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6/12/2019 10:39:00 PM | Baseball
ARLINGTON, Texas – Senior right-hander Andrew Gross has been named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 2019 Division I All-America Third Team, the NCBWA announced Wednesday.
After two rounds of voting by the organization, 72 baseball student-athletes comprised the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's 22nd Annual All-America first, second and third All-America teams. Nineteen different conferences are represented, including eight conference championships teams. The three All-America squads are also made up of seven conference players of the year, seven conference pitchers of the year winners, two defensive players of the year, one relief pitcher of the year, one newcomer of the year and 12 first-round draft picks in the recent Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Previous NCBWA All-America teams from 1996-2018 have featured the likes of P Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State, OF J.D. Drew of Florida State, P-DH Jason Jennings of Baylor, 1B Mark Teixeira of Georgia Tech, RHP Mark Prior of Southern California, SS Khalil Greene of Clemson, SS-2B Rickie Weeks of Southern, 3B Alex Gordon of Nebraska, P David Price of Vanderbilt, P-DH Brad Lincoln of Houston, C Buster Posey of Florida State, catcher Mike Zunino of Florida, 3B Kris Bryant of San Diego, P-1B A.J. Reed from Kentucky; OF Andrew Benintendi from Arkansas, OF Seth Beer of Clemson, UTL Brendan McKay from Louisville and Florida P Brady Singer among others.
Gross, the 64th player in UTA baseball history to be selected in the MLB Draft (39th round, 1,178th pick), also earned an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Division I Central All-Region Second Team selection on Wednesday.
The righty, who was named to the Midseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List earlier this year, finished his senior campaign with a 2-3 record in 36 appearances with a conference-leading 17 saves (currently tied for 2nd in the nation), posting a 4.11 ERA, .296 opponent batting average and 46 strikeouts in 46.0 innings. In Sun Belt play, Gross had 17 appearances, going 2-2 with nine saves and a 2.40 ERA.
This season, Gross also became UTA's leader in single-season saves with his 15th save in UTA's 6-3 win over No. 19 TCU on April 16. The senior fell one save short of tying the SBC single-season saves record of 18 (Hugh Adams - FAU, 2013).
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After two rounds of voting by the organization, 72 baseball student-athletes comprised the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's 22nd Annual All-America first, second and third All-America teams. Nineteen different conferences are represented, including eight conference championships teams. The three All-America squads are also made up of seven conference players of the year, seven conference pitchers of the year winners, two defensive players of the year, one relief pitcher of the year, one newcomer of the year and 12 first-round draft picks in the recent Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.
Previous NCBWA All-America teams from 1996-2018 have featured the likes of P Stephen Strasburg of San Diego State, OF J.D. Drew of Florida State, P-DH Jason Jennings of Baylor, 1B Mark Teixeira of Georgia Tech, RHP Mark Prior of Southern California, SS Khalil Greene of Clemson, SS-2B Rickie Weeks of Southern, 3B Alex Gordon of Nebraska, P David Price of Vanderbilt, P-DH Brad Lincoln of Houston, C Buster Posey of Florida State, catcher Mike Zunino of Florida, 3B Kris Bryant of San Diego, P-1B A.J. Reed from Kentucky; OF Andrew Benintendi from Arkansas, OF Seth Beer of Clemson, UTL Brendan McKay from Louisville and Florida P Brady Singer among others.
Gross, the 64th player in UTA baseball history to be selected in the MLB Draft (39th round, 1,178th pick), also earned an American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings Division I Central All-Region Second Team selection on Wednesday.
The righty, who was named to the Midseason NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award Watch List earlier this year, finished his senior campaign with a 2-3 record in 36 appearances with a conference-leading 17 saves (currently tied for 2nd in the nation), posting a 4.11 ERA, .296 opponent batting average and 46 strikeouts in 46.0 innings. In Sun Belt play, Gross had 17 appearances, going 2-2 with nine saves and a 2.40 ERA.
This season, Gross also became UTA's leader in single-season saves with his 15th save in UTA's 6-3 win over No. 19 TCU on April 16. The senior fell one save short of tying the SBC single-season saves record of 18 (Hugh Adams - FAU, 2013).
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For the latest news on UTA Baseball, log on to UTAMavs.com or stay connected to the Mavs on social media. Follow the Mavericks on Twitter @UTAMavsBSB.
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