 12 Conference).
• 1B Brent Rooker, Mississippi St. (Player of Year Southeastern Conference).
• OF Niko Hulsizer, Morehead St. (Co-Player of Year Ohio Valley Conference).
• LHP/1B Brendan McKay, Louisville (Player of Year Atlantic Coast Conference).
• DH Keston Hiura, U.C. Irvine (Player of Year Big West Conference).
Louisville’s Brendan McKay and Mississippi State’s Brent Rooker are Collegiate Baseball's National
Players of The Year.
McKay put up superb numbers as a hitter (.363, 17 HR, 12 2B, 52 RBI) and as a pitcher (9-3, 2.37
ERA, 31 BB, 124 K).
Rooker led the SEC in nine offensive categories, including batting average (.404), slugging percentage
(.843), on-base percentage (.505), hits (90), RBI (76), doubles (29), home runs (21), total bases (188)
and stolen bases (18).
The first team features one pitcher who had a remarkable strikeout to walk ratio in LHP David
Peterson of Oregon (140 strikeouts, 15 walks). Oregon St. had two pitchers on the first team in LHP
Luke Heimlich and RHP Jake Thompson who combined for a 22-1 record and 216 strikeouts. Thompson
led the USA with 12 wins while Heimlich had the lowest ERA in the nation at 0.81.
The first team offense includes Morehead State's Niko Hulsizer who led first teamers with 27 homers
and 82 RBI. U.C. Irvine DH Keston Hiura led the nation with a .442 batting average.
The following are the first, second and third team Collegiate Baseball All-Americans for 2017.
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Collegiate Baseball’s
NCAA Div. I All-Amercans
FIRST TEAM
Pitchers
Pos
LHP
RHP
RHP
LHP
RHP
LHP
Relief
Player
Luke Heimlich
Jake Thompson
J.B. Bukauskas
David Peterson
Cory Abbott
Steven Gingery
Lincoln Henzman
School
Oregon St.
Oregon St.
North Carolina
Oregon
Loyola Marymount
Texas Tech.
Louisville
Position Players
Pos
C
1B ••
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
DH
UT••
Player
School
Ben Breazeale
Wake Forest
Brent Rooker
Mississippi St.
Braden Schewmake Texas A&M
Drew Ellis
Louisville
Logan Warmoth North Carolina
Niko Hulsizer
Morehead St.
Stuart Fairchild Wake Forest
Greg Deichmann Louisiana St.
Keston Hiura
U.C. Irvine
Brendan McKay Louisville
SECOND TEAM
As chosen by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
W
10
12
9
11
11
9
2
L
1
0
0
4
2
1
0
ERA
0.81
1.31
2.02
2.51
1.74
1.69
1.41
G
15
16
14
15
15
14
23
GS
15
15
14
15
15
14
0
CG
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
SV
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
IP
111.3
103.0
89.0
100.3
98.3
85.3
32.0
H
68
65
56
88
61
58
17
BB SO
21 120
31 96
33 111
15 140
28 130 27 99 8 32 AVG AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI BB
SO SB
.348 210
45
73
15
0
7
44 25
32
0
.404 223
53
90
29
3
21
76 41
48 18
.343 233
39
80
16
2
10
64 14
24
11
.376 202
51
76
18
1
17
53 35
36
6
.349 255
59
89
19
5
9
45 26
44 18 .349 249
69
87
21
2
27
82 27
74
3
.353 235
62
83
16
1
15
59 26
47 17
.330 221
45
73
11
0
19
67 45
49
4
.442 199
48
88
24
1
8
42 50
38
9 Hitting: (.363, 17 HR, 12 2B, 52 RBI) Pitching: (9-3, 2.37 ERA, 31 BB, 124 K) Pitchers
Pos
RHP
RHP
RHP RHP
RHP
RHP
LHP
LHP
RHP
LHP
RHP
RHP
RHP
RHP
RHP
Relief
Relief
Relief
Player
School
Griffin Canning
UCLA
Joey Murray
Kent St.
Spencer Howard Cal. Poly
Robby Howell
Central Florida
Connor Seabold Cal. St. Fullerton Alex Cunningham Coastal Carolina
JP Sears
The Citadel
Tyler Holton
Florida St.
Eli Morgan
Gonzaga
Trey Cumbie
Houston
Darren McCaughan Long Beach St. Nate Harris
Louisiana Tech.
Sean Hjelle
Kentucky
Alex Lange
Louisiana St.
Logan Gilbert
Stetson
Colton Hock
Stanford
Nick Sandlin
Southern Mississippi
Kenyon Yovan
Oregon
Position Players
Pos
C
C
C
1B
1B
1B
2B
2B
3B
3B
Player
Mason Fishback
Rob Calabrese
Evan Skoug
JJ Matijevic
Jake Adams
Austin Listi
Wade Bailey
Riley Mahan
Jake Scheiner
Jake Burger
School
New Mexico St.
Illinois-Chicago
Texas Christian
Arizona
Iowa
Dallas Baptist
Georgia Tech.
Kentucky
Houston
Missouri St.
•• National Players Of The Year
W
7
6
8
10
10
7
7
9
10
10
8
9
9
8
10
6
10
1
L
3
1
1
0
4
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
5
0
1
1
1
ERA
2.34
1.80
2.05
3.28
2.94
2.63
2.64
2.43
2.86
1.88
2.66
2.31
3.87
2.59
2.02
1.94
2.16
1.97
G
16
14
17
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
22
15
15
15
26
26
22
GS
16
14
12
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
9
15
15
12
0
0
0
CG
4
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
1
4
2
0
0
0
SV
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
16
7
15
AVG
.365
.357
.272
.389
.339
.332
.347
.325
.347
.341
AB
211
196
224
226
233
223
236
234
225
223
R
42
44
50
54
52
57
63
52
48
67
H
77
70
61
88
79
74
82
76
78
76
2B
16
23
7
29
14
22
21
22
18
12
3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
0
HR
8
7
16
10
27
20
6
14
17
22
IP
H
111.3 87
75.0 55
87.6 72
96.0 83
110.3 103
106.0 75
95.3 69
96.3 57
100.6 80
96.0 81
108.3 75
93.6 79
93.0 84
97.3 86
89.0 65
46.3 35
50.0 34
32.0 26
RBI
52
48
55
64
70
50
38
56
57
63
BB
11
20
35
22
29
44
27
19
26
41
BB
30
32
23
37
19
24
27
25
31
13
16
11
28
33
26
11
25
6
SO
134
110
97
90
108
117
142
119
138
80
94
94
91
118
107
35
72
36
SO
44
23
80
37
52
59
30
50
38
32
SB
3
3
3
9
5
1
6
8
8
3
(Statistics Current Up To First Round Of Regionals)
SS
SS
OF
OF
OF
DH
UT Jeremy Eirman
Joe Dunand
Jared Oliva
Reed Rohlman
Casey Golden
Ryan Flick
Adam Haseley
THIRD TEAM
Missouri St.
.311 222
61
69
15
2
19
61 36
53 13
N.C. State
.284 194
38
55
11
3
16
47 17
42
2
Arizona
.328 229
56
75
25
3
4
53 25
39 10
Clemson
.375 208
42
78
21
1
6
33 24
31
1
N.C. Wilmington
.310 226
55
70
13
0
21
42 25
73
6
Tennessee Tech. .384 219
59
84
23
0
18
70 36
56
1
Virginia Hitting: (.399, 14 HR, 15 2B, 54 RBI, 10 SB) Pitching: (7-1, 3.58 ERA, 53 K) Pitchers
Pos
RHP
RHP
RHP
LHP
LHP RHP
RHP
Relief
Relief
Player
School
Sean Mooney
St. John’s
Jared Janczak
Texas Christian
Morgan Cooper Texas
Gunner Leger
Louisiana-Lafayette Devin Hemmerich Norfolk St.
Heath Donica
Sam Houston St. Alex Faedo
Florida
Brett Conine
Cal. St. Fullerton Jake Fromson
Missouri St.
W
8
8
6
10
10
9
7
0
8
L
1
0
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
ERA
1.22
1.99
2.32
1.97
1.97
1.69
2.80
1.45
1.86
G
15
11
15
15
13
14
15
27
33
GS
12
11
14
15
13
14
15
0
0
CG
1
0
0
0
6
2
0
0
0
SV
IP
0 96.0
0 68.0
0 81.3
0 91.3
0 105.3
0 101.0
0 96.3
12 37.3
2 67.6
H
60
36
60
66
75
69
81
30
35
BB
16
17
32
24
16
27
32
5
13
SO
85
75
103
84
118
100
113
36
81
Position Players
Pos
C
1B
1B
1B
1B
1B
2B
2B
3B
3B
SS
SS
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
OF
DH
UT
Player
School AVG AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI BB
SO SB
Brent Diaz
Louisiana Tech.
.332 217
44
72
19
4
9
48 22
41
3
Ben Fisher
Eastern Kentucky .363 223
71
81
14
0
25
72 38
35
0
Dylan Burdeaux Southern Mississippi .348 287
64
100
24
0
11
68 29
46 20
Gavin Sheets
Wake Forest
.319 216
52
69
9
1
20
79 42
31
0
Evan White
Kentucky
.366 186
39
68
23
1
8
38 18
30
4
Hunter Hargrove Texas Tech.
.342 228
52
78
24
3
5
51 28
22
7
Jared Young
Old Dominion
.367 226
57
83
19
4
7
34 15
19
9
Nick Madrigal
Oregon St.
.377 204
47
77
18
2
4
31 20
13 15
Carl Stajduhar
New Mexico
.350 237
65
83
16
2
17
69 34
47
3
Bradley Haslam Air Force
.380 213
63
81
19
1
10
51 21
24
5
Danny Sheehan San Diego St.
.354 237
53
84
17
1
6
51 27
30
11
Kramer RobertsonLouisiana St.
.314 239
76
75
16
3
8
39 33
24
7
Brian Miller
North Carolina
.340 256
57
87
16
3
7
47 33
34 22
Tanner Allison
Western Michigan .356 216
35
77
18
1
9
68 25
31
3
Bryson Bowman Western Carolina .381 218
52
83
15
2
11
59 37
31
9
Tristan Pompey Kentucky
.369 236
64
87
16
0
9
40 41
52
8
Adam Groesbeck Air Force
.410 222
60
91
23
3
8
42 17
31
9
Will Robertson
Davidson
.335 236
57
79
18
2
18
43 19
29
4
Nick Egli
Belmont
.353 207
51
73
17
2
18
54 36
56
7
Kevin Milam
Saint Mary’s
Hitting: (.313, 12 HR, 14 2B, 55 RBI) Pitching: (9 SV, 3-1, 2.27 ERA, 31 K)
(Statistics Current Up To First Round Of Regionals)
Collegiate Baseball National Players Of The Year
2017: LHP/1B Brendan McKay, Louisville
1B Brent Rooker, Mississippi St. 2016: LHP Eric Lauer
Kent State 2015: OF Andrew Benintendi
Univ. of Arkansas
2014: LHP/1B A.J. Reed
Univ. of Kentucky
2013: 3B Kris Bryant
San Diego
2012: RHP Nick Petree
Missouri State
2011: RHP Trevor Bauer
UCLA
2010: LHP Chris Sale
Florida Gulf Coast
2009: RHP Stephen Strasburg
San Diego State
2008: C Buster Posey
Florida State
2007: LHP David Price, Vanderbilt
2B Tony Thomas, Florida State
2006: RHP Wes Roemer, Cal. St. Fullerton
OF Kellen Kulbacki, James Madison
2005: OF Shane Robinson
Florida State
2004: RHP Jered Weaver
Long Beach State
2003: 2B Rickie Weeks
Southern University
2002: SS Khalil Greene
Clemson University
2001: RHP Mark Prior
Southern California
2000: RHP Kip Bouknight
South Carolina
1999: UT Jason Jennings
Baylor University
1998: OF Kevin Mench
Univ. of Delaware
1997: OF J.D. Drew
Florida State
1996: RHP Kris Benson
Clemson University
1995: 1B/P Todd Helton, Tennessee
OF/P Mark Kotsay, Cal. St. Fullerton
1994: P/1B Ryan Jackson
Duke University
1993: P/OF Brooks Kieschnick
University of Texas
1992: P Lloyd Peever
Louisiana State
1991: P Bobby Jones
Fresno State
1990: OF Mike Kelly
Arizona State
1989: P Ben McDonald, Louisiana State
UT Scott Bryant, Univ. of Texas
1988: P Andy Benes
Evansville
1987: 3B Robin Ventura, Oklahoma State
1B Marteese Robinson, Seton Hall
1986: P Greg Swindell
Univ. of Texas
1985: OF Pete Incaviglia
Oklahoma State
1984: OF Oddibe McDowell
Arizona State