06-19-2010

Mudville Pinnacle Alum Matt Boyd Adds Second Freshman All-America Honor From National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

Long-time Muddie Matt Boyd Receives 2nd All-America Award in 2010

Corvallis, OR - Oregon State pitcher/designated hitter Matt Boyd has earned his second Freshman All-America honor in a week Monday. He was selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) First Team as a utility player.

It is Boyd's second Freshman All-America honor as he was chosen to the Louisville Slugger Team last week. Boyd is one of five Pacific-10 Conference players named to the NCBWA's two teams, and just one of two named to the first team.

As a pitcher, Boyd was dominant in 42 2/3 innings, making 20 appearances, two of which were starts. He led the Beavers with a 7-1 record and posted a 1.90 earned run average while opponents batted just .200 against him. Boyd had a 2:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and opponents collected just 31 hits off him in 2010.

Offensively, Boyd, a native of Mercer Island, Wash., had a fine season, batting .264 with six doubles, three home runs and 19 runs batted in. He hit his first career home run while making his first career start on the mound, March 4 against UC Riverside, and a week later, drove home three runs on a double to right against Utah, sending the Beavers to the victory.
His success at both positions earned the lefty All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors in just his first season in Corvallis.

He and the Beavers recently completed their 2010 campaign after going 1-2 at the Gainesville Regional in Florida. Oregon State finished the season 32-24.

NCBWA ANNOUNCES 2010 PRO-LINE ATHLETIC FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Boyd Homerun vs U of Maine

Dallas, TX (NCBWA) – A total of 30 standout freshmen college baseball players from every part of the country are featured on the 2010 Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced today. Read More ...

The 2010 Pro-Line Athletic NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from 13 conferences and six conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of 10 conference "Rookie of the Year" winners.

Florida placed the most players on the team with three players (overall) on the two teams, while 24 schools placed at least one player on the teams. Florida placed one player on the first team and two on the second team. Arizona State, Cal St. Fullerton, Jacksonville, Rutgers and St. John’s also each placed two players on the teams.

The Big East, Big 12 and Pac-10 placed three players apiece on the first team, while the Southeastern Conference placed two players on the first team. The Pac-10 and SEC each had five members on the first and second teams, the BIG EAST and the Big 12 had four and the Atlantic Sun had three selections apiece on the teams.

The 2010 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced on Tuesday, June 15.

Pos. First Team School Cl. Hometown
1B Barrett Barnes Texas Tech Fr. Sugarland, Texas
2B Steve Nyisztor Rutgers Fr. Toms River, N.J.
3B Austin Maddox Florida Fr. Jacksonville, Fla.
SS Eric Stamets Evansville Fr. Dublin, Ohio
C Kevin Plawecki Purdue Fr. Carmel, Ind.
OF Jeremy Baltz St. John's Fr. Vestal, N.Y.
OF Jabari Henry Florida International Fr. Orlando, Fla.
OF Max White Oklahoma Fr. Durant, Okla.
DH Adam Brett Walker Jacksonville Fr. Milwaukee, Wis.
UT Matt Boyd Oregon State Fr. Mercer Island, Wa.
SP Justin Jones California Fr. Oakdale, Calif.
SP Matt Purke TCU Fr. Spring, Texas
SP Michael Wacha Texas A&M Fr. Texarkana, Texas
RP Tyler Gebler Rutgers Fr. Toms River, N.J.
RP Brett Huber Ole Miss Fr. Belleville, Ill.
RP Brady Rodgers Arizona State Fr. Richmond, Texas

Second Team: C Ronnie Freeman, Kennesaw State; 1B Max Muncy, Baylor; 2B Cory Spangenberg, VMI; 3B Ryan Dalton, UT-San Antonio; SS Deven Marrero, Arizona State; OF Patrick Biondi, Michigan; OF Garrett Custons, Air Force; OF Dan Gulbransen, Jacksonville; DH Carlos Lopez, Cal St Fullerton; UT Brian Johnson, Florida; SP Kyle Hansen, St. John’s; SP Kurt Heyer, Arizona; SP Hudson Randall, Florida; RP E.J. Encinosa, Miami; RP Dylan Floro, Cal St Fullerton; RP Matt Price, South Carolina.
Pro-Line Athletic, owned by Badger Sport, supplies caps and uniforms to several Division I college baseball teams and this is the fifth season Pro-Line has sponsored the NCBWA’s Players of the Week. The sponsorship provides for plaques to be awarded to each of the weekly winners and other promotional consideration. For more information about Pro-Line and Badger, visit their web sites at badgersport.com and prolinecap.com.

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.