2010 NCBWA Division 1 Preseason All-American Teams

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – With just one returning first team position player and two pitchers (one starter, one relief ace) returning from the 2009 postseason team, the 10th Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Pro-Line Athletic Preseason All-America team has a large crop of rising stars on next spring’s baseball horizon.

Familiar faces, including utility player Bryce Brentz (whose father Charlie was a running back for some of Mississippi State’s top football teams in the early 1980s) of Middle Tennessee, starting pitcher Deck McGuire of Georgia Tech and 2009 NCBWA Stopper of the Year Addison Reed of San Diego State grace the top preseason unit again and are joined by youngsters who propelled their 2009 teams to NCAA prominence.

Second team 2009 postseason selections from Virginia – OF Jarrett Parker and UTIL Danny Hultzen, helped the Cavaliers make their first trek to the NCAA World Series in Omaha last year, while LSU relief ace Matty Ott paced the Tigers to the national title with several clutch bullpen performances.

Third baseman Anthony Rendon of Rice helped the Owls advance to the ’09 NCAA Super Regionals and joins Louisiana Tech outfielder Devon Dageford, Cal State Fullerton ace starting pitcher Daniel Renken, Florida State starting pitcher Sean Gilmartin (the Atlantic Coast Conference 2009 Freshman Pitcher of the Year), and UC Irvine bullpen standout Eric Pettis on the 2010 preseason first team.

This stellar group of three teams includes 18 different Division I conferences and 39 different schools with some of the top balance among each unit in the decade of preseason choices. Several members of the successful 2008 and ’09 U.S. National teams compose these groups.

On the first team, Brentz (nation’s top returning hitter with a .465 average, 28 home runs, 73 RBIs; 5-3 pitching record with 15 starts and 88-plus innings worked), McGuire (11-2 record, 3.50 earned run average, 118 strikeouts in 100.1 frames) and Reed (0-0 record, 0.65 ERA, 25 appearances, 20 saves to lead DI, 27.2 innings, 38 strikeouts, for coach Tony Gwynn’s Aztecs) had nationally-renowned numbers.

Parker (.375-16 HR-60 RBIs) and the versatile Hultzen (.327-3 HR-37 RBIs; 9-1 pitching record, 2.17 ERA in 17 starts) are just a few of the top individuals from the 2009 NCAA World Series ranks on the preseason All-America squads.

LSU designated hitter Blake Dean (.328-17 HR-71 RBIs in a workhorse 72 games last summer) is the first unit designated hitter, while star righty Taylor Jungmann (11-3, 2.00 ERA, 101 strikeouts in 94-plus innings as a freshman) joins a solid staff of top team pitchers after his stellar freshman campaign.

Other starters besides McGuire and Jungmann are the talented Gilmartin (12-3, 3.49 ERA, 84 strikeouts), LSU ace Anthony Ranaudo (12-3, 3.04 ERA, 159 strikeouts in 124.1 innings), Arizona State’s Josh Spence (10-1, 2.37 ERA, 125 whiffs in just under 103 frames), and UC Irvine’s Daniel Bibona (12-1, 2.63 ERA, 108 strikeouts) while Reed’s No. 1 relief mates Ott (4-2, 2.68 ERA, 37 appearances, 16 saves) and Pettis (5-2, 3.86 ERA, 29 appearances, 17 saves) are keys again to their teams potential drives to the 2010 postseason.

Other first-team stalwarts on the preseason All-America listings are Western Kentucky catcher Matt Rice (.399-10 HR-72 RBIs), Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year Florida first baseman Preston Tucker (.364-15 HR-85 RBIs), New Mexico State second baseman Mike Sodders (.422-13 HR-68 RBIs), ’09 Brooks Wallace Award finalist shortstop Christian Colon (.357-8 HR-40 RBIs) of Cal State Fullerton, and Florida State outfielder Tyler Holt (.401-5 HR-28 RBIs).

By points of comparison, the pitching talent pool is so deep on the NCBWA Pro-Line three units that the six first team starting performers had a composite record of 67-12, and the second unit starters each totaled 58-13 in the win-loss columns in 2009.

Most of these preseason standouts will be nominated for the 24th annual Dick Howser Trophy, presented by the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Area Chamber of Commerce and voted upon by the NCBWA membership. The Howser Trophy will be awarded at a national media setting in 2010 at a date and site to be determined.

2010 Preseason NCBWA All-America Team (2009 Stats)

First Team

Player School Class          Avg.   G  AB  R H    2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA

C Matt Rice Western Kentucky Jr. . 399 61 253 50 101 18 1 10 72 19 29 2-3

1B Preston Tucker Florida So. .364   62 242 48 88  13  3 15 85  21 22 5-7

2B Mike Sodders N.M. State Sr. .422 50 187 55 79 19 2 13 68 26 39 1-1

3B Anthony Rendon Rice So. .388 61 242 60 94 14 1 20 72 31 23 9-11

SS Christian Colon Cal State Full. Jr. .357 62 255 82 91 16  2  8 40  24 24  15-22

OF Devon Dageford Louisiana Tech Sr. .385 51 195 59 75 18 3 23 68 18 37 9-11

OF Jarrett Parker Virginia Jr. 375 56 224 73 84 18 6 16 60 34 61 19-24

OF Tyler Holt Florida State Jr. .401 63 237 87 95 23 2 5 28 54 47 34-39

DH Blake Dean LSU Sr.        .328   72    259 67 85 18 0 17 71  50  37 4-6

UT Bryce Brentz Middle Tennessee Jr. .465 60 230 79 107 19 2 28 73 31 32 7-11

Pitching: 4.57 ERA, 5-3, 15 G, 14 GS, 2 CG, 0 SV, 88.2 IP, 31 BB, 63 SO)

Pitchers

                                   ERA   W-L   APP GS CG SV IP     BB  SO

SP Deck McGuire Georgia Tech Jr.    3.50 11-2  16  16 0  0  100.1  41  118

SP Sean Gilmartin Florida State So. 3.49 12-3  18  15 1  1  98     37  83 

SP Anthony Ranaudo LSU Jr.          3.04 12-3  19  19 0  0  124.1  50  159

SP Taylor Jungmann Texas So.        2.00 11-3  25  10 1  0  94.2   35  101

SP Josh Spence Arizona State Sr.    2.37 10-1  18  15 2  1  102.2  30  125

SP Daniel Bibona UC Irvine Sr.      2.63 12-1  15  15 1  0  106    26  108

RP Matty Ott LSU So.                2.68 4-2   37  0  0  16 50.1   6   69

RP Eric Pettis UC Irvine  Jr.       3.86 5-2   29  0  0  17 42     7   37

RP Addison Reed San Diego St So.  0.65 0-0   25  0  0  20 27.2   7   38

Second Team

Player School  Class            Avg.  G  AB  R  H  2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA

C Dan Burkhart Ohio State Jr.  .354   57 209 48 74 13  3 10 62  31 29  2-2

1B Tony Plagman Georgia Tech Sr. .354 58 246 59 87 18  2 16 73  12 43  4-4

2B Ross Wilson Alabama Jr.     .353   55 215 59 76 15  2  9 47  53 38  8-11

3B Tony Thompson Kansas Jr.    .389   61 247 58 96 27  0 21 96  21 35  1-1

SS Jedd Gyorko West Virginia Jr. .421 55 228 74 96 28  1  8 58  32 25  1-2

OF Ryan Enos Dallas Baptist Sr.  .376 55 229 71 81 20  2 17 56  30 41  13-21

OF Trent Whitehead East Carolina Jr. .376 65 279 78 105 24 2 7 47 33 51 10-15

OF George Springer Connecticut So. .358 56 212 75 76 14 3 16 57 42 39   12-15

DH Kyle Roller East Carolina Jr. .336 66 256 63 86 12 1  16  75 32 39   4-5

UT Danny Hultzen Virginia So.    .327 56 199 40 65 8 1   3  37  29 35   9-9

Pitching: 2.17, 9-1, 17, 16, 0, 0, 95.1,  28, 107

Pitchers

                                     ERA  W-L  APP GS CG SV IP    BB  SO

SP Daniel Renken Cal State Fuller Jr. 2.69 11-3 17  17 3  0  123.2 35  103

SP Alex Wimmers Ohio State So.       3.27 9-2  16  16 4  0  104.2 55  136

SP Drew Pomeranz Ole Miss Jr.         3.40 8-4  16  16 2  0  95.1  37  124

SP Cody Wheeler Coastal Car.Jr.       3.83 10-1 15  15 1  0  91.2  34  98

SP Chance Ruffin Texas Jr.            3.32 10-2 25  18 3  1  124.2 25 115

SP Sam Gaviglio Oregon State So.      2.73 10-1 18  9  0  1  62.2   9  55

                            ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP    H  R   ER  BB SO

RP Ryan Duke Oklahoma Jr.             3.22 3-1 26  0  0  16 36.1 28  14  13  12 43

RP Chris Franklin SE Louisiana Sr.    2.60 5-2 24  0  0  12 34.2 27  11  10  20 33

RP Tyler Mizenko Winthrop Sr.         3.77 2-4 30  0  0  14 45.1 44  24  19  19 42

Third Team (Ties in Voting)

Player   School     Class           Avg.  G   AB  R  H   2B 3B  HR   RBI BB  SO  SB-SBA

C Rafael Neda New Mexico Jr.        .415   55  205 57 85  19  2   7   49  29  21   0-0

1B Nick Ebert South Carolina Sr.    .321   63  209 60 67  13  0   23  72  53  52   3-4

1B Cody Hawn Tennessee Jr.          .364   50  198 46 72  15  0   22  81  27  36   0-1

2B Braeden Riley Sam Houston Jr.    .387   60  287 56 111 13  3   2   39  10  26  12-17

3B Jake Smith Alabama Sr.           .359   49  195 42 70  14  2   18  54  6   45   2-5

SS Joey Bergman Coll of Charleston Sr. .452 56 221 88 100 25  1   15  57  36  19  24-26

OF Dusty Robinson Fresno State So.  .319   60  207 52 66  12  1   15  45  36  31   7-9

OF Ryan LaMarre Michigan Jr.        .344   53  192 55 66  11  1   12  62  33  36  13-18

OF Gauntlett Eldemire Ohio Jr.      .313   49  198 61 62   6  2   21  56  34  43  11-13

OF Michael Choice Texas-Arlington Jr. .413 56  225 64 93  13  3   11  52  29  30  5-8

DH Troy Channing St. Mary’s (CA) So. .379  55  206 45 78  11  0   20  75  26  44   2-3

DH Phil Wunderlich Louisville Jr.   .367   64  245 56 90  18  1   18  78  18  22   4-9

UT Mike McGee Florida State Jr.     .379   60  198 66 75  18  1   19  78  40  47   13-16

Pitching: 4.04, 6-2, 15, 13, 0, 0, 69, 42, 72

Pitchers

                                          ERA   W-L APP GS CG SV IP    BB SO

SP Tyler Pill Cal State Fullerton So.   4.06  11-3 17  16 2  0 102    13 74

SP Noe Ramirez Cal State Fullerton So.   3.33  9-2  20  15 1  0 110.2  24 100

SP Todd McInnis Southern Miss Jr.   3.73  9-4  19  18 0  0 101.1  34  90

SP Trevor Bauer UCLA So.                2.99  9-3  20  10 4  2 105.1  27  92

SP Christian Bergman UC Irvine Sr.   3.50  9-3  15  15 1  0 97.2   16  66

SP Kenneth Roberts Middle Tenn. Sr.      3.04  11-1 16  16 2  0 103.2  28  62

                                       ERA  W-L APP GS CG SV IP   H  R  ER BB SO

RP Colin Bates North Carolina Jr.      3.15 4-4 34  0 0  6  60   53 29 21 19 59

RP Michael Schum Wright State So.  1.95 5-7 34  0 0  13  74   62 24 16 10 57

RP Collin Cargill Southern Miss Jr.   3.55 4-3 28  0 0  13  38   31 16 15 22 32

RP Mitchell Lambson Ariz. State So.    3.01 9-5 32  1 1  5   83.2 58 31 28 25 99