LSU’s Ranaudo Tabbed Preseason National Player of the Year
TUCSON, Ariz. — The 2010 Louisville Slugger pre-season All-American baseball teams, selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, features a who’s who of NCAA Division I baseball players.
The pre-season pick as National Player of The Year is RHP Anthony Ranaudo of Louisiana St. The 6-foot-7, 231-pounder is expected to be a high first round pick in next June’s Free Agent Draft after striking out 159 batters in 124 1/3 innings last season with only 50 walks as he posted a 12-3 record and a 3.04 ERA.
The three All-American teams include:
- FIRST TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS
- RHP Anthony Ranaudo, Louisiana St. (12-3, 3.04 ERA, 159 K, 50 BB in 124 1/3 IP).
- RHP Deck McGuire, Georgia Tech. (11-2, 3.50 ERA, 118 K, 41 BB, 100 1/3 IP).
- LHP Daniel Bibona, U.C. Irvine (12-1, 2.63 ERA, 108 K, 26 BB, 106 IP).
- RHP Taylor Jungmann, Texas (11-3, 2.00 ERA, 101 K, 35 BB, 94 2/3 IP).
- RHP Chance Ruffin, Texas (10-2, 3.32 ERA, 115 K, 25 BB, 124 2/3 IP).
- LHP Josh Spence, Arizona St. (10-1, 2.37 ERA, 125 K, 30 BB, 102 2/3 IP).
- Relief Addison Reed, San Diego St. (20 SV, 0.65 ERA, 38 K, 7 BB, 27 2/3 IP).
- C Yasmani Grandal, Miami (Fla.) (Great defense, .299, 16 HR, 11 2B, 45 RBI).
- 1B Cody Hawn, Tennessee (.364, 22 HR, 15 2B, 81 RBI).
- 2B Danny Muno, Fresno St. (Great defense, .379, 25 2B, 41 RBI, 64 walks, 13 SB).
- 3B Tony Thompson, Kansas (.389, 21 HR, 27 2B, 82 RBI, won Big 12 triple crown).
- SS Christian Colon, Cal. St. Fullerton (Great defense, .357, 16 2B, 8 HR, 40 RBI, 15 SB).
- OF Jarrett Parker, Virginia (.355, 16 HR, 20 2B, 65 RBI, 20 SB).
- OF Tyler Holt, Florida St. (.401, 23 2B, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 34 SB).
- OF Matt Townsend, James Madison (.390, 17 HR, 17 2B, 59 RBI, 17 SB).
- DH Kyle Roller, East Carolina (.336, 16 HR, 12 2B, 75 RBI, MVP of Cape Cod League).
- UT Bryce Brentz, Middle Tennessee St. (.465, 28 HR, 19 2B, 73 RBI, 5-3 as pitcher, 4.57 ERA, 63 K).
- SECOND TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS
- RHP Alex Wimmers, Ohio St.
- LHP Cody Wheeler, Coastal Carolina
- LHP Chris Sale, Florida Gulf Coast
- RHP Daniel Renken, Cal. St. Fullerton
- RHP Sam Gaviglio, Oregon St.
- LHP Drew Pomeranz, Mississippi
- RHP Matt Harvey, North Carolina
- Relief Matty Ott, Louisiana St.
- Relief Ryan Duke, Oklahoma
- C Cameron Rupp, Texas
- C Micah Gibbs, Louisiana St.
- 1B Preston Tucker, Florida
- 1B Troy Channing, St. Mary’s
- 2B Mike Sodders, New Mexico St.
- 2B Kolbrin Vitek, Ball St.
- 3B Joey Bergman, Coll. of Charleston
- SS Jedd Gyorko, West Virginia
- OF Mike McGee, Florida St.
- OF Blake Dean, Louisiana St.
- OF Michael Choice, Texas-Arlington
- OF Devon Dageford, Louisiana Tech.
- UT Danny Hultzen, Virginia
- THIRD TEAM PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICANS
- LHP Sean Gilmartin, Florida St.
- RHP Noe Ramirez, Cal. St. Fullerton
- RHP Trevor Bauer, UCLA
- RHP Tyler Pill, Cal. St. Fullerton
- LHP Kenneth Roberts, Middle Tennessee St.
- RHP Sam Dyson, South Carolina
- RHP Gerrit Cole, UCLA
- Relief Kevin Rhoderick, Oregon St.
- Relief Jarad Miller, Valparaiso
- Relief Scott Matyas, Minnesota
- Relief Eric Pettis, U.C. Irvine
- Relief Cole Green, Texas
- Relief Nick Ramirez, Cal. St. Fullerton
- Relief Michael Schum, Wright St.
- C Jim Klocke, Southeast Missouri St.
- C Eddie Rohan, Winthrop
- C Rafael Neda, New Mexico
- 1B Paul Hoilman, East Tennessee St.
- 1B Tony Plagman, Georgia Tech.
- 1B Austin Wates, Virginia Tech.
- 1B Andy Wilkins, Arkansas
- 1B Zach Maxfield, Florida Gulf Coast
- 2B Kolten Wong, Hawaii
- 2B Sean Rockey, George Washington
- 2B Ross Heffley, Western Carolina
- 2B Wes Hobson, Appalachian St.
- 3B Anthony Rendon, Rice
- 3B Jake Smith, Alabama
- 3B Phil Wunderlich, Louisville
- 3B Bo Reeder, East Tennessee St.
- SS Drew Lee, Morehead St.
- SS Stephen Cardullo, Florida St.
- OF Gary Brown, Cal. St. Fullerton
- OF Kevin Nieto, Manhattan
- OF Ryan Enos, Dallas Baptist