June 14, 2011
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LYNCHBURG, Va. - Just one week after receiving his first All-American nod, big things are happening for Scott Garner once again. In addition to his slot among Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans, Garner was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) First Team Freshman All-America team this week. That makes his second Freshman All-America honor and his third major honor of the year.
After wrapping up the season with a 9-2 record, 2.48 ERA, and 50 strikeouts, the rookie from Port Orange saw the accolades start to roll in. Just before the MEAC Championships, he received a first-ever honor of being named both the MEAC Rookie and Pitcher of the Year. Shortly after the conclusion of the Wildcats' season, he was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team, and now he joins the 34-man Freshman All-America squad as named by the NCBWA.
The 2011 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from 17 conferences and seven conference championship teams. The ACC, Atlantic Sun, MEAC and SEC placed two players apiece on the first team. Joining Garner on the team from MEAC is North Carolina A&T shortstop Luke Tendler.
Garner is still in the running for more honors from the NCBWA, as the 2011 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 14.
2011 NCBWA Freshman All-America Team
First Team
Pos., Player, School
C Matt Wollenzin, Austin Peay
1B Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
2B Taylor Ratliff, Jacksonville
3B Colin Moran, North Carolina
SS Luke Tendler, North Carolina A&T
OF Daniel Aldrich, College of Charleston
OF Jaycob Brugman, BYU
OF Kyle Wren, Georgia Tech
DH Brad Zebedis, Presbyterian College
UT Marco Gonzales, Gonzaga
Pos. Name School
SP Tyler Barnette, Charlotte
SP Scott Garner, Bethune-Cookman
SP Karsten Whitson, Florida
RP Chris Anderson, Jacksonville
RP Cale Elam, Wichita State
RP Corey Knebel, Texas
Second Team
Pos. Player, School
C Austin Barrett, Mercer
1B D.J. Peterson, New Mexico
2B JaCoby Jones, LSU
3B Erich Weiss, Texas
SS Logan Kirkland, South Alabama
OF Phillip Ervin, Samford
OF Alex Bacon, North Florida
OF Krey Bratsen, Texas A&M
DH Jeff Zimmerman, North Illinois
UT Josh Dezse, Ohio State
Pos. Name School
SP T.J. Pecoraro, Vanderbilt
SP Nick Petree, Missouri State
SP Adam Plutko, UCLA
SP Alex Gonzalez, Oral Roberts
RP Kyle Porter, California
RP Kevin Poole, Clemson
RP Kevin Ziomek, Vanderbilt
RP Barrett Astin, Arkansas
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