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Junior Michael Rockett added All-America
honors to his postseason hardware collection on
Thursday.
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TUCSON,
Ariz. — Junior center fielder Michael Rockett was named a
Louisville Slugger third-team All-American,
Collegiate
Baseball announced on Thursday. Rockett is just the second
Roadrunner in school history to earn the nation’s top honor,
joining Mark Schramek, who was a third-team selection in
2002.
Rockett helped lead UTSA to a school-record-tying
39 wins this past season and its second consecutive Southland
Conference Regular Season Championship. Named the SLC Player
of the Year a week ago, he hit .360 with a school-record 25
doubles, five triples, 10 home runs and 68 RBIs (t-No. 2 UTSA
history) this season. The Sugar Land native, who earned
first-team All-SLC honors this year after back-to-back
second-team accolades his first two campaigns, also scored 60
runs (No. 5 UTSA history), recorded 154 total bases for a .623
slugging percentage and stole nine bases. The 2006 Freshman
All-American led the Roadrunners in at-bats (247/t-No. 2 UTSA
history), batting average, hits (89/t-No. 2 UTSA history),
doubles, triples and total bases in addition to ranking second
in multi-hit contests (26), homers, RBIs, multi-RBI games
(19), slugging percentage and steals.
One of the top
defensive center fielders in the country, he made several
highlight-reel catches in addition to recording a team-high
seven outfield assists, all of which resulted in runners being
gunned down at the plate.
Rockett was just as
productive during the 30-game conference slate, posting a .370
batting average to go along with 31 runs, 14 two-baggers,
three triples, five homers, 36 RBIs and five stolen bases.
He was named Louisville Slugger Collegiate Baseball
National Player of the Week on March 3 after hitting for the
second cycle in school history on March 1 against Sacred
Heart. Not only did he accomplish the feat in just four
innings, but Rockett also had a career-high six RBIs in the
16-2 victory at Wolff Stadium.