Bethune-Cookman's RHP Scott Garner was named to the 2011 Louisville Slugger Division I Freshmen All-American team on Wednesday.
In mid-May, Garner earned a first-ever honor, as he was dubbed both the MEAC Pitcher and Rookie of the Year. The rookie from nearby Port Orange aided in taking the Wildcats to their sixth consecutive MEAC Championship and NCAA Regional bid, picking up five of his wins over conference opponents. B-CU went a perfect 18-0 in MEAC play for the second straight year, and maintains a 46-game win streak over conference opponents.
The Wildcats wrapped up the season with a record of 36-25, rounding out the year with a tight 6-5 loss to Regional host Florida State in Tallahassee, which Garner started (no decision) and a loss to UCF.
Garner was 9-2 in 2011 with a 2.48 ERA, striking out 50 batters in 83.1 innings. Garner only allowed 32 hits and just 23 extra base hits in the entire season.
Garner's honor is the first for Bethune-Cookman since Peter O'Brien and Ali Simpson were both named to the Freshman All-America team in 2009.
A total of three players from the Mid-Eastern Conference were named to this year's Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team. Joining Garner on the squad are Norfolk State's Ryan Van Assche and Luke Tendler of North Carolina A&T.
The 2011 Louisville Slugger Division I Freshmen All-American team:
Freshman Pitcher of The Year - RHP Corey Knebel of Texas
Freshman Player of The Year - OF Daniel Aldrich, College of Charleston
Starting Pitchers
RHP Tyler Barnette, Charlotte
RHP Adam Plutko, UCLA
RHP Karsten Whitson, Florida
RHP Alex Gonzalez, Oral Roberts
RHP Scott Garner, Bethune-Cookman
RHP Justin Hageman, Western Kentucky
RHP Austin Kubitza, Rice
RHP Zack Weiss, UCLA
RHP Brandon McNitt, Stony Brook
RHP Chris Pike, Fordham
RHP Desmond Poulson, Brigham Young
RHP Nick Petree, Missouri State
RHP Tyler Moore, North Florida
RHP Shaun Coughlin, Maine
LHP Dylan Stuart, U.C. Riverside
LHP Nick Leiningen, Sacred Heart
RHP Alex Facundus, Tulane
LHP Dillon Overton, Oklahoma
LHP Cole Swanson, San Diego State
LHP Joey DeNato, Indiana
Relief Pitchers
Corey Knebel, Texas
Andrew Mitchell, Texas Christian
Stefan Crichton, Texas Christian
Kolton Mahoney, Brigham Young
Kyle Porter, California
Andrew McGee, Monmouth
Barrett Astin, Arkansas
Zack Hartman, UNLV
C.K. Irby, Samford
Cale Elam, Wichita State
Nolan Sanburn, Arkansas
Chris Anderson, Jacksonville
Dylan Stuart, U.C. Riverside
Jonathan Reich, Fordham
Tim Swatek, Fordham
Paul Paez, San Diego
Ryan Van Assche, Norfolk State
Tyler Dray, Southern Illinois
Catchers
Brad Zebedis, Presbyterian
Jared Bales, Southern Mississippi
First Basemen
Brian Ragira, Stanford
Trey Mancini, Notre Dame
1B/OF Chris Marconcini, Duke
Second Basemen
Shane Kennedy, North Florida
Troy Black, Maine
JaCoby Jones, Louisiana State
Jordan Hankins, Austin Peay
Oscar Sanay, Cal. St. Bakersfield
Sebastian Gomez, Elon
Third Basemen
Kris Bryant, San Diego
D.J. Peterson, New Mexico
Colin Moran, North Carolina
Dominic Ficociello, Arkansas
Erich Weiss, Texas
Alex Calbick, Maine
Bryan Soloman, Eastern Kentucky
Coty Blanchard, Jacksonville State
Dustin DeMuth, Indiana
Kyle DeMerritt, Santa Clara
Trey Nielsen, Utah
T.J. Bennett, Oral Roberts
Shortstops
Luke Tendler, North Carolina A&T
Ryan Gebhardt, Louisiana Tech
Outfielders
Daniel Aldrich, College of Charleston
Kyle Wren, Georgia Tech
Michael Lorenzen, Cal. St. Fullerton
Johnny Field, Arizona
Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt
Jaycob Brugman, Brigham Young
Krey Bratsen, Texas A&M
Jonathan Davis, Central Arkansas
C.T. Bradford, Mississippi State
Ryan Walker, Texas-Arlington
Aaron Barbosa, Northeastern
Aaron Judge, Fresno State
Michael O'Neill, Michigan
Alex Bacon, North Florida
Bill Bereszniewicz, Binghamton
Bill Cullen, Virginia Commonwealth
Cody Smith, San Diego State
Turner Gill, Portland
Tyson Weber, Southern Utah
Derrick Workman, Mercer
Devin Caldwell, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Forrest Brandt, Davidson
Jared King, Kansas State
Mike Gerber, Creighton
Nick Crescenzo, Rider
Pete Rajkovich, Centenary
Phillip Ervin, Samford
Riley Good, Texas-San Antonio
Taylor Cato, Navy
Designated Hitters
Phil Sorensen, Tennessee-Martin
Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt
Jeff Zimmerman, Northern Illinois
Joey Burney, Old Dominion
Justin Glass, Cincinnati
Kavin Keyes, Oregon State
Ty McFarland, James Madison
Multiple Position Athletes
Josh Dezse, Ohio State
Marco Gonzales, Gonzaga
David Paiz, Texas Tech
Desmond Russell, Jackson State
Mike Ford, Princeton