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Raleigh, Parrish Lead FSU’s All-ACC Selections
5/21/2018 2:03:24 PM | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. – Junior catcher Cal Raleigh and sophomore pitcher Drew Parrish were named to the All-ACC first team, while third baseman Drew Mendoza and outfielder Jackson Lueck earned third team honors, the league announced Monday. Pitcher CJ Van Eyk was also named to the All-Freshman team.
Raleigh (2016) and Mendoza (2017) each previously earned All-Freshman team honors. It is the first recognition for Parrish, Lueck and Van Eyk.
Raleigh leads FSU with a .330 batting average and trails only Lueck with 12 home runs, a season high. In the midst of a current 11-game hitting streak, Raleigh’s average has jumped from .283 to .330. Raleigh has started 180 consecutive games for the Seminoles, with 176 of those coming behind the plate.
Raleigh is FSU’s first All-ACC first-team catcher since Buster Posey in 2007 and 2008.
Parrish, from Rockledge, Fla., led FSU with a 2.52 earned run average and had a 4-0 record. Parrish started all 14 games in the weekend rotation for the Noles, the only pitcher to do so, with 107 strikeouts against just 34 walks. He struck out at least 10 batters three times, including a career-high 13 against rival Miami in April. He allowed just four hits against the Hurricanes in a season-high 8.0 innings in FSU’s 2-0 win.
Opponents hit just .194 against Parrish.
This is the second straight year a Seminole starting pitcher earned first team honors, joining Tyler Holton in 2017.
Mendoza was the third-team third baseman, hitting .311 with 15 doubles, a triple and six home runs. He had a 16-game hitting streak in March, including a nine-game stretch with an extra-base hit, the longest streak in the country this season.
Lueck was a third-team outfielder, hitting .245 with a team-high 14 home runs. He finished with 44 RBI, trailing only Raleigh’s 48.
Van Eyk finished the regular season with a 6-0 record, starting four of his 16 appearances. The Lutz, Fla., native earned both of FSU’s wins against No. 4 NC State and threw a career-high 7.1 innings against Miami, allowing just one run in his third career start. Van Eyk finished with a 2.88 ERA and two saves, striking out 61 and walking 24. Opponents hit just .203 against the right-hander.
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Player of the Year
Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech
Pitcher of the Year
Brian Brown, NC State
Defensive Player of the Year
Joey Bart, C, Georgia Tech
Freshman of the Year
Patrick Bailey, C, NC State
Coach of the Year
Mike Fox, North Carolina
2018 All-ACC Baseball Teams
First Team
C – Cal Raleigh, Florida State
C – Joey Bart, Georgia Tech
1B – Logan Wyatt, Louisville
2B – Wade Bailey, Georgia Tech
2B – Andy Weber, Virginia
3B – Kyle Datres, North Carolina
SS – Will Wilson, NC State
OF – Seth Beer, Clemson
OF – Josh Stowers, Louisville
OF – Josh McLain, NC State
OF – Brett Kinneman, NC State
DH/UT – Tristin English, Georgia Tech
SP – Connor Thomas, Georgia Tech
SP – Drew Parrish, Florida State
SP – Brian Brown, NC State
RP – Ryley Gilliam, Clemson
Second Team
C – Patrick Bailey, NC State
1B – Michael Busch, North Carolina
2B – Nick Podkul, Notre Dame
3B – Matt Vierling, Notre Dame
3B – Liam Sabino, Pitt
SS – Logan Davidson, Clemson
OF – Griffin Conine, Duke
OF – Jimmy Herron, Duke
OF – Chase Murray, Georgia Tech
OF – Brandon Riley, North Carolina
OF – Brock Deatherage, NC State
DH/UT – Jack Labosky, Duke
SP – Nick Bennett, Louisville
SP – Adam Wolf, Louisville
SP – Griffin Roberts, Wake Forest
RP – Ethan DeCaster, Duke
Third Team
C – Kyle Wilkie, Clemson
1B – Chris Williams, Clemson
1B – Kyle McCann, Georgia Tech
2B – Devin Mann, Louisville
3B – Drew Mendoza, Florida State
SS – Ike Freeman, North Carolina
OF – Chris Galland, Boston College
OF – Jackson Lueck, Florida State
OF – Eric Gilgenbach, Notre Dame
DH/UT – Grayson Byrd, Clemson
DH/UT – Danny Oriente, Louisville
DH/UT – Ron Washington Jr., Pitt
SP – Bobby Miller, Louisville
SP – Derek Casey, Virginia
SP – Evan McKendry, Miami
RP – Joe O’Donnell, NC State
All-Freshman Team
OF – Chris Galland, Boston College
RP – Spencer Strider, Clemson
1B – Joey Loperfido, Duke
P – CJ Van Eyk, Florida State
SP – Bobby Miller, Louisville
SS – Freddy Zamora, Miami
C – Patrick Bailey, NC State
SP – Reid Johnston, NC State
DH/UT – Ron Washington Jr., Pitt
RP – Andrew Abbott, Virginia
SS – Tanner Morris, Virginia
P – Ian Seymour, Virginia Tech