University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Four Bruins Earn All-America Honors By Collegiate Baseball
May 26, 2000
TUCSON, Ariz. -- The Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball teams were announced today which included UCLA junior left-fielder Bill Scott (first-team), junior catcher Forrest Johnson (second-team), junior first baseman Garrett Atkins (third-team) and junior second baseman Chase Utley (third-team).
Atkins, who brings a season-high 19-game hitting streak into today's opening NCAA regional game in Oklahoma City, becomes the first-ever Bruin to be a three-time All-American, as he earned the honor as a freshman and sophomore. Atkins was also selected to the All-Pac-10 team earlier this season.
Scott now garners his second first-team selection this season, as he was chosen by USA Today/Baseball Weekly as one of four Pac-10 players to earn first-team honors. Scott, Utley and Johnson were also All-Pac-10 selections.
Johnson earns his first All-America selection and Utley earns his second, as he was chosen by Collegiate Baseball as a freshman All-American as well.
The 18-man first team, chosen by performances up to regional playoffs and picked by the staff of Collegiate Baseball newspaper, features seven conference players or pitchers of the year, including: RHP Kip Bouknight (Southeastern Player Of The Year), RHP Aaron Heilman (Big East Pitcher Of The Year), RHP Shane Komine (Big 12 Player Of The Year), 2B Matt Easterday (Southern Player Of The Year), SS Tim Hummel (Colonial Player Of The Year), OF Mike Campo (Big Ten Player Of The Year), DH Al Corbeil (Sun Belt Player Of The Year).
The first team features six starting pitchers who posted a combined 73-13 record with an ERA of 2.59. Cal. St. Fullerton's Adam Johnson leads the first team pitchers with 153 strikeouts. The first team relief pitcher, Cory Scott of East Carolina, has saved 22 games this season which is one short of the NCAA record.
The offense features power, line drive hitters and speed. The first team belted 182 homers (average 16.5 per player). Nine players hit 18 or more doubles this season. As far as speed, four players swiped 16 or more bases.
The first team also features Collegiate Baseball's National Player of The Year in RHP Kip Bouknight of South Carolina. Bouknight posted a glistening 15-1 overall record with a 2.87 ERA and fanned 129 batters with only 33 walks. He won his first 15 games of the season against rugged competition before losing his last start at the Southeastern Conference tournament to Kentucky. In those 15 consecutive wins, he was unbeaten in the SEC regular season (9 wins).
The following are the first, second and third team Louisville Slugger All-Americans for the 2000 season. Complete statistics on each of the players accompany this release.
First Team
LHP -- Lenny DiNardo, Stetson (15-1, 1.88 ERA, 5 CG, 128 K, 25 BB) RHP -- Kip Bouknight, South Carolina (15-1, 2.87 ERA, 4 CG, 129 K, 33 BB) RHP -- Aaron Heilman, Notre Dame (10-2, 3.04 ERA, 8 CG, 113 K, 24 BB) RHP -- Shane Komine, Nebraska (10-3, 2.20 ERA, 6 CG, 142 K, 26 BB) RHP -- Adam Johnson, Cal. St. Fullerton (7-3, 2.53 ERA, 5 CG, 153 K, 26 BB) RHP -- Justin Wayne, Stanford (12-3, 3.02 ERA, 4 CG, 128 K, 34 BB) Relief -- Cory Scott, East Carolina (22 SV, 1.64 ERA, 48 K, 11 BB) C -- Brad Cresse, Louisiana St. (.393, 25 HR, 18 2B, 91 RBI) 1B -- Todd Faulkner, Auburn (.413, 26 2B, 22 HR, 99 RBI) 2B -- Matt Easterday, Georgia Southern (.444, 22 2B, 15 HR, 75 RBI, 23 SB) SS -- Tim Hummel, Old Dominion (.403, 21 2B, 8 HR, 68 RBI, 21 SB) 3B -- Mark Teixeira, Georgia Tech. (.420, 20 2B, 16 HR, 73 RBI, 12 SB) OF -- Bill Scott, UCLA (.424, 21 HR, 19 2B, 72 RBI) OF -- Gabe Gross, Auburn (.426, 26 2B, 12 HR, 79 RBI, 16 SB) OF -- Mitch Jones, Arizona St. (.355, 26 HR, 17 2B, 88 RBI, 8 SB) OF -- Mike Campo, Penn St. (.442, 22 2B, 5 HR, 45 RBI, 17 SB) OF -- Al Corbeil, Florida International (.406, 19 2B, 13 HR, 68 RBI) UT -- Jason DuBois, Virginia Commonwealth (.435, 19 HR, 12 2B, 74 RBI, 7-5, 3.71 ERA, 81 K, 27 BB)Second Team RHP -- David Gil, Miami (Fla.) RHP -- Jason Anderson, Illinois RHP -- Rik Currier, Southern California LHP -- Billy Traber, Loyola Marymount RHP -- Kenny Baugh, Rice RHP -- Kyle Crowell, Houston Relief -- Charlie Thames, Texas C -- Casey Myers, Arizona St. C -- Forrest Johnson, UCLA 1B -- Philip Hartig, The Citadel 2B -- Chris Burke, Tennessee SS -- Steve Holm, Oral Roberts SS -- Darren Fenster, Rutgers 3B -- Aaron Sisk, New Mexico OF -- Frank Corr, Stetson OF -- Joe Inglett, Nevada OF -- Chris Smith, Florida St. OF -- John-Ford Griffin, Florida St. DH -- Jesse Gutierrez, Texas-Pan American UT -- Ben Diggins, Arizona
Third Team LHP -- Kenny Holubec, Louisiana-Monroe RHP -- Beau Hale, Texas RHP -- Ryan Miller, Evansville RHP -- Bob Brownlie, Rutgers RHP -- Chris Bootcheck, Auburn RHP -- Chad Hawkins, Baylor LHP -- Jon Switzer, Arizona St. RHP -- Rich McGuire, Delaware LHP -- Jared Berkowitz, Tulane RHP -- Scott Dohmann, Louisiana-Lafayette Relief -- Jeff Bajernau, Oklahoma Relief -- Zane Carlson, Baylor Relief -- Derrick DePriest, North Carolina C -- Justin Cowan, Nebraska C -- Dane Sardinha, Pepperdine C -- Scott Walter, Loyola Marymount 1B -- Brad Hawpe, Louisiana St. 1B -- Pat Hollander, Lehigh 1B -- Pat Magness, Wichita St. 1B -- Garrett Atkins, UCLA 2B -- Andrew Salvo, Delaware 2B -- Chase Utley, UCLA 2B -- Keith Lillash, Cleveland St. SS -- Jeff Keppinger, Georgia SS -- Jeremy Kurella, Northwestern 3B -- Kevin Howard, Miami (Fla.) 3B -- Justin Gemoll, Southern California 3B -- Jake Gautreau, Tulane OF -- Jeremy Johnson, S.E. Missouri St. OF -- Tim Olson, Florida OF -- Tyrell Godwin, North Carolina UT -- Mike Wombacher, Louisiana-Monroe