All ACC Baseball Announced: 3 Hurricanes on 1st Team

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – The University of Miami led all programs with eight individuals selected to the 2015 All-ACC baseball teams, as announced Monday by the conference office.

The Hurricanes, who finished with the best overall record of any ACC team at 42-13 and will be the No. 2 seed at the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship beginning this week, had three first-team selections, one second-team selection and four third-team selections.

Junior third baseman David Thompson, sophomore catcher / designated hitter Zack Collins and second baseman George Iskenderian were among those recognized with first-team honors.

Thompson, the nation’s RBI leader with 78, led the ACC in home runs (19) and was named one of 35 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy. Collins, a catalyst for Miami’s current 12-game winning streak, finished the season batting .310 with 14 home runs and 60 RBI, the second-most in the ACC. Iskenderian took home the ACC’s regular season batting title in his first year with the Hurricanes, finishing with a .391 average and starting all 55 games.

Junior lefthander Thomas Woodrey, who anchored Miami’s rotation with a 6-2 record and a 2.62 ERA, was the lone second-team selection.

Sophomore outfielder Willie Abreu, closer Bryan Garcia, senior catcher Garrett Kennedy and redshirt junior lefthander Andrew Suarez were named to the All-ACC Third Team. Abreu hit .297 in his second season as a starter, Garcia ranked fourth in the ACC with nine saves, Kennedy broke out with a .361 season batting average, while Suarez finished with a 7-1 record and a 2.95 ERA.

Miami opens the 2015 ACC Baseball Championship Wednesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park against the winner of a play-in game between No. 7 seed Virginia and No. 10 seed Georgia Tech. The game, slated for broadcast on RSN/ESPN3, 560 WQAM and WVUM 90.5 FM, is set for 3 p.m.

Full list of Awards:

ACC Player of the Year
Will Craig, So., Wake Forest

ACC Pitcher of the Year
Matthew Crownover, Jr., Clemson

ACC Freshman of the Year
Brendan McKay, Fr., Louisville

ACC Coach of the Year
Dan McDonnell, Louisville

2015 All-ACC Baseball Teams

First Team

C - Chris Okey, So., Clemson
1B - Brendon Hayden, Sr., Virginia Tech
1B - Will Craig, So., Wake Forest
2B - George Iskenderian, Jr., Miami (FL)
2B - Nate Mondou, So., Wake Forest
3B - David Thompson, Jr., Miami (FL)
SS - Sutton Whiting, Sr., Louisville
OF - DJ Stewart, Jr., Florida State
OF - Corey Ray, So., Louisville
OF - Stuart Fairchild, Fr., Wake Forest
DH/UT - Zack Collins, So., Miami (FL)
SP - Matthew Crownover, Jr., Clemson
SP - Brendan McKay, Fr., Louisville
SP - Kyle Funkhouser, Jr., Louisville
SP - Nathan Kirby, Jr., Virginia
RP - Zack Burdi, So., Louisville

Second Team

C - Andrew Knizner, So., NC State
1B - Preston Palmeiro, So., NC State
2B - Andy Perez, Sr., Duke
3B - Matt Gonzalez, Jr., Georgia Tech
3B - Kenny Towns, Sr., Virginia
SS - Daniel Pinero, So., Virginia
OF - Chris Shaw, Jr., Boston College
OF - Reed Rohlman, Fr., Clemson
OF - Jake Fincher, Sr., NC State
DH/UT - Tyler Krieger, Jr., Clemson
DH/UT - Brendan McKay, Fr., Louisville
SP - Josh Rogers, So., Louisville
SP - Thomas Woodrey, Jr., Miami (FL)
SP - Zac Gallen, So., North Carolina
RP - Billy Strode, Sr., Florida State
RP - Josh Sborz, Jr., Virginia

Third Team

C - Garrett Kennedy, Sr., Miami (FL)
1B - Quincy Nieporte, So., Florida State
2B - Logan Ratledge, Sr., NC State
3B - Kyle Fiala, So., Notre Dame
SS - Eli White, So., Clemson
OF - Steven Duggar, Jr., Clemson
OF - Willie Abreu, So., Miami (FL)
OF - Skye Bolt, Jr., North Carolina
OF - Robert Youngdahl, Sr., Notre Dame
OF - Saige Jenco, So., Virginia Tech
DH/UT - A.J. Murray, Sr., Georgia Tech
SP - Brandon Gold, So., Georgia Tech
SP - Andrew Suarez, Sr., Miami (FL)
SP - Benton Moss, Sr., North Carolina
SP - Ryan Smoyer, So., Notre Dame
RP - Bryan Garcia, So., Miami (FL)

2015 ACC Baseball All-Freshman Team

Dylan Busby, 3B, Florida State
Kel Johnson, OF, Georgia Tech
Brendan McKay, SP/UT, Louisville
Lincoln Henzman, RP, Louisville
Brian Brown, SP, NC State
J.B. Bukauskas, P, North Carolina
Brandon Bielak, SP, Notre Dame
Sean Guenther, RP, Notre Dame
Adam Haseley, OF, Virginia
Pavin Smith, 1B, Virginia
Justin Yurchak, 3B, Wake Forest
Stuart Fairchild, OF, Wake Forest