| Junior Michael Rockett added All-America honors to his postseason hardware collection on Thursday. |
TUCSON, Ariz. ? Junior center fielder Michael Rockett was named a Louisville Slugger third-team All-American, Collegiate Baseball announced on Thursday. Rockett is just the second Roadrunner in school history to earn the nation’s top honor, joining Mark Schramek, who was a third-team selection in 2002.
Rockett helped lead UTSA to a school-record-tying 39 wins this past season and its second consecutive Southland Conference Regular Season Championship. Named the SLC Player of the Year a week ago, he hit .360 with a school-record 25 doubles, five triples, 10 home runs and 68 RBIs (t-No. 2 UTSA history) this season. The Sugar Land native, who earned first-team All-SLC honors this year after back-to-back second-team accolades his first two campaigns, also scored 60 runs (No. 5 UTSA history), recorded 154 total bases for a .623 slugging percentage and stole nine bases. The 2006 Freshman All-American led the Roadrunners in at-bats (247/t-No. 2 UTSA history), batting average, hits (89/t-No. 2 UTSA history), doubles, triples and total bases in addition to ranking second in multi-hit contests (26), homers, RBIs, multi-RBI games (19), slugging percentage and steals.
One of the top defensive center fielders in the country, he made several highlight-reel catches in addition to recording a team-high seven outfield assists, all of which resulted in runners being gunned down at the plate.
Rockett was just as productive during the 30-game conference slate, posting a .370 batting average to go along with 31 runs, 14 two-baggers, three triples, five homers, 36 RBIs and five stolen bases.
He was named Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week on March 3 after hitting for the second cycle in school history on March 1 against Sacred Heart. Not only did he accomplish the feat in just four innings, but Rockett also had a career-high six RBIs in the 16-2 victory at Wolff Stadium.