AAC year in review

BrassBulls12 · July 18, 2018

http://theamerican.org/news/2018/6/30/baseball-season-in-review.aspx

The American wrapped up the season with eight of its nine member teams in the top 100 of the NCAA Ratings Percentage Index this year. The American is one of four conferences (with the ACC, Pac-12 and SEC) to boast three top-30 RPI teams: ECU at No. 15, UConn at No. 20 and USF at No. 28.

Wichita State All-America third baseman Alec Bohm and USF southpaw Shane McClanahan were each selected in the First Round of the Major League Baseball Draft. Bohm was the third overall pick in the draft and selected by the Philadelphia Phillies, while McClanahan was the 31st overall pick and selected by the Tampa Bay Rays.

The 2018 Bulls’ offense made their mark in The American’s history book, setting season records in batting average (.296), slugging percentage (.464), doubles (147) and total bases (951).

The Bulls’ doubles finished the year ranked No. 2 in the nation, while the Knights’ stolen bases ranked ninth.

Ten American Athletic Conference baseball players earned All-America recognition from ABCA/Rawlings, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, CoSIDA, D1Baseball.com, the NCBWA and Perfect Game. Wichita State’s Bohm and Liam Eddy, UConn’s Mason Feole, P.J. Poulin, Isaac Feldstein and Christian Fedko, ECU’s Packard, Chris Holba and Alec Burleson and USF’s Villar each picked up awards. Packard led the group with seven All-America nods.

Edited July 18, 2018 by BrassBulls12