CCU outfielder Parker Chavers named NCWBA preseason All-American CCU outfielder Parker Chavers (Source: Coastal Carolina Athletics) By Coastal Carolina Athletics | February 17, 2021 at 11:05 PM EST - Updated February 17 at 11:05 PM
CONWAY, S.C. â Coastal Carolinaâs Parker Chavers continues to bring in the preseason accolades prior to the 2021 season, as he was named to the 2021 NCBWA Division I Preseason All-America second team, it was announced by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Wednesday.
Tabbed a Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason third-team All-American and a
Collegiate Baseball 2021 Preseason All-America first team selection earlier this preseason, Chavers was also voted to the preseason All-Sun Belt team by the leagueâs coaches.
CCU picked to win East; Chavers, Weiss named preseason All-Sun Belt
Coastal will open up the season on Feb. 19 versus No. 16 Duke CCU picked to win East; Chavers, Weiss named preseason All-Sun Belt (Source: Coastal Carolina Athletics) By Coastal Carolina Athletics | February 17, 2021 at 11:09 PM EST - Updated February 17 at 11:09 PM
NEW ORLEANS â The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers were picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference East Division and received a total of 10 first-place votes in the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Preseason Coachesâ Poll, the league announced on Monday.
The Chanticleers also had two student-athletes named to the preseason All-Sun Belt team in redshirt junior outfielder Parker Chavers and sophomore third baseman Cooper Weiss.
‘One of the best hitters we’ve had here’: Adrian Del Castillo ready for best season yet
Junior catcher and team captain Adrian Del Castillo posted a team-best .358 batting average in 16 games last season. Photo credit: Josh Halper
If you’ve watched almost any baseball game at Miami over the past two seasons, the chances of missing the hitting performances of catcher Adrian Del Castillo are likely slim to none.
The Miami native recorded .331 batting average and racked up 72 RBIs while starting all 62 games in just his freshman year alone. That lofty season led him to Freshman All-America honors in 2019, in addition to being slotted in the All-Starkville Regional Team despite Miami’s early NCAA Tournament defeat at the hands of Mississippi State.
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DALLAS (Feb. 17, 2021) – Washington State junior first baseman Kyle Manzardo picked up his second preseason All-America accolade of 2021 after being named to the 2021 Preseason All-America Third Team by the
Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Wednesday. Manzardo was named to the Preseason All-American Third Team by
Collegiate Baseball in December.
Manzardo, who earned All-American third-team honors from
Collegiate Baseball last season, finished a shorted 2020 season with a .435 batting average with seven doubles, three home runs, 14 RBI, a .500 on-base percentage and a Pac-12 best 27 hits. The Coeur d Alene, Idaho native tied for the league lead in doubles, was second in batting average and was fourth in slugging (.694) and runs scored (21).
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Drafting in baseball has long been an inexact science, but the Giants have had the good fortune of hitting on several players who developed into foundational pieces for some of the best teams in franchise history.
Here’s a look at San Francisco’s Top 5 homegrown Draft picks:
1) Buster Posey
First round, fifth overall, 2008
Catcher Buster Posey was a Freshman All-America shortstop in his first year at Florida State University, but he converted to catcher as a sophomore at the suggestion of one of his coaches. It proved to be a smart move. Despite having no previous catching experience, Posey demonstrated a remarkable aptitude for the position and quickly developed into a plus defender behind the plate. That skill, coupled with his offensive prowess, transformed him into one of the most coveted picks in the country leading up to the 2008 MLB Draft.