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Bacon Tabbed NCBWA Freshmen All-American
6/13/2011 1:01:06 PM | Baseball
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The season accolades continued for the University of North Florida's Alex Bacon; as the freshman was honored by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) as a Second Team Freshman All-American. Bacon was previously named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year and a unanimous selection to the A-Sun All-Freshman team.
“I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to play as a true freshman,” Bacon stated. “I think the confidence that Coach Smoke [Laval] and the upper classman gave me throughout the season definitely helped. The upper classmen helped me throughout the season, guiding me and giving me constructive criticism. The awards are nice, but best thing is the team is headed in the right direction. We had three named [Louisville Slugger] Freshmen All-American and four on the All-Conference Freshman Team so I think we should get better and better over the next couple of seasons.”
Bacon batted .352 on the season, going 70-for-199 with 46 runs scored, 18 doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 42 RBI. He boasted a .588 slugging percentage and a .421 on base percentage. Bacon led the team in runs scored, doubles, hit by pitch, sacrifice flies, games played and outfield assists; second on the team in batting average, slugging percentage, on base percentage, hits, runs batted in, home runs, total bases and games started; third on the team in triples and at bats; fourth in total plate appearances; and fifth in walks. He led the team with 22 multiple hit games and 12 multiple RBI games. Bacon recorded the second longest hitting streak of the year at 11 games. He had a season high four runs scored against Belmont, four RBI against Savannah State and recorded three hits in eight different games. Bacon had a pair of doubles against Wagner and Kennesaw State with a triple against USC Upstate, and belted home runs against Georgia Southern, UNC Wilmington (2), Belmont (2), Lipscomb, Savannah State, Mercer and Bethune-Cookman.
A total of 34 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the 2011 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced today.
The 2011 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from 17 conferences and seven conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of 14 conference “Rookie of the Year” winners.
Four teams placed two players (overall) on the two teams, while 26 schools placed at least one player on the teams. Jacksonville placed two players on the first team, while Arkansas, Texas and Vanderbilt also each had two players selected to the teams.
The ACC, Atlantic Sun, MEAC and SEC placed two players apiece on the first team. The SEC put six members on the first and second teams, the Atlantic Sun had four and the ACC and Big South had three selections apiece on the two squads.
The 2011 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 14.
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.
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