OSU Trio Named Freshman All-America
TUCSON, Ariz. – KJ Harrison, Drew Rasmussen and Mitch Hickey were all named to Louisville Slugger’s Freshman All-America team on Wednesday as announced by Collegiate Baseball.
The three mark a single-season high for Oregon State, which last had multiple players named Freshman All-America in 2012 with Michael Conforto and Jace Fry. The three also compromise nearly half the players selected from the Pac-12 Conference as the league had eight overall.
For Harrison and Rasmussen, it is the second time in as many weeks they’ve been recognized with a postseason honor. Harrison was named the Pac-12’s Freshman of the Year and a First-Team All-League honoree last week. He ended the season with a .309 average, 12 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and a league-leading 60 runs batted in.
He joins Michael Conforto (2012) and Dylan Davis (2013, 2014) as Beavers to lead the league in RBI over the past four seasons.
Rasmussen, meanwhile, was named an all-league first team selection. The Spokane, Wash., native went 7-4 this past season with a 2.80 earned run average. He struck out 82 and held opponents to a .223 average in 106 innings.
Hickey takes home his first honor of the postseason and for good reason. The right-hander went 4-1 with a 2.28 ERA in 27 appearances, and his 11 saves ranks sixth on Oregon State’s single-season record book. He held opponents to a .204 average in 27 2/3 innings.
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