| Junior Michael Rockett became the first second-team All-American in school history on Wednesday. |
LINCOLN, Neb. ? Junior center fielder Michael Rockett was named a Pro-Line Athletic/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) second-team All-American on Wednesday. Rockett, who earned third-team accolades from Collegiate Baseball two weeks ago, is the first Roadrunner to earn second-team honors in the program's 17-year history.
Also a first-team American Baseball Coaches Association All-South Central Region selection on Wednesday, the Sugar Land native helped lead UTSA to aschool-record-tying 39 wins this past season and its second consecutiveSouthland Conference Regular Season Championship. The SLC Playerof the Year hit .360 with a school-record 25 doubles,five triples, 10 home runs and 68 RBIs (t-No. 2 UTSA history) thisseason. Rockett, who earned first-team All-SLC honorsthis year after back-to-back second-team accolades his first twocampaigns, also scored 60 runs (No. 5 UTSA history), recorded 154 totalbases for a .623 slugging percentage and stole nine bases. The 2006Freshman All-American led the Roadrunners in at-bats (247/t-No. 2 UTSAhistory), batting average, hits (89/t-No. 2 UTSA history), doubles,triples and total bases in addition to ranking second in multi-hitcontests (26), homers, RBIs, multi-RBI games (19), slugging percentageand steals.
One of the top defensive center fielders in thecountry, the 6-foot-1, 175-pounder made several highlight-reel catches in addition torecording a team-high seven outfield assists, all of which resulted inrunners being gunned down at the plate.
Rockett was just asproductive during the 30-game conference slate, posting a .370 battingaverage to go along with 31 runs, 14 two-baggers, three triples, fivehomers, 36 RBIs and five stolen bases.
He was named LouisvilleSlugger Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week on March 3after hitting for the second cycle in school history on March 1 againstSacred 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 atWolff Stadium.
Pro-Line Athletic is in its fourth year as a sponsor of the NCBWA. It produces and distributes plaques for National Hitter and Pitchers of the Week during the regular season and extends its award production to include plaques for each member of the association's All-America team.