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College  | Story  | 6/16/2011

Perfect Game College All-Americans

Kendall Rogers     

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Several players around the country made strong impressions this season, but only a select few stand out above the rest.

UCLA pitcher Trevor Bauer and Utah first baseman C.J. Cron had campaigns most players only can dream about. Bauer finished the season with over 200 strikeouts and Cron hit well over .400 with outstanding power.

Though Bauer and Cron lead the Perfect Game All-America teams, plenty of other college baseball stars also made their presence known this season.

We unveil the 2011 crop of Perfect Game All-Americans, including our awards for National Pitcher and Player of the Year, and Newcomer of the Year.


PG National Pitcher of the Year
: RHP Trevor Bauer, UCLA
PG National Player of the Year: 1B C.J. Cron, Utah
PG National Newcomer of the Year: 3B Colin Moran, North Carolina

C Mike Zunino
School: Florida
Cl.: Sophomore, Ht.: 6-2, Wt.: 215
Hometown.: Cape Coral, Fla.
High school: Mariner
Zunino has been fantastic at and behind the plate this season. He's hitting a team-high .376 with 22 doubles, 18 home runs and 66 RBIs. He's also slugging .686 and has a .444 OBP. Zunino also has been near perfect behind the plate with just two errors.
1B C.J. Cron
School: Utah
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-4, Wt.: 230
Hometown.: Phoenix
High school: Mountain Pointe
Cron had a phenomenal junior campaign for the Utes. He batted a team-best .434 with 26 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 59 RBIs. He also slugged .803 and had a fabulous .517 OBP. Additionally, he has walked 31 times and struck out on just 21 occasions.
2B Kolten Wong
School: Hawai'i
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 5-9, Wt.: 190
Hometown.: Hilo, Hawaii
High school: Kamehameha-Hawaii
Wong had a big-time campaign for the Rainbows. He batted a team-high .378 with 11 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 53 RBIs. He also slugged .560 and had a fantastic .492 OBP. Additionally, Wong walked 42 times and struck out on just 20 occasions. He also was 23-for-30 in stolen bases and ended the year with a .961 fielding percentage.
SS Joe Panik
School: St. John's
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-2, Wt.: 195
Hometown.: Hopewell Junction, N.Y.
High school: John Jay
Panik really couldn't have had a much better campaign for the Johnnies. He batted a team-high .398 with 19 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 57 RBIs. He also slugged .642 and had a .509 OBP. Additionally, he walked 44 times and struck on just 24 occasions. Panik was 21-for-27 in stolen bases and finished the campaign with a .953 fielding percentage.
3B Colin Moran
School: North Carolina
Cl.: Freshman, Ht.: 6-3, Wt.: 180
Hometown.: Rye, N.Y.
High school: Iona Prep
Moran has had a memorable freshman campaign for the Tar Heels. He leads the Tar Heels at the plate, hitting .335 with 20 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 69 RBIs. He also has a .551 slugging percentage and a solid .443 OBP. Additionally, Moran has walked 46 times and struck on just 31 occasions, and has been respectable in the field.
OF George Springer
School: Connecticut
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-3, Wt.: 200
Hometown.: New Britain, Conn.
High school: Avon Old Farms School
He was a first-round pick in the MLB draft and was one of the nation's most feared hitters. Springer, a solid athlete in the outfield, finished the year with a .343 batting average, 23 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 77 RBIs. He's also slugging .608 and has a .450 OBP. Additionally, Springer walked 36 times and was 31-for-38 in stolen bases.
OF Mikie Mahtook
School: LSU
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-1, Wt.: 192
Hometown.: Lafayette. La.
High school: St. Thomas More
The Tigers didn't have a solid campaign, but the same can't be said for Mahtook. He batted a team-high .383 with 12 doubles, five triples, 14 home runs and 56 RBIs. He also slugged .709 and had a .496 OBP. Additionally, Mahtook walked 41 times and was 29-for-38 in stolen bases. He also was a fantastic defensive outfielder.
OF Jason Krizan
School: Dallas Baptist
Cl.: Senior, Ht.: 6-0, Wt.: 186
Hometown.: Pflugerville, Texas
High school: Pflugerville
Krizan had a monster career for the Patriots and finished it off in style this season. He batted a team-high .413 with 39 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 81 RBIs. He also slugged .700 and had a .498 OBP. Additionally, Krizan walked 42 times and was 13-for-17 in stolen bases.
DH Adam Brett Walker
School: Jacksonville
Cl.: Sophomore, Ht.: 6-5, Wt.: 222
Hometown.: Milwaukee, Wis.
High school: Milwaukee Lutheran
Walker jumped on the scene as a freshman last year and took another step forward as a sophomore this season. He batted a team-high .411 with 23 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 75 RBIs. He also slugged .685 and had a .486 OBP. Walker walked 34 times and was a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases.
UT Danny Hultzen
School: Virginia
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-3, Wt.: 200
Hometown.: Bethesda, Md.
High school: St. Albans
Hultzen is having an amazing season for the Cavaliers. On the mound, he has a 1.49 ERA in 108 2/3 innings. He also has struck out 151 and walked 20 and teams are hitting him at a .188 clip. Hultzen also only has allowed three home runs. At the plate, Hultzen is hitting a solid .320 with a home run and 35 RBIs. He also has a .404 OBP.
SP Trevor Bauer
School: UCLA
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-2, Wt.: 185
Hometown.: Valencia, Calif.
High school: Hart
The outstanding right-handed pitcher had one of the more dominant campaigns we've ever seen. He was 13-2 with a 1.25 ERA in 136 2/3 innings. He also struck out 203 and walked 36 and teams hit him at just a .154 clip. Bauer also threw 10 complete games and his just six batters this season.
SP Taylor Jungmann
School: Texas
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-6, Wt.: 220
Hometown.: Temple, Texas
High school: Georgetown
The Longhorns really couldn't have asked for much more from their ace right-handed pitcher. Jungmann had a tremendous campaign for the 'Horns, going 13-2 with a 1.38 ERA in 136 2/3 innings. He also struck out 123 and walked 32 and teams are hitting him at a .164 clip. Jungmann has allowed just four home runs this season.
SP Sonny Gray
School: Vanderbilt
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 5-11, Wt.: 180
Hometown.: Smyrna, Tenn.
High school: Smyrna
The Commodores made their first trip to the College World Series thanks in part to Gray. The great right-hander went 12-3 with a 1.97 ERA in 114 1/3 innings this season. He also has struck out 119 and walked 41 and teams are hitting him at a .191 clip. Gray has allowed just four home runs this season and has tossed three complete games.
SP Michael Roth
School: South Carolina
Cl.: Junior, Ht.: 6-1, Wt.: 210
Hometown.: Greer, S.C.
High school: Riverside
The Gamecocks gambled by permanently moving Roth to the weekend rotation, but the move now seems brilliant. The outstanding lefty has had an amazing veteran campaign. He's 13-3 with a 1.02 ERA in 123 innings. He also has struck out 95 and walked 32 and teams are just hitting him at a .213 clip. Roth has allowed just two home runs this season and has tossed one complete game.
RP Corey Knebel
School: Texas
Cl.: Freshman, Ht.: 6-3, Wt.: 195
Hometown.: Georgetown, Texas
High school: Georgetown
What an impressive first campaign the hard-throwing right-hander is having for the Longhorns. Knebel has recorded 19 saves in 37 appearances and has a 1.15 ERA in 54 2/3 innings. He also has struck out 60 and walked 12 and teams are hitting him at a .148 clip.
RP Matt Price
School: South Carolina
Cl.: Sophomore, Ht.: 6-2, Wt.: 215
Hometown.: Sumter, S.C.
High school: Sumter
The Gamecocks feel great about their situation when Price enters the game. The outstanding right-hander has recorded 18 saves in 31 appearances and has a 2.16 ERA in 50 innings. He also has struck out 67 and walked 15 and teams are hitting him at just a .205 clip. Price has allowed just one home run this season.




PG Second Team All-Americans

C Jake Lowery, James Madison
1B
Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt
2B
Tommy La Stella, Coastal Carolina
SS
Brandon Loy, Texas
3B
Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt
OF
Tyler Naquin, Texas A&M
OF
Victor Roache, Georgia Southern
OF
James Ramsey, Florida State
DH
Brad Miller, Clemson
UT
Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton

SP Matt Barnes, Connecticut
SP
Patrick Johnson, North Carolina
SP
Sean Gilmartin, Florida State
SP
Andrew Chafin, Kent State
RP
Cody Martin, Gonzaga
RP
Branden Kline, Virginia


Kendall Rogers is the college baseball editor for Perfect Game USA and has covered the sport for over 10 seasons. He can be reached at kendall@perfectgame.org