Michael Conforto Takes Home Fourth All-America Honor
June 25, 2012
OMAHA, Neb. - Oregon State freshman outfielder Michael Conforto continued his postseason award domination Monday when he was named to Perfect Game USA's All-America Third Team.
He was already named a second team All-American the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). That's in addition to national Freshman Hitter of the Year honors by the NCBWA and ABCA, which both also named him to their Freshman All-America Teams. Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball also named him a Freshman All-American.
Conforto also stands as a first team All-Pac-12 player as well as the league's Freshman of the Year.
Conforto is one of just two players in the Pac-12 to rank in the top 10 in batting average (eighth, .349), runs batted in (first, 76) and home runs (tied for first, 13). He currently leads the Pac-12 by 10 RBI and should that hold up after the College World Series, Conforto, a native of Woodinville, Wash., would become the first Beaver to lead the league in that category since Jim Wilson paced the Pac-10 North with 62 in 1982.
Additionally, Conforto led the league in home runs (eight) and RBI (36) in conference only games.
He is the Beavers' 21st all-time All-American and the second in as many years after Sam Gaviglio was recognized in 2011.
Eleven of the program's 21 All-Americans have played under head coach Pat Casey, who recently finished his 18th season with the Beavers.
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