UCLA Ranked No. 12, Pair Named All-America in Preseason Poll
December 17, 2019 | Baseball
LOS ANGELES โ Junior right-handed pitcher Holden Powell and junior outfielder Garrett Mitchell were both named Preseason All-Americans while the Bruins were tabbed the No. 12 team in the country as Collegiate Baseball unveiled its 2020 preseason release on Tuesday.
Powell, who is coming off a 2019 campaign that resulted in NCBWA Stopper of the Year honors, was tabbed to the First Team while Mitchell was selected to the Second Team.
UCLA is the second-highest ranked team from the West in Collegiate Baseball's poll, trailing only No. 5 Arizona State.
A season ago, Powell was voted as the nation's top relief pitcher by the NCBWA and was also a unanimous All-America selection. The Visalia, Calif. native had 17 saves, second-most in the nation and in UCLA single-season history. Powell logged a 1.84 ERA and struck out 65 batters in 49 innings.
Mitchell had a breakout sophomore campaign in 2019, slashing .349/.418/.566 en route to All-America honors. The Orange, Calif. native proved himself as an all-around threat last year, clubbing six home runs, setting a UCLA single-season record with 12 triples, playing lockdown defense in the outfield, and stealing 18 bases. He enters his junior season as the No. 6 prospect in the 2020 draft per MLB Pipeline.
The Bruins are coming off a 2019 season that ranks among the most successful in program history. UCLA tallied a school-record 52 wins, had its highest winning percentage since 1924 (.828), was selected as the No. 1 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, and had a program record 13 players selected in the MLB First-Year Player Draft.
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