Espinosa Earns Freshman All-America Honors
Shortstop Headed to the Cape Cod League This Summer
June 8, 2006 TUCSON, AZ-- Long Beach State shortstop Danny Espinosa was named one of Collegiate Baseball's Freshman All-Americans after starting 55 games for the Dirtbags, batting .281 with 31 runs and 23 RBIs. Espinosa, the co-Big West Freshman of the Year, will now spend the summer in the prestigious Cape Cod League, along with fellow freshman hurler, Vance Worley. Espinosa is the first Freshman All-American at LBSU since former first round pick Troy Tulowitzki and Giants prospect John Bowker in 2003. STARTING PITCHERS
RHP Alex Wilson, Winthrop - "Collegiate Baseball's" national Freshman
Pitcher of The Year
LHP Christian Friedrich, Eastern Kentucky
RHP Aaron Shafer, Wichita St.
RHP Cody Satterwhite, Mississippi
LHP Matt Wickswat, Santa Clara
LHP Nathan Moreau, Georgia
RHP Dan Hudson, Old Dominion
RHP Erich Lehmann, Stephen F. Austin
LHP Brian Matusz, San Diego
RHP Ethan Hollingsworth, Western Michigan
RHP Miles Morgan, Texas Tech.
RHP Scott Gorgen, U.C. Irvine
RHP Steven Hensley, Elon
RHP Jordan Muir, Brigham Young
RHP Steve Blevins, Cincinnati
LHP Travis Smink, Virginia Military Institute
RHP Matt Lea, Mississippi St. RELIEF PITCHERS
Kyle Weiland, Notre Dame
Ben Hunter, Pepperdine
Matt Daly, Hawaii
Austin Wood, Texas
J.D. Melton, Wofford
Luke Greinke, Auburn CATCHERS
Billy Aguiar, High Point
Preston Paramore, Arizona St.
Ryan Babineau, UCLA
Tim Federowicz, North Carolina FIRST BASEMEN
Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest
James Ewing, Arkansas
Jared Bolden, Va. Commonwealth
Justin Smoak, South Carolina
Michael Ewing, Southern Mississippi
Calvin Anderson, Southern
Ryan Flaherty, Vanderbilt SECOND BASEMEN
Erik Wetzel, Fresno St.
Jemile Weeks, Miami (Fla.)
Bradley Suttle, Texas
Bert Smith, Jacksonville St.
2B/3B Scott Elmendorf, Southern Illinois SHORTSTOPS
Beamer Weems, Baylor
Brandon Douglas, Northern Iowa
Brian Dozier, Southern Mississippi
Danny Espinosa, Long Beach St.
Tony Delmonico, Tennessee
Michael Marseco, Samford
Addison Maruszak, South Florida
Gordon Beckham, Georgia
Ben Soignier, Louisiana-Monroe
Shon Landry, McNeese St.
Buster Posey, Florida St. THIRD BASEMEN
Pedro Alvarez, Vanderbilt, "Collegiate Baseball's National Player of the Year"
Kevin McAvoy, Maine
Derek Wiley, Belmont
Aaron Bray, N.C. Charlotte
Conor Gillaspie, Wichita St.
Chase d'Arnaud, Pepperdine
Cameron Brown, Richmond
OUTFIELDERS
Warren McFadden, Tulane
Jericho Jones, Louisiana Tech.
Roger Kieschnick, Texas Tech
Aaron Luna, Rice
Andrew Crisp, South Carolina
Jordan Danks, Texas
Kyle Russell, Texas
Matt Miller, Georgia Southern
Jose Ortiz-Rivera, Bethune-Cookman
Josh Harrison, Cincinnati
Luke Adkins, Southern Mississippi
Mark Goforth, Birmingham Southern -
Matt Long, Santa Clara
Michael Rockett, Texas-San Antonio DESIGNATED HITTERS
Mike Bianucci, Auburn
David Doss, South Alabama
Josh Workman, Wichita St.
Mike Tamsin, Northeastern
Rick Niederhaus, Monmouth
Ryan Wiegand, Gonzaga MULTIPLE POSITION ATHLETES
Jared Prince, Washington St.
Alex Buchholz, Delaware
Ike Davis, Arizona St.
Ryan Gilboy, Austin Peay St.
J.B. Shuck, Ohio St.
Jordy Mercer, Oklahoma St.
Josh Romanski, San Diego
Luis Flores, Houston
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