Three Baseball players earn All-America Honors
AUSTIN, Texas -- University of Texas standouts Kyle Russell, Adrian Alaniz and Bradley Suttle were named to American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Division I All-America team. Russell was named a first-team outfielder as he led the nation with 28 home runs and ranked sixth with a .807 slugging percentage. The sophomore hit .336 with 68 runs, 11 doubles, five triples, 71 RBI and 10 stolen bases en route to landing Big 12 Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team recognition. Russell has also earned first-team All-America honors from Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Collegiate Baseball. Alaniz was named a second-team starting pitcher. He paced Texas' pitching staff with a 12-3 record and a 2.59 ERA to earn Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team accolades. The junior held opponents to a .215 batting average and logged 91 strikeouts in 104.1 innings. Alaniz also earned second-team All-America honors from the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball. Suttle was named a third-team third baseman. He ranked second on the team in batting average (.359), home runs (12) and RBI (68). The sophomore led the team with 17 doubles and was one of the smoothest defensive third basemen in the nation with a .970 fielding percentage. He earned All-Big 12 First Team and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Second Team honors and this marks his first All-America recognition. It marks the fourth time in the last six seasons that Texas has had three or more All-Americans in a season. The Horns boasted four All-Americans in 2002 and 2003 and had three in 2005. TEXAS' 2007 ALL-AMERICA HONORS
Baseball America College All-America Team Kyle Russell (first team) Pro-Line Athletics NCBWA All-America Team Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball All-America Team |
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