RENFROE, HOLDER, MITCHELL GARNER MORE ALL-AMERICA TEAM HONORS STARKVILLE, Miss. --- All-America team honors continue to mount for a trio of Mississippi State baseball players. Junior outfielder Hunter Renfroe and sophomore relief ace Jonathan Holder Wednesday were first-team selections and sophomore relief man Ross Mitchell a second-team pick on the 2013 NCBWA Division I All-America Team announced Wednesday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. Baseball America also announced its 2013 All-America Teams, with Renfroe among five SEC players named to the publication’s first unit and Jonathan Holder featured on BA’s second-team honor squad. Renfroe, from Crystal Springs, Miss., a first-round draft pick of the San Diego Padres, has already been accorded first-team All-America Team honors by Collegiate baseball newspaper. Renfroe sports a .352 batting average with 58 RBI and shares the SEC lead with 15 home runs. Holder, also a three-time All-American this spring, notched his SEC-leading 18th save Monday against Virginia to clinch the NCAA Charlottesville (Va.) Super Regional and MSU’s ninth berth in the NCAA College World Series. Holder, from Gulfport, Miss., sports a 2-0 record with a school-record 18 saves, a 1.17 earned run average and 81 strikeouts in 46 innings. He is among five finalists for the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award, to be announced Saturday in Omaha. Mitchell, from Smyrna, Tenn., and the son of former Major League pitcher Charlie Mitchell, is 12-0 with two saves and a Southeastern Conference-best 1.35 earned run average. Mississippi State begins competition in its ninth NCAA College World Series Saturday at 2 p.m. (CDT) when the Bulldogs (48-18) take on first-time foe Oregon State (50-11) in a game to be televised by ESPN2.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:08:25 +0000
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