Collegiate Baseball News on Tuesday announced its three All-America teams, with the University of Alabama landing one player each on the first and second teams and Auburn University garnering three third team selections.
UA freshman pitcher Connor Prielipp was named to the first team and senior catcher Brett Auerbach made the second team.
According to Alabama Athletics, the duo becomes the Crimson Tide’s first All-America selections since Thomas Burrows was named a third-teamer by the NCBWA in 2016.
Additionally, Prielipp becomes the 16th first team All-American in Bama baseball history and the only Tide freshman to ever be named to an All-America first team. UA’s most recent first team honoree was Taylor Dugas in 2010.
For Auburn, junior pitcher Tanner Burns, senior third-baseman Rankin Woley and sophomore shortstop Ryan Bliss made the third team.
Burns, named a third team All-American by Perfect Game/Rawlings last season, becomes the third Auburn player ever to be named a two-time All-American, joining Gregg Olson (1987-88) and Casey Mize (2017-18).
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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