Four Hoosiers named All-Americans

Four Hoosiers were named to the Louisville Slugger NCAA Division-I All-American teams today, which is the most in team history.

A pair of juniors, catcher Kyle Schwarber and first baseman Sam Travis, earned second team honors. Senior pitcher Joey DeNato and senior third baseman Dustin DeMuth earned third team honors.

Travis won the Big Ten Player of the Year award after hitting .342 with 10 home runs and 53 RBI. In Baseball America’s latest prospects rankings, Travis comes in as the No. 85-ranked prospect.

This marks the second straight year Schwarber was named an All-American. He led the Big Ten in home runs with 12 and bat .340 this season with 41 RBI. He is the No. 18-ranked draft prospect, according to Baseball America.

It also makes two consecutive All-American awards for DeMuth. The senior led the Big Ten with a .381 average, and he hit .448 in Big Ten games. DeMuth is also the active NCAA leader in career hits, with 311.

DeNato cemented himself as one of the best pitchers in IU history with a stellar 2014 season. He now has the records for career wins, strikeouts and innings pitched for any Hoosier pitcher.

This year DeNato is 12-1 with a 1.77 ERA, and he joins former teammate Aaron Slegers as the second consecutive Hoosier starter to be named an All-American.

Evan Hoopfer