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2003 Baseball America
College All-American Team
June 19, 2003
DURHAM, N.C.--Division I's all-time batting champion, Southern second baseman Rickie Weeks, heads up Baseball America's 2003 All-America first team. Weeks and fellow Louisiana collegian Michael Aubrey of Tulane are the only preseason All-Americans--selected by major league scouting directors--to make the final All-America team.
Weeks was an easy choice at second base, leading Division I in hitting for the second straight season and finishing with a career average above .470. Weeks also helped Southern to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, and led the Jaguars to an upset win against host Southern Mississippi in the regional opener. Aubrey, Weeks' former teammate with Team USA, played the season at first base after having been named to the preseason club as an outfielder.
Sophomores dominated the All-America pitching staff, led by the Rice duo of Jeff Niemann and Wade Townsend. In addition to leading the Owls to the College World Series and national championship series, Niemann and Townsend both earned first-team honors as starters, alongside sophomores Jered Weaver of Long Beach State and closer Ryan Wagner of cross-town rival Houston. The lone junior to make the first-team pitching staff was South Carolina lefthander David Marchbanks, who was the Southeastern Conference's player of the year.
The Big 12 took top honors among conferences with three first-team members: outfielders Dustin Majewski of Texas and David Murphy of Baylor, as well as two-way talent Scott Beerer of Texas A&M, who was named the first-team utility player. The SEC (Marchbanks and LSU infielder Aaron Hill) was one of four conferences with two players on the team.
One of the others was the Mid-American Conference, which placed Ball State outfielder Brad Snyder and Toledo catcher Mitch Maier (named as the DH), on the first team. Conference USA had two representatives in Aubrey and Wagner, while Rice's duo represented the Western Athletic Conference.
FIRST TEAM
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Yr.
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AVG
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AB
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R
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H
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2B
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3B
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HR
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RBI
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BB
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SO
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SB
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C
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Ryan Garko, Stanford
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Sr.
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.411
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231
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58
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95
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20
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0
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18
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88
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24
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15
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2
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1B
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Michael Aubrey, Tulane
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Jr.
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.420
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243
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70
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102
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20
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1
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18
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79
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34
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13
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19
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2B
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Rickie Weeks, Southern
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Jr.
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.479
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163
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82
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78
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13
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7
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16
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66
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48
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21
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28
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3B
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Brian Snyder, Stetson
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Jr.
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.396
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227
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65
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90
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23
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3
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11
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55
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48
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27
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12
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SS
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Aaron Hill, Louisiana State
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Jr.
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.366
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257
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67
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94
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27
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4
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9
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67
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47
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21
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9
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OF
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Dustin Majewski, Texas
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Sr.
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.395
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266
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62
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105
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21
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6
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12
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83
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30
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38
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21
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OF
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David Murphy, Baylor
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Jr.
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.413
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293
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84
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121
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18
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4
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11
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67
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42
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22
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3
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OF
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Brad Snyder, Ball State
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Jr.
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.405
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200
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68
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81
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25
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3
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14
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61
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49
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45
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20
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DH
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Mitch Maier, Toledo
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Jr.
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.448
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194
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59
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87
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16
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2
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9
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61
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31
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9
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29
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UT
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Scott Beerer, Texas A&M
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Jr.
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.335
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245
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44
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82
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17
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1
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11
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57
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17
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28
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5
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Yr.
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W
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L
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ERA
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G
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GS
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CG
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SV
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IP
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H
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BB
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SO
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SP
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David Marchbanks, South Carolina
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Jr.
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15
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2
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2.39
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20
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18
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3
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0
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132
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141
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23
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97
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SP
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Jeff Niemann, Rice
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So.
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16
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0
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1.63
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20
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16
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1
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1
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121
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87
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32
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142
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SP
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Wade Townsend, Rice
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So.
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10
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1
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1.90
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27
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11
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0
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5
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104
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65
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40
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150
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SP
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Jered Weaver, Long Beach State
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So.
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14
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4
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1.96
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19
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19
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3
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0
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133
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87
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20
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144
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RP
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Ryan Wagner, Houston
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So.
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6
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5
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1.93
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38
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0
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0
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15
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79
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39
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21
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148
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UT
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Scott Beerer, Texas A&M
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Jr.
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6
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1
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1.82
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27
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0
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0
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13
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49
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32
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12
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58
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SECOND TEAM
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Yr.
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AVG
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AB
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R
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H
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2B
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3B
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HR
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RBI
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BB
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SO
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SB
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C
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Tony Richie, Florida State
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Jr.
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.366
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265
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60
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97
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26
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0
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12
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78
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43
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35
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5
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1B
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Jeff Larish, Arizona State
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So.
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.372
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234
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80
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87
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18
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2
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18
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95
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78
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42
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3
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2B
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Luke Appert, Minnesota
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Sr.
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.373
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225
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53
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84
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27
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0
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4
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45
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38
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24
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15
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3B
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Jamie D’Antona, Wake Forest
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Jr.
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.360
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214
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59
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77
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19
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1
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21
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82
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38
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34
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1
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SS
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Dustin Pedroia, Arizona State
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So.
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.404
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297
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83
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120
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34
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3
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4
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52
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36
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13
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3
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OF
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Brian Anderson, Arizona
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Jr.
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.366
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232
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58
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85
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12
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8
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14
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62
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24
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42
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17
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OF
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Josh Anderson, Eastern Kentucky
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Jr.
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.447
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237
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80
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106
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21
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5
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6
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53
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23
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15
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57
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OF
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Carlos Quentin, Stanford
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Jr.
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.398
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236
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65
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94
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23
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1
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10
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56
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34
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22
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10
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DH
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Jeremy Cleveland, North Carolina
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Jr.
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.410
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251
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74
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103
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20
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1
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19
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65
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37
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34
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8
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UT
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Micah Owings, Georgia Tech
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Fr.
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.307
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209
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43
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64
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11
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2
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15
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42
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25
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71
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2
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W
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L
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ERA
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G
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GS
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CG
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SV
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IP
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H
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BB
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SO
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SP
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Abe Alvarez, Long Beach State
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Jr.
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11
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2
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2.35
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18
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18
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0
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0
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123
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114
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31
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102
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SP
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Scott Lewis, Ohio State
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So.
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9
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1
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1.61
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12
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12
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3
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0
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84
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48
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24
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127
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SP
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Justin Orenduff, Va. Commonwealth
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So.
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9
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3
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2.27
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18
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17
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1
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0
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95
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70
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26
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120
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SP
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Tim Stauffer, Richmond
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Jr.
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9
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5
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1.97
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15
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15
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10
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0
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114
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87
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19
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146
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RP
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Huston Street, Texas
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So.
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8
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0
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1.38
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37
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0
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0
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14
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72
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47
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13
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67
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UT
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Micah Owings, Georgia Tech
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Fr.
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9
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3
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3.99
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17
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12
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0
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0
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88
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84
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21
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58
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THIRD TEAM
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Yr.
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AVG
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AB
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R
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H
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2B
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3B
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HR
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RBI
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BB
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SO
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SB
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C
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Jake Fox, Michigan
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Jr.
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.357
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207
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44
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74
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19
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3
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15
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67
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18
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22
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2
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1B
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Matt Hopper, Nebraska
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Sr.
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.382
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233
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74
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89
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12
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0
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22
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66
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53
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49
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5
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2B
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Lee Curtis, College of Charleston
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Sr.
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.399
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233
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65
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93
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26
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11
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11
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64
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28
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31
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20
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3B
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Conor Jackson, California
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Jr.
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.388
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160
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53
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62
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14
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1
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10
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44
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49
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22
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2
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SS
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Stephen Drew, Florida State
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So.
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.327
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263
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83
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86
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18
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8
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11
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59
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47
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22
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33
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OF
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Jeff Cook, Southern Mississippi
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Sr.
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.374
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254
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71
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95
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15
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3
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23
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76
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29
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31
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16
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OF
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Chris Durbin, Baylor
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Sr.
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.346
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283
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94
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98
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23
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4
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18
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50
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42
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43
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9
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OF
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Clint King, Southern Mississippi
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So.
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.394
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254
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68
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100
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23
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2
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23
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77
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25
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48
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8
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DH
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Billy Becher, New Mexico State
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Jr.
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.420
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250
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76
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105
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16
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4
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32
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118
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31
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37
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0
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UT
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Ryan Gordon, UNC Greensboro
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Jr.
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.416
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231
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50
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96
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20
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5
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5
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50
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25
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24
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20
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W
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L
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ERA
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G
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GS
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CG
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SV
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IP
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H
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BB
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SO
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SP
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Randy Beam, Florida Atlantic
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Jr.
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13
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2
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2.39
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17
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16
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6
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0
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102
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74
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17
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83
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SP
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John Hudgins, Stanford
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Jr.
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11
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3
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3.18
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19
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19
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7
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0
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141
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121
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29
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128
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SP
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Paul Maholm, Mississippi State
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Jr.
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9
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2
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2.76
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15
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15
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1
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0
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108
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102
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39
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101
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SP
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Tom Mastny, Furman
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Sr.
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11
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2
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1.09
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16
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15
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8
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1
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124
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78
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22
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103
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RP
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Will Fenton, Washington
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So.
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2
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0
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0.00
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18
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0
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0
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12
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32
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16
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11
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49
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UT
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Ryan Gordon, UNC Greensboro
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Jr.
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4
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2
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2.59
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12
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12
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0
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0
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59
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49
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21
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55
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