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.)