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| 2008 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS
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February 23, 2008
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SouthernCollegeSports.com Staff
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 Wrapping up our preview of the just-begun 2008 college baseball season, the SCS.com staff has cast its vote for the top players in all the country, naming a total of 28 players to either our First or Second Team All-America squads. Vanderbilt leads the way with three players on the First Team, while Arizona and San Diego boast two players each. Dominic de la Osa, the Commodores' oustanding outfielder, was selected as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while Wildcats starting pitcher Preston Guilmet was chosen as the Preseason Pitcher of the Year. The SEC was also represented by Auburn newcomer Hunter Morris, who was selected as SCS.com's Preseason Freshman of the Year.
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| FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICA |
| C |
Buster Posey |
Florida State |
| 1B |
Justin Smoak |
South Carolina |
| 2B |
Blake Stouffer |
Texas A&M |
| SS |
Ryan Flaherty |
Vanderbilt |
| 3B |
Pedro Alvarez |
Vanderbilt |
| OF |
Kyle Russell |
Texas |
| OF |
Dominic de la Osa |
Vanderbilt |
| OF |
Brad McElroy |
Charlotte |
| SP |
Jacob Thompson |
Virginia |
| SP |
Preston Guilmet |
Arizona |
| SP |
Brian Matusz |
San Diego |
| RP |
A.J. Griffin |
San Diego |
| RP |
Daniel Schlereth |
Arizona |
| DH/UTIL |
Zach Putnam |
Michigan |
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| PRESEASON HONORS |
| Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: Pedro Alvarez (Vanderbilt) |
| Preseason Pitcher of the Year: Preston Guilmet (Arizona) |
| Preseason Freshman of the Year: Hunter Morris (Auburn) |
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| SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICA |
| C |
Tim Federowicz |
North Carolina |
| 1B |
Brett Wallace |
Arizona State |
| 2B |
Brandon Turner |
Mississippi State |
| SS |
Alex Buchholz |
Delaware |
| 3B |
James Darnell |
South Carolina |
| OF |
Jordan Danks |
Texas |
| OF |
Aaron Luna |
Rice |
| OF |
Mike McKenna |
Florida Atlantic |
| SP |
Scott Gorgen |
UC Irvine |
| SP |
Josh Satow |
Arizona State |
| SP |
Anthony Shawler |
Old Dominion |
| RP |
Rob Wooten |
North Carolina |
| RP |
Robbie Elsemiller |
Stetson |
| UTIL/DH |
Josh Romanski |
San Diego |
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| HONORABLE MENTION |
IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
Yonder Alonso (Miami), Nick Cassavechia (Baylor), Brandon Crawford (UCLA), Ike Davis (Arizona State), Joshua Fields (Georgia), Johnny Giavotella (New Orleans), Lance Lynn (Mississippi), Blake Murphy (Western Carolina), Aaron Shafer (Wichita State) |
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