University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
The Sporting News Honors Utley and Scott
June 1, 2000
UCLA junior Chase Utley and Bill Scott, who have led the Bruin baseball team into the NCAA Super Regional against LSU, have been named 2000 All-Americans by The Sporting News.
Utley, a second baseman, was named to the first team. He enters Friday's game at LSU batting .389 with 21 home runs, 67 runs batted in and a slugging percentage of .695.
Scott, a left fielder, was named to the second team. He is currently hitting .430 with 21 home runs, 75 runs batted in and a slugging percentage of .779. Scott, who has set a school record with 111 hits, has already been named first-team All-America by Collegiate Baseball and USA Today/Baseball Weekly.
Following are The Sporting News first and second teams:
FIRST TEAM
1B: Todd Faulkner, junior, Auburn: 61 games, .423 avg., 71 runs 27 2B, 22 HR, 103 RBIs, .798 SLG%
2B: Chase Utley, junior, UCLA: 62 games, .389 avg., 80 runs, 21 HR, 67 RBIs, .695 SLG%, 14 SB
3B: Mark Teixeira, sophomore, Georgia Tech: 64 games, .422 avg., 104 runs, 18 HR, 80 RBIs, .776 SLG%, .547 OB%
SS: Darren Fenster, senior, Rutgers: 55 games, .439 avg., 58 runs, 22 2B, 4 HR, 54 RBIs, 10 SB
C: Dane Sardinha, junior, Pepperdine: 59 games, .353 avg., 52 runs, 17 HR, 72 RBIs, .634 SLG%
DH: Casey Myers, junior, Arizona State: 59 games, .412 avg., 71 runs, 19 2B, 18 HR, 97 RBIs, .718 SLG%, .502 OB%
OF: Gabe Gross, sophomore, Auburn: 61 games, .430 avg., 83 runs, 25 2B, 13 HR, 86 RBIs, .536 OB%, 16 SB
OF: Mitch Jones, senior, Arizona State: 59 games, .357 avg., 79 runs, 27 HR, 92 RBIs, .787 SLG%
OF: Frank Corr, junior, Stetson: 64 games, .431 avg., 87 runs, 34 2B, 18 HR, 98 RBIs, .792 SLG%, .507 OB%
SP: Kip Bouknight, junior RHP, South Carolina: 15-1, 2.87 ERA, 128 2/3 IP, 110 hits, 33 BB, 129 K
SP: Shane Komine, sophomore RHP, Nebraska: 11-3, 2.14 ERA, 117 2/3 IP, 84 hits, 27 BB, 154 K
SP: Lenny DiNardo, sophomore LHP, Stetson: 16-1, 1.90 ERA, 132 2/3 IP, 112 hits, 27 BB, 132 K
SP: Justin Wayne, junior RHP, Stanford: 13-3, 3.24 ERA, 122 1/3 IP, 103 hits, 37 BB, 135 K
SP: Chad Hawkins, senior RHP, Baylor: 11-5, 1.82 ERA, 123 1/3 IP, 99 hits, 36 BB, 106 K
RP: Charlie Thames, junior RHP, Texas: 4-2, 2.13 ERA, 19 SV, 72 IP, 56 hits, 17 BB, 79 K
UT: Ben Diggins, sophomore RHP/DH, Arizona: .336, 9 HR, 34 RBIs, 10-4, 3.83 ERA, 127 K
SECOND TEAM
1B: Chris Williamson, junior, McNeese State: 57 games, .394 avg., 13 HR, 69 RBIs, .704 SLG%, .498 OBP%
2B: Richard Lewis, sophomore, Georgia Tech: 63 games, .406 avg., 79 runs, 108 hits, 4 HR, 51 RBIs
3B: Xavier Nady, junior, California: 53 games, .329 avg., 19 HR, 59 RBIs, .643 SLG%
SS: Tim Hummel, junior, Old Dominion: 58 games, .408 avg., 66 runs, 3 HR, 52 RBIs, .514 OB%, 12 SB
C: Scott Walter, junior, Loyola Marymount: 54 games, .365 avg., 19 HR, 70 RBIs, .708 SLG
DH: Brad Cresse, senior, Louisiana State: 63 games, .399 avg., 29 HR, 100 RBIs, .818 SLG%, .497 OB%
OF: Bill Scott, junior, UCLA: 61 games, .430 avg., 73 runs, 21 HR, 75 RBIs, .779 SLG%
OF: Tyrell Godwin, junior, North Carolina: 54 games, .363 avg., 10 HR, 62 RBIs, 24 SB
OF: Tim Olson, junior, Florida: 63 games, .394 avg., 72 runs, 15 HR, 75 RBIs, .687 SLG%, 10 SB
SP: Rik Currier, junior RHP, Southern California: 13-3, 3.27 ERA, 110 IP, 101 hits, 54 BB, 129 K
SP: Aaron Heilman, junior RHP, Notre Dame: 10-2, 3.21 ERA, 103 2/3 IP, 90 hits, 29 BB, 118 K
SP: Beau Hale, junior RHP, Texas: 11-5, 2.96 ERA, 130 2/3 IP, 101 hits, 35 BB, 135 K
SP: Kyle Crowell, junior RHP, Houston: 13-3, 2.92 ERA, 129 1/3 innings, 114 hits, 26 BB, 108 K
SP: Adam Johnson, junior RHP, Cal State Fullerton: 7-4, 2.72 ERA, 119 1/3 IP, 84 hits, 28 BB, 166 K, .194 OBA
RP: Cory Scott, senior RHP, East Carolina: 5-0, 1.52 ERA, 22 SV, 41 1/3 innings, 28 hits, 13 BB, 50 K
UT: Jeff Bajenaru, senior OF/RHP, Oklahoma: .351, 11 HR, 53 RBIs, 1-2, 2.35 ERA, 19 SV
(All statistics are through May 30.)