Matthews Earns Third-Team All-America Honors

June 20, 2001

SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University baseball standout Barry Matthews earned his second All-America award of the season as he was named a third-team selection by Baseball America on Wednesday. Matthews recently started his professional career with the Detroit Tigers after leading the Bulldogs to the West Coast Conference Coast Division title this season. The Northridge, CA, native finished the season leading the Zags with a .348 average while hitting ten home runs with 33 RBI's. On the mound Matthews ranked among the WCC leaders compiling a 9-2 record with a 3.23 earned run average and 83 strike outs. Earlier this month Matthews was named a second team All-America selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. He joins Darin Blood (1995) as Gonzaga's most recent baseball All-America selections.

The West Coast Conference was also represented with two Pepperdine players earning All-America honors. Pitcher Noah Lowry was a first-team honoree while pitcher Dan Haren earned second team honors.

BASEBALL AMERICA ALL-AMERICA TEAMS

FIRST TEAMC - Kelly Shoppach, Baylor1B - John VanBenschoten, Kent State2B - Michael Woods, Southern3B - Jeff Baker, ClemsonSS - Chris Burke, TennesseeOF - John Cole, NebraskaOF - Shelley Duncan, ArizonaOF - John-ford Griffin, Florida StateDH - Jake Gautreau, TulaneUT - Cory Sullivan, Wake ForestP - Dewon Brazelton, Middle TennesseeP - Aaron Heilman, Notre DameP - Noah Lowry, PepperdineP - Justin Pope, Central FloridaP - Mark Prior, Southern California

SECOND TEAMC - Casey Myers, Arizona State1B - Dan Johnson, Nebraska2B - Chris O'Riordan, Stanford3B - Kevin Youkilis, CincinnatiSS - Jeff Keppinger, GeorgiaOF - Matt Davis, Virginia CommonwealthOF - Greg Dobbs, OklahomaOF - Jason Knoedler, Miami (Ohio)DH - Ryan Brunner, Northern IowaUT - Dan Haren, PepperdineP - Jason Arnold, Central FloridaP - Kenny Baugh, RiceP - Nate Fernley, Brigham YoungP - Shane Komine, NebraskaP - Kirk Saarloos, Cal State Fullerton

THIRD TEAMC - Tim Whittaker, South Carolina1B - Aaron Clark, Alabama2B - Dan Uggla, Memphis3B - Jack Hannahan, MinnesotaSS - Brendan Harris, William & MaryOF - Todd Linden, Louisiana StateOF - Steve Stanley, Notre DameOF - Rickie Weeks, SouthernDH - Brian Baron, UCLAUT - Barry Matthews, GonzagaP - Willie Collazo, Florida InternationalP - Rik Currier, Southern California Sr.P - Lee Gronkiewicz, South CarolinaP - Jeremy Guthrie, StanfordP - Ben Thurmond, Winthrop

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