Tucker Collects Another Freshman All-America Honor

Florida first baseman Preston Tucker (Tampa, Fla.) was named to the 2009 Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team on Monday.

The SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, Tucker earned the Gators' “Triple Crown” by leading the team in batting average (.364), runs batted in (85) and home runs (15). His total of 85 RBI was a single-season school record and eclipsed the previous mark of 80 set by Ryan Shealy during the 2002 campaign. The slugger also led the Orange and Blue in slugging percentage (.628), multiple-hit (27) and multiple-RBI games (23), as well as total bases (152).

Tucker was named the NCAA Gainesville Regional's Most Outstanding Player after going 9-for-13 (.692) over the three Florida victories with six RBI, two homers and a slugging percentage of 1.231. The rookie was 4-for-5 in the championship-game triumph over the Miami (Fla.) and notched three RBI. Tucker batted .531 (17-for-32) during the postseason, including a scorching .650 (13-for-20) in UF's five NCAA outings.

A unanimous choice on the SEC's All-Freshman squad, Tucker had a spectacular debut to his collegiate career by leading the SEC in league play with 40 RBI. Named the SEC Freshman of the Week three times during the campaign (March 30, April 13, April 27), the Tampa native had a .350 batting average, a .545 slugging percentage, 23 runs and 14 extra-base hits during conference action in helping the Gators capture their first Eastern Division title since 2005.

The 2009 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA Freshman All-American Team is comprised from 17 conferences and 10 conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of 12 conference “Rookie of the Year” winners.

Cal State Fullerton, Texas and Wichita State each placed the most players (3) overall on the two teams, while 31 schools placed one player on the teams. Cal State Fullerton and Texas each had one player on the first team and one on the second team, while Wichita State placed two players on the second team.

The Pac-10 Conference placed three players on the first team, while the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference and the Southeastern Conference each placed two players on the first team. The SEC had six members on the first and second teams, The Pac-10 had four, while the ACC, Big Ten, Big West and Conference USA each had three selections.

The 2009 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced tomorrow.

Pro-Line NCBWA 2009 Freshman All-America Team

First Team
Pos. Name, School	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	2B-3B-HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB/SBA
C Jeremy Schaffer, Tulane	.311	57	212	40	66	8-2-14	56	19	35	1/4
1B Preston Tucker, FLORIDA	.364	62	242	48	88	13-3-15	85	21	22	5/7
2B Matt Jensen, Cal Poly	.375	42	160	42	60	15-1-9	53	29	39	2/4
3B Anthony Rendon, Rice	.388	61	242	60	94	14-1-20	72	31	23	9/11
SS AJ Pettersen, Minnesota	.353	59	224	65	79	7-3-2	45	28	21	8/13
OF Xavier Macklin, NC A&T	.364	52	214	55	78	20-5-12	51	14	46	14/19
OF George Springer, Connecticut	.358	56	212	75	76	14-3-16	57	32	53	12/15
OF Kolton Wong, Hawaii	.341	58	226	46	77	21-2-11	52	25	23	11/15
OF Ryan Wright, Louisville	.335	65	257	43	86	16-2-5	66	17	29	12/16
DH Alex Dickerson, Indiana	.370	58	238	45	88	15-1-14	57	18	47	2/6
UT Danny Hultzen, Virginia	.333	53	186	40	62	7-1-3	33	28	32	8/8
Pitching: 9-1 record, 2.09 ERA, 86.0 IP, 76 H, 75 BB, 95 K, 0 SV

Pitchers
Name, School	W-L	ERA	G	IP	H	BB	SO	SV
SP Trevor Bauer, UCLA	9-3	2.99	20	105.1	85	27	92	2
SP Sean Gilmartin, Florida State	12-3	3.49	18	98.0	81	37	83	1
SP Taylor Jungmann, Texas	7-3	2.45	20	73.1	55	29	81	0
SP Tyler Pill, Cal State Fullerton	11-3	3.95	16	98.0	91	12	73	0
RP Sam Gaviglio, Oregon State	10-1	2.73	18	62.2	45	9	55	1
RP Mitchell Lambson, Arizona State	8-3	2.77	29	74.2	50	23	86	5
RP Matty Ott, LSU	3-2	2.17	34	45.2	43	4	63	16

Second Team
Pos. Name, School	Avg.	G	AB	R	H	2B-3B-HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB/SBA
C C.J. Cron, Utah	.337	59	246	39	83	19-1-11	58	14	31	1/3
1B Ian Nielsen, Ball State	.352	51	216	34	76	15-2-9	53	15	39	2/3
2B Levi Michael, North Carolina	.298	62	248	51	74	15-4-13	56	25	52	5/9
3B Troy Channing, Saint Mary's	.379	55	206	45	78	11-0-20	75	26	44	2/3
SS Joe Panik, St. John's	.332	50	187	38	62	11-4-5	47	29	16	6/7
OF Jackie Bradley, Jr., South Carolina	.349	63	255	69	89	11-2-11	46	34	31	8/10
OF Kameron Brunty, So. Miss	.347	62	219	61	76	9-4-7	53	34	45	7/8
OF Taylor Dugas, Alabama	.352	56	236	61	83	20-2-2	27	27	37	13/14
OF Dusty Robinson, Fresno State	.319	60	207	52	66	12-1-15	45	25	48	7/9
DH Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt	.377	63	239	53	90	15-0-10	57	24	42	5/8
UT Zack Cox, Arkansas	.273	51	176	38	48	14-2-12	36	20	56	1/3
Pitching: 5-1 record, 3.50 ERA, 18.0 IP, 20 H, 3 BB, 15 K, 1 SV

Pitchers
Name, School	W-L	ERA	G	IP	H	BB	SO	SV
SP Jordan Cooper, Wichita State	8-6	2.78	15	97.0	87	20	91	0
SP Eric Harrington, Lamar	8-1	3.01	15	83.2	94	26	63	0
SP Charlie Lowell, Wichita State	6-2	2.95	12	64.0	55	33	63	0
SP Anthony Meyo, Coastal Carolina	9-2	2.93	17	76.2	67	32	68	0
SP Noe Ramirez , Cal State Fullerton	8-1	2.91	18	99.0	82	19	86	0
RP Austin Dicharry, Texas	8-2	2.40	23	56.1	37	20	56	1
RP Justin Malone, Georgia State	1-0	1.35	18	26.2	19	6	23	7
RP Tyler Mizenko, Winthrop	2-4	3.77	30	45.1	44	19	42	14

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