Friday, February 05, 2010

MACON, Ga. - Baseball America named its Preseason All-American Teams Friday with FGCU’s Chris Sale picking up First-Team accolades.

Sale earned Atlantic Sun Preseason Pitcher of the Year honors Wednesday in a unanimous vote befitting the status of a player already named to Ping!Baseball and Louisville Slugger preseason All-American lists. The College Baseball Blog listed Sale as the fourth-best player in the nation and as the top left-handed starting pitcher. Sale earned A-Sun Preseason First-Team All-Conference honors a season ago after posting a 7-4 record with a 2.72 ERA. The criminal justice major earned the Pitcher of the Year honor during the summer in the talent-rich Cape Cod league. Baseball America named Sale the Top Prospect in the Cape Cod league after the lefthander earned MVP honors in the league’s All-Star game.

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