Leeds Named ABCA Third Team All-America, Nabs First Team All-Atlantic Region
6/24/2010 2:00:00 PM | Baseball
CHARLESTON, S.C. - College of Charleston sophomore 3B Matt Leeds (Boca Raton, Fla./American Heritage) has been named to the 2010 American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America Third Team and also garnered 2010 ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Team First Team honors.
Leeds, the 2010 Southern Conference Player of the Year, led the Cougars with 21 home runs and 88 RBI, while batting .326 and adding 23 doubles. The 88 RBI set a new school and conference single-season record and has him currently ranked 2nd in the nation in that category.
The Cougars finished the season with a 44-19 record, reaching the championship of the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional before falling to host Coastal Carolina 11-10 in 10 innings.
The ABCA All-America teams are collegiate baseball's oldest selections, dating to 1949. All Division I coaches have the opportunity to nominate and vote on these selections, which are initially compiled into eight All-Region teams. These teams are then finalized as the first, second and third All-America teams by the ABCA's NCAA Division I All-America and Coach of the Year Committee, chaired by Dean Ehehalt of Monmouth University (N.J.). This year, the committee selected 64 players as 2010 ABCA All-Americans.
2010 ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Team
First Team
C: Yasmani Grandal, Miami
1B: Tony Plagman, Georgia Tech
2B: Dallas Poulk, North Carolina State
3B: Matt Leeds, College of Charleston
SS: Derek Dietrich, Georgia Tech
OF: Chris Duffy, UCF
OF: Nate Roberts, High Point
OF: Kyle Parker, Clemson
DH: Mac Doyle, Wofford
SP: Anthony Meo, Coastal Carolina
SP: Danny Hultzen, Virginia
SP: Asher Wojciechowski, The Citadel
SP: Deck McGuire, Georgia Tech
RP: Kevin Arico, Virginia
Second Team
C: Jose Iglesias, Coastal Carolina
1B: Kyle Blackburn, Georgia Southern
2B: Wes Hobson, Appalachian State
3B: Matt Skole, Georgia Tech
SS: Jake Lemmerman, Duke
OF: Tyler Holt, Florida State
OF: Phil Gosselin, Virginia
OF: Austin Wates, Virginia Tech
DH: Thomas Nichols, Georgia Tech
SP: Cody Wheeler, Coastal Carolina
SP: Matt Harvey, North Carolina
SP: Chris Hernandez, Miami
RP: Chris Patterson, Appalachian State
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