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Goodman collects third Freshman All-America accolade
Jun 13, 2019 | Baseball
Rookie named to Perfect Game Freshmen All-America Second Team
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the second time this week, Memphis baseball freshman Hunter Goodman was listed to a Freshmen All-America team as he was named to the Perfect Game Freshman All-America Second Team, the organization announced Thursday.
His appearance on the Perfect Game Freshmen All-America team is his third such accolade of the postseason after being listed to the Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA Freshmen All-America teams. Goodman is the first rookie in program history to earn Freshman All-American accolades from multiple publications.
Goodman was also named the American Athletic Conference's Newcomer Position Player of the year and earned first-team All-AAC honors at the end of the regular season.
The Arlington, Tenn., native paced the Tigers' offense this spring. The rookie led the squad in batting average (.326), runs (51), hits (78), doubles (16), triples (2), home runs (13) and RBI (67). He also swiped 11 bases in 12 attempts. His 67 runs batted in are tied for second all-time in the program's single-season history.
In conference rankings, Goodman finished the season ranked in the top 10 in The American in hits, runs, homers, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage. His 67 RBI led the league and also rank second all-time in The American's single-season history.
Goodman amassed 66 RBI at the end of the regular season, which led his classmates nationally. By regular-season's end, Goodman also ranked second nationally in total bases with 134, while his 76 hits total ranked third among freshmen.
His appearance on the Perfect Game Freshmen All-America team is his third such accolade of the postseason after being listed to the Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA Freshmen All-America teams. Goodman is the first rookie in program history to earn Freshman All-American accolades from multiple publications.
Goodman was also named the American Athletic Conference's Newcomer Position Player of the year and earned first-team All-AAC honors at the end of the regular season.
The Arlington, Tenn., native paced the Tigers' offense this spring. The rookie led the squad in batting average (.326), runs (51), hits (78), doubles (16), triples (2), home runs (13) and RBI (67). He also swiped 11 bases in 12 attempts. His 67 runs batted in are tied for second all-time in the program's single-season history.
In conference rankings, Goodman finished the season ranked in the top 10 in The American in hits, runs, homers, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage. His 67 RBI led the league and also rank second all-time in The American's single-season history.
Goodman amassed 66 RBI at the end of the regular season, which led his classmates nationally. By regular-season's end, Goodman also ranked second nationally in total bases with 134, while his 76 hits total ranked third among freshmen.
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