MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - First basemen Evan Jones
of Trinity University and Bruce Maxwell of Birmingham-Southern
College were both named to the D3baseball.com 2010 All-America
team. Jones was a Second Team selection while Maxwell was
recognized as Honorable Mention.
Jones, the SCAC Offensive Player-of-the-Year, led
Trinity to the 2010 SCAC Baseball Tournament title and a berth in
the NCAA Tournament. A senior from from Hillsboro, Calif., Jones
led the SCAC during the regular season in batting average (.480),
slugging percentage (.888) and on-base percentage (.583). He is
also currently in the top six in the conference in hits (60 –
fourth), runs batted in (61 – tied for first), runs scored
(46 – sixth), home runs (12 – second) and total bases
(111 – third).
Maxwell hit .431 in his inaugural season with the
Panthers (seventh in the SCAC) with a league-high 15 home runs
– the fourth-most in a SCAC single season. The SCAC
Freshman-of-the-Year, Maxwell finished in the top 10 in the league
in slugging percentage (.882 – second), on-base percentage
(.500 – tied for seventh), hits (62 – third), runs
scored (47 – fifth), runs batted in (61 – tied for
first) and doubles (18 – tied for first).
The complete 2010 D3baseball.com All-America team can be viewed by
clicking here.
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