TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona Wildcats first-year phenoms
Austin Wells and
Dayton Dooney both picked up Freshmen All-America nods from Baseball America and D1Baseball on Friday. Wells was selected to both publication's first-teams as a catcher, while Dooney was tabbed to both second-teams as a designated hitter.
With Friday's announcements, Wells and Dooney have now been selected as honorees by every major national outlet that names a Freshmen All-America team.
Wells finished his first collegiate campaign hitting .353 (78-for-221) with 73 runs scored, 15 doubles, seven triples, five home runs, 60 RBI, a .552 slugging percentage, a .462 on-base percentage, and more walks (46) than strikeouts (43). He set Arizona freshman season records in runs scored and on-base percentage and ranked among the top 10 Division I freshmen in triples, walks, RBI, OBP, batting average, hits, and total bases.
Dooney posted a .323 (52-for-161) batting average with 43 runs scored 14 doubles, 10 home runs, 53 RBI, a .596 slugging percentage, and a .417 on-base percentage in his freshman year. His 53 RBI were the third-most logged by an Arizona freshman since 1976, while his .596 slugging percentage stood as the 10
th best mark among all Division I freshmen at the end of the regular season. Dooney's 10 home runs were twice as many as he swatted during his entire high school career.
Wells and Dooney's recognitions this postseason include:
WELLS
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention
- Baseball American First-Team Freshmen All-American
- D1Baseball First-Team Freshmen All-American
- Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American
- NCBWA First-Team Freshmen All-American
- Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshmen All-American
DOONEY
- Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American
- NCBWA First-Team Freshmen All-American
- Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshmen All-American
- D1Baseball Second-Team Freshmen All-American
- Baseball American Second-Team Freshmen All-American
