Todd Hornsby
12/20/2011 10:56:00 AM | Baseball
COMPLETE LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS
TUCSON, Ariz. – Jacksonville State's Todd Hornsby was named a 2012 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American on Tuesday by Collegiate Baseball.
Hornsby, a native of Clay, Ala., was a First Team All-OVC selection after a record-breaking junior season that saw him set JSU's and the Ohio Valley Conference's single-season record for saves with 15.
“I'm very proud of Todd and the accomplishments that he has received over the last two seasons for us and preseason honors are based on prior performance,” said JSU head coach Jim Case. “We are even more excited about what Todd will accomplish his senior season for us.”
Hornsby was a four-time OVC Pitcher of the Week, the most by any player in the league, and made 30 appearances in relief during the 2011 season. The right-hander posted a 5-4 overall record with a 2.01 earned run average. He struck out 45 batters and held the opponents to just a .232 batting average.
The former Clay-Chalkville product was also a finalist for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Stopper of the Year Award last year.
Hornsby, who was named Third Team Pre-Season All-American, joins a growing list of Gamecocks that have earned Pre-Season All-American honors under Case, including most recently Todd Cunningham (2010) and Ben Tootle (2009).
Jacksonville State opens the 2012 season Feb. 17-19 with a three-game series at Northwestern State and will play its home-opener on February 22 against Samford at Rudy Abbott Field.
TUCSON, Ariz. – Jacksonville State's Todd Hornsby was named a 2012 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-American on Tuesday by Collegiate Baseball.
Hornsby, a native of Clay, Ala., was a First Team All-OVC selection after a record-breaking junior season that saw him set JSU's and the Ohio Valley Conference's single-season record for saves with 15.
“I'm very proud of Todd and the accomplishments that he has received over the last two seasons for us and preseason honors are based on prior performance,” said JSU head coach Jim Case. “We are even more excited about what Todd will accomplish his senior season for us.”
Hornsby was a four-time OVC Pitcher of the Week, the most by any player in the league, and made 30 appearances in relief during the 2011 season. The right-hander posted a 5-4 overall record with a 2.01 earned run average. He struck out 45 batters and held the opponents to just a .232 batting average.
The former Clay-Chalkville product was also a finalist for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's Stopper of the Year Award last year.
Hornsby, who was named Third Team Pre-Season All-American, joins a growing list of Gamecocks that have earned Pre-Season All-American honors under Case, including most recently Todd Cunningham (2010) and Ben Tootle (2009).
Jacksonville State opens the 2012 season Feb. 17-19 with a three-game series at Northwestern State and will play its home-opener on February 22 against Samford at Rudy Abbott Field.
Wednesday, May 13
Sunday, May 10
Sunday, April 26
Saturday, April 25
