LYNCHBURG, VA. (NCBWA) – A total of 32 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the 2019 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced today.
The 2019 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from 30 different schools and 16 different conferences.
The two All-American teams are also made up of nine conference “Rookie of the Year” winners. In addition, 23 all- conference honorees appear on the team. The teams also include one conference “Player of the Year” and one conference “Freshman Pitcher of the Year.”
Arizona and UC Santa Barbara were the only two schools with multiple honorees, as both put two players on the first team. The ACC led all conferences with six players selected to the two teams combined, placing two players each on the first team and four on the second team. The Big Ten (one 1st team, two 2nd team) and Pac-12 (two 1st team, one 2nd team) put three players each on the team.
The Freshman All-American team is voted upon by the membership of the NCBWA. The 2019 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 11.
Founded in 1962, the NCBWA is dedicated to the advancement of college baseball. Membership is open to writers, broadcasters and publicists of the sport. For more information about the NCBWA, visit the association’s official Web site, www.ncbwa.com.
NCBWA 2019 Freshman All-America Team
First Team
Pos. Name, School
C Austin Wells, Arizona
1B Aaron Sabato, North Carolina
2B Dayton Dooney, Arizona
3B Alex Binelas, Louisville
SS Josh Hood, Penn
OF Ethan Wilson, South Alabama
OF Hunter Goodman, Memphis
OF Hudson Haskin, Tulane
DH John Dyer, Tennessee Tech
UT Isaac Coffey, Oral Roberts
Pos. Name School
SP JT Ginn, Mississippi State
SP Rodney Boone, UC Santa Barbara
SP Tyler Thornton, Saint Mary’s (Calif.)
RP Colby Gomes, Nebraska
RP Brett Kerry, South Carolina
RP Michael McGreevy, UC Santa Barbara
Second Team
Pos. Name, School
C Taylor Smith, Incarnate Word
1B Sonny DiChiara, Samford
2B Tyler Black, Wright State
3B John Dempsey, Wofford
SS Ethan Murray, Duke
OF Adrian Del Castillo, Miami (Fla.)
OF Andy Garriola, Old Dominion
OF Robby Martin, Florida State
DH Ryan Hampe, UIC
UT Davis Sharpe, Clemson
SP Seth Lonsway, Ohio State
SP Ryan Chasse, Campbell
SP Alex Williams, Stanford
RP Danny Garcia, Stetson
RP Will Dion, McNeese
RP Willie Weiss, Michigan
