Indiana University Athletics
Perfect Game Pair of Preseason All-Americans
1/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Jan. 20, 2014
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana Baseball's Kyle Schwarber and Sam Travis were picked as preseason First Team All-Americans by Perfect Game on Monday (Jan. 20). It marks Schwarber's third first team recognition this preseason (also NCBWA & Collegiate Baseball newspaper) and Travis' second All-America selection.
IU is one of five schools with multiple preseason All-Americans according to Perfect Game. Virginia leads the way with five on PG's list, followed by Oregon State (3), Indiana (2), North Carolina State (2) and LSU (2).
What Perfect Game had to say about Kyle Schwarber...
"Several college baseball coaches have said Schwarber is the best pure hitter they've seen in many seasons. Schwarber, though, is a complete player in every sense of the word. Schwarber, ranked as the No. 7 prospect for the upcoming draft, is a 6-foot, 240-pounder, who's extremely consistent offensively, good defensively and possesses plus raw power. With Schwarber and Travis in the middle of the Indiana lineup, there's no doubt the Hoosiers are expected to make a return trip to the College World Series this spring."
What Perfect Game had to say about Sam Travis...
"Travis didn't receive as much fanfare as Schwarber last season. One reason for that is that he hit several points lower than Schwarber, but still managed to smack 10 homers and knock in 57 runs while nursing a broken hamate bone for much of the season. Travis, ranked No. 41 in our college prospects list, has big-time raw power and packs a punch in his 6-foot, 210-pound, frame. Entering the season 100-percent healthy and ready to go, look for Travis to tally very good offensive numbers this season."
COMPLETE PERFECT GAME PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
C Kyle Schwarber, Indiana
1B Sam Travis, Indiana
2B Ross Kivett, Kansas State
SS Trea Turner, NC State
OF Michael Conforto, Oregon State
OF Derek Fisher, Virginia
OF Bradley Zimmer, San Francisco
DH Alex Bregman, LSU
UT Nick Howard, Virginia
SP Carlos Rodon, North Carolina State
SP Jeff Hoffman, East Carolina
SP Tyler Beede, Vanderbilt
SP Aaron Nola, LSU
RP Zech Lemond, Rice
RP Nick Burdi, Louisville
SECOND TEAM
C Grayson Greiner, South Carolina
1B Casey Gillaspie, Wichita State
2B Brian Anderson, Arkansas
SS Branden Cogswell, Virginia
3B Alex Blandino, Stanford
OF Brandon Downes, Virginia
OF Dylan Davis, Oregon State
OF Ian Happ, Cincinnati
DH Mike Papi, Virginia
UT AJ Reed, Kentucky
SP Justin Garza, Cal State Fullerton
SP Luke Weaver, Florida State
SP Brandon Finnegan, TCU
SP Andrew Moore, Oregon State
RP David Berg, UCLA
RP Jonathan Holder, Mississippi State
