Ruffin selected to RecruitingCloser.com preseason All-America team
Jan. 22, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Longhorns sophomore right-hander Chance Ruffin was named to the 2009 RecruitingCloser.com Preseason All-America Team, the NCBWA announced on Wednesday. He was tabbed a first-team starting pitcher. Ruffin was arguably the best freshman starting pitcher in the nation in 2008. In 10 starts, he went 7-0 with a 1.56 ERA, while striking out 60 over 57.2 innings. Ruffin was named the Big 12 Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year, posting an 8-3 record with a 1.96 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 78 innings. He held opponents to a .191 batting average for the season. The northpaw was one of just two freshmen nationally to earn All-America honors from Baseball America in 2008. Ruffin was also named to the Louisville Slugger's Freshman All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball and the Pro-Line Athletics Freshman All-American Team by the NCBWA. Ruffin was one of just six Big 12 players to be named to one of the three All-America teams, joining 2B Tom Belza (Oklahoma State) and SP Tyler Lyons (Oklahoma State) on the second-team and SP Kyle Gibson (Missouri), SP Andrew Oliver (Oklahoma State), RP Travis Starling (Texas A&M).
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