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2009 All-Americans included 2010 Major League Baseball Draft #1 pick Stephen Strasburg (left) and Seattle Mariners second basemen Dustin Ackley (right). An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and ...
As a freshman, Eibner led the team in RBI and had three game-winning hits. For his efforts, Eibner was named to Baseball America's Freshman All-American team in 2008. [1] The following season, Eibner was named SEC Pitcher of the Week for his complete-game one-hit shutout win against the #1 Georgia Bulldogs. [2]
He started 63 games during the season, batting .362 with 18 home runs, 42 RBIs, 16 doubles, and 12 stolen bases. [10] His 18 home runs were the most ever by a LSU freshman, surpassing Mike Fontenot's previous record of 17. [11] He earned All-American honors and was named National Freshman of the Year by Perfect Game.
At UConn, Springer was named to the 2009 Baseball America Freshman All-America First Team. [6] He was also named the Big East Conference rookie of the year. [7] In 2009 and 2010, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League. [8] [9] In 2011, Springer was named the Big East Player of the Year. [10]
As a freshman in 2008, Parker was a first-team freshman All-American by Baseball America after he hit .303 with 14 home runs and 50 runs batted in in 57 games. [citation needed] He was also a first-team All-ACC selection his freshman year. He led his team in home runs and was second in slugging percentage at .559 and, walks at 32.
During the last days of the regular season, two teams fired their general managers, effective at the end of the season. On October 3, the Toronto Blue Jays fired J. P. Ricciardi after eight seasons. The following day, the San Diego Padres axed Kevin Towers, who had been the longest-tenured GM in Major League Baseball at 14 seasons.
He played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod League in both 2006 (for the Orleans Cardinals) and 2007 (for the Bourne Braves), was voted an All-Star both years, and was named the East Division MVP during the league's 2006 All-Star Game. [7] [18] [19] Satin was a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American in 2005, and first-team All-Pac ...
Wise was awarded the Freshman of the Week Award on March 13, 2006. [1] After the season, he was named to the Freshman All-Southeastern Conference team and the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team. [1] In his sophomore season, Wise batted .234 with 32 hits, nine doubles, three triples, two home runs