Dec. 16, 2009
AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas Longhorns pitchers Taylor Jungmann and Chance Ruffin were named to the 10th Annual National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Pro-Line Athletic Preseason All-America team released on Wednesday.
Jungmann, a Freshman All-America in 2009, was named a first-teamer and Ruffin, a third-team All-America selection by Baseball America in 2008, was tabbed a second-teamer.
Jungmann went 11-3 with a 2.00 ERA last season, including a dominating performance in a 5-1 win over LSU in game two of the College World Series championship series. The right-hander fanned 101 while walking just 35 in 94.2 innings as a freshman. Jungmann went 5-0 in the post-season, including going 3-0 with a 0.59 ERA at the College World Series to earn All-Tournament honors.
Ruffin was 10-2 with one save a 3.32 ERA in 2009. He struck out 115 while walking 25 in 124.2 innings. As a freshman, he went 8-3 with a 1.96 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 78 innings, including going 7-0 with a 1.56 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 57.2 innings as a starter.
The Longhorns are coming off a 50-16-1 season in which they placed second at the College World Series. Texas opens up the 2010 slate with a three-game series against New Mexico from Feb. 19-21 at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
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