Baseball's den Dekker Named Second-Team Preseason All-American

Junior outfielder Matt den Dekker (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) was named to the 2009 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Pro-Line Athletic Preseason All-America Team released on Wednesday.

This past summer, den Dekker was a member of the 2008 U.S. National Team that was a perfect 24-0 and captured the gold medal at the FISU World Championships in the Czech Republic. On the strength of a .351 batting average in league play, he earned first-team All-SEC recognition after collecting All-Freshman kudos in 2007. He was 12-for-12 on stolen-base attempts and ranked second on the Gators with 24 RBI in the 30 league contests. The center fielder was also named to the league's All-Defensive Team after committing just one error in 161 overall chances, with five assists, over 55 games.

den Dekker hit .333 overall with career highs in runs (55), RBI (48), doubles (nine), homers (eight), and triples (two). He was a perfect 20-for-20 on stolen-base attempts and had a pair of 13-game hitting streaks during the spring. den Dekker was the lone Gator selected to the NCAA Tallahassee Regional All-Tournament squad after going 3-for-4 with three runs in UF's 17-11 setback to Florida State.

2009 Preseason NCBWA All-America Team (2008 Stats)

First Team
Pos. Name, School	Cl.	BA	G	AB	R	H	2B-3B-HR	RBI
C Josh Phegley, Indiana	Jr.	.438	61	224	69	98	20-2-15	80
1B Dustin Ackley, North Carolina	Jr.	.417	64	278	82	116	21-4-7	51
2B Brandon Sizemore, Coll. of Charleston	Sr.	.325	59	252	69	82	24-2-20	82
3B Chris Dominguez, Louisville	Jr.	.365	62	249	68	91	13-2-21	75
SS Ryan Jackson, Miami (Fla.)	Jr.	.360	63	242	49	87	19-1-4	50
OF Michael Rockett, UT-San Antonio	Sr.	.360	57	247	60	89	25-5-10	68
OF Jason Kipnis, Arizona State	Jr.	.371	62	237	76	88	16-6-14	73
OF Kentrail Davis, Tennessee	So.	.330	54	204	45	68	7-3-13	44
DH Chad Cregar, Western Kentucky	Sr.	.360	60	250	47	90	15-1-21	82
UT Mike Leake, Arizona State	Jr.	.340	31	47	16	16	3-1-2	11
Pitching: 11-3 record, 3.49 ERA, 19 G, 16 GS, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 121.1 IP, 118 H, 61 R, 47 ER, 20 BB, 104 SO

Pitchers
Name, School	Cl.	ERA	W-L	G	IP	H	BB	SO
SP Stephen Strasburg, San Diego State	Jr.	1.57	8-3	13	97.1	61	16	133
SP Tyler Lyons, Oklahoma State	Jr.	3.31	12-2	15	108.2	111	19	92
SP Ben Tootle, Jacksonville State	Jr.	3.87	10-2	15	86	87	29	79
SP Chris Hernandez, Miami (Fla.)	So.	2.72	11-0	18	112.2	92	18	117
SP Alex White, North Carolina	Jr.	2.83	13-3	20	101.2	78	42	113
SP Tim Clubb, Missouri State	Jr.	2.52	11-0	14	103.2	90	32	82
RP A.J. Griffin, San Diego	Jr.	1.96	1-1	29	14 SV	33	12	49
RP Scott Bittle, Ole Miss	Sr.	1.78	7-1	27	8 SV	35	30	130
RP Eric Pettis, UC Irvine	Jr.	2.62	4-3	31	17 SV	37	20	50

Second Team
Pos. Name, School	Cl.	BA	G	AB	R	H	2B-3B-HR	RBI
C Bryce Massanari, Georgia	Sr.	.325	70	252	39	82	12-1-11	65
1B Alan Ahmady, Fresno State	Jr.	.382	77	285	59	110	17-1-13	92
2B Jed Gyorko, West Virginia	So.	.409	56	232	62	95	17-3-8	63
3B Bennett Davis, Elon	Sr.	.350	61	220	66	77	15-0-18	82
SS (tie) Grant Green, So. Calif.	Jr.	.390	50	205	46	80	15-5-9	46
SS Josh Rutledge, Alabama	So.	.369	62	268	62	99	8-2-2	31
OF Nate Lape, Marshall	Sr.	.388	59	214	62	83	17-0-17	63
*OF Matt den Dekker, FLORIDA*	*Jr.*	*.333*	55	*213*	55	71	*9-2-8*	48
OF Cory Harrilchak, Elon	Sr.	.410	56	205	71	84	12-5-11	46
DH Ben Carlson, Missouri State	Jr.	.379	57	237	57	92	11-1-7	67
UT Brandon May, Alabama	Jr.	.365	63	252	60	92	18-0-9	50

Pitchers
Name, School	Cl.	ERA	W-L	G	IP	H	BB	SO
SP Justin Marks, Louisville	Jr.	2.37	9-2	16	91	77	29	89
SP Shane Davis, Canisius	So.	2.42	12-1	13	89.1	89	24	47
SP Seth Maness, East Carolina	So.	3.57	9-2	16	98.1	99	20	81
SP Chris Fetter, Michigan	Sr.	2.47	10-2	16	94.2	71	28	82
SP Mike Minor, Vanderbilt	Jr.	4.28	7-3	15	103	99	28	101
SP Christian Bergman, UC Irvine	Jr.	1.94	5-2	25	60.1	59	16	37
RP Kyle Bellamy, Miami (Fla.)	Jr.	1.86	6-0	43	3 SV	40	13	75
RP Jimmy Gilheeney, NC State	Jr.	1.12	2-0	21	10 SV	24	12	42
RP Nick Gaudi, Pepperdine	Sr.	2.68	5-1	29	15 SV	43	13	36

Third Team
Pos. Name, School	Cl.	BA	G	AB	R	H	2B-3B-HR	RBI
C Griffin Benedict, Georgia Southern	Sr.	.355	57	217	60	77	17-2-12	65
1B David Anderson, Coastal Carolina	Sr.	.333	61	252	52	84	17-1-20	59
2B Ben Soignier, UL-Monroe	Sr.	.394	57	236	83	93	21-2-16	46
3B Stuart Tapley, Florida State	So.	.397	53	174	50	69	14-1-7	35
SS Derek Dietrich, Georgia Tech	So.	.332	62	238	53	79	16-2-14	66
OF (tie) Aaron Senne, Missouri	Jr.	.347	59	216	51	75	14-0-13	67
OF Sonny Meade, The Citadel	Sr.	.393	56	229	49	90	16-0-5	46
OF Brian Cavazos-Galvez, UNM	Sr.	.367	54	210	51	77	17-3-11	55
OF Kyle Conley, Washington	Jr.	.337	54	181	49	61	13-2-19	57
DH Ty Wright, Georgia Southern	Sr.	.398	50	196	63	78	22-1-17	52
UT (tie) Blake Dean, LSU	Jr.	.353	67	269	62	95	18-3-20	73
UT Rob Segedin, Tulane	So.	.322	62	233	37	75	18-1-6	59
Pitching: 1-2 record, 4.66 ERA, 14 G, 0 GS, 0 CG, 0 SHO, 19.1 IP, 23 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 4 BB, 21 SO, 5 SV

Pitchers
Name, School	Cl.	ERA	W-L	G	IP	H	BB	SO
SP Scott Ruffin, Texas	So.	1.96	8-3	17	78	54	24	82
SP Ryan Berry, Rice	Jr.	3.63	8-5	17	104	103	31	86
SP Matt Harvey, North Carolina	So.	2.79	7-2	19	67.2	52	47	80
SP Daniel Bibona, UC Irvine	Jr.	3.09	9-3	20	102.1	97	21	97
SP Tyler Lockwood, TCU	Jr.	2.75	7-2	17	104.2	97	15	71
SP Bryan Morgado, Tennessee	So.	4.59	5-5	14	80.1	70	37	104
RP Zach Calhoon, UT-San Anto.	Jr.	1.54	4-1	26	13 SV	41	35	54
RP Chase Dempsay, Houston	So.	2.53	8-3	33	11 SV	64	19	49
RP Jason Stoffel, Arizona	Jr.	3.00	4-2	34	13 SV	34	15	79

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