All-American Teams
College -
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
Thursday, June 2, 2005
"LOUISVILLE
SLUGGER'S" ALL-AMERICAN BASEBALL TEAMS
TUCSON, Ariz. The Louisville Slugger NCAA
Division I All-American baseball teams were announced today which have a potent
mix of pitching and offense.
The 17-man first team, chosen by performances
up to regional playoffs and picked by the staff of Collegiate Baseball
newspaper, features nine conference players or pitchers of the year, including:
- RHP Lance Broadway, Texas Christian
(Pitcher of Year Conference USA)
- RHP Luke Hochevar, Tennessee (Pitcher of
Year Southeastern Conference)
- RHP Ian Kennedy, Southern California
(Pitcher of Year Pacific-10 Conference)
- RHP Mike Pelfrey, Wichita St. (Pitcher of
Year Missouri Valley Conference)
- 1B Matt LaPorta, Florida (Player of Year
Southeastern Conference)
- 2B Corey Wimberley, Alcorn St. (Player of
Year Southwestern Athletic Conference)
- 3B Alex Gordon, Nebraska (Player of Year
Big 12 Conference)
- OF Trevor Crowe, Arizona (Co-Player of
Year Pacific-10 Conference)
- UT Mike Costanzo, Coastal Carolina
(Player of Year Big South Conference)
The first team features six starting pitchers
who posted a combined 74-9 record with an ERA of 2.07. Two pitchers, Lance
Broadway of Texas Christian and Ian Kennedy of Southern California, led the team
with 144 strikeouts each. Relief pitcher Neil Jamison of Long Beach St. led the
pitching staff with a 0.00 ERA in 26 appearances this season as he posted 11
saves.
The offense features power, line drive hitters
and speed. The first team belted 130 homers led by 1B Matt LaPorta of Florida
with 23. The team collected 184 doubles led by 25 each from Florida State OF
Shane Robinson and Arizona OF Trevor Crowe. Eight first teamers hit 15 or more
doubles this season. As far as speed, five players swiped 26 bases or more led
by Florida State's Robinson with 46.
The first team also features Collegiate
Baseballs National Player of The Year in Florida State's Robinson. He was
the first player in FSU history to record 100 hits and steal 40 bases in the
same season in addition to recording a 40-game hitting streak as he posted a
.439 batting average. He is the only player in America in the top five
nationally in every one of the following categories: on-base percentage,
average, runs, hits and doubles in cumulative numbers. He also is ninth in the
nation in total bases.
The following are the first, second and third
team Louisville Slugger All-Americans for the 2005 season.
-