Barry Matthews Named To Preseason All-America Squad
12/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Dec. 11, 2000
SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University senior baseball player Barry Matthews has been named to the second team preseason All-America team as selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The 6-0 lefthanded pitcher/outfielder was selected to the team as a utility player after being named a first-team All-WCC player in 2000. Matthews hit .344 as a junior with a team high 17 doubles and 51 RBI's. The Northridge, Calif., native also set a school record with a 26-game hitting streak that came to an end in the final game of the season. On the mound, Matthews compiled a 9-5 record with a 5.04 ERA. He ranked second on the squad with 100.0 innings pitched and 77 strikeouts while leading Gonzaga with 4 complete games.
The first team was highlighted by Mark Teixeira of Georgia Tech, the collegiate baseball player of the year last season, and South Carolina All-American pitcher Kip Bouknight. The preseason All-America list also included several players on teams Gonzaga will face during the 2001 season led by Arizona State's Casey Myers (1st team). ASU's Eric Doble (3rd team), Loyola Marymount's Kris Zacuto (3rd team), and Oregon State's Brian Barden (3rd team) round out the list of players Gonzaga will face this year.
The complete National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association 2001 Preseason Baseball Team.
First Team
1B - Todd Faulkner, Auburn
2B - Richard Lewis, Georgia Tech
3B - Mark Teixeira, Georgia Tech
SS - Eric Arnold, Rice
C - Casey Myers, Arizona State
OF - Frank Corr, Stetson
OF - Gabe Gross, Auburn
OF - John-Ford Griffin, Florida State
UT - Dallas McPherson, Citadel
SP - Kip Bouknight, South Carolina
SP - Lenny DiNardo, Stetson
SP - Shane Komine, Nebraska
RP - Nick Glaser, Clemson
RP - Curtus Moak, Cincinnati
Second Team
1B - Patrick Hollander, Lehigh
2B - Mike Fontenot, LSU
3B - Kevin Youkillis, Cincinnati
SS - Steve Holm, Oral Roberts
C - Bryan Prince, Georgia Tech
OF - Michael Artman, Southern Mississippi
OF - Cory Sullivan, Wake Forest
OF - Mike Thiessen, Air Force
UT - Barry Matthews, GONZAGA
UT - Junior Ruiz, San Jose State
SP - Dewon Brazelton, Middle Tennessee State
SP - Rik Currier, Southern California
SP - Aaron Heilman, Notre Dame
RP - Adam Larson, Mississippi State
RP - Davy Martin, Virginia Commonwealth
Third Team
1B - Philip Hartig, Citadel
2B - Adnrew Salvo, Delaware
2B - Kevin Kirkby, St Joseph's (PA)
3B - Brian Barden, Oregon State
SS - Jeff Baker, Clemson
C - Kris Zacuto, Loyola Marymount
OF - Michael Brown, William & Mary
OF - Adam Greenberg, North Carolina
OF - Mailon Kent, Auburn
OF - Tyrell Godwin, North Carolina
UT - Ryan Stegall, Missouri
SP - Peterson Benjamin, Florida Atlantic
SP - Dan Valentin, Liberty
SP - Brian Walker, Miami (Fla.)
SP - Kenny Baugh, Rice
RP - Eric Doble, Arizona State
RP - Bryce Heath, Alabama
