TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats "Baby Bombers," designated hitter Jacob Berry and catcher Daniel Susac, have both earned Second Team All-America recognition from Baseball America.

Combined, the two posted an astounding 29 home runs and 135 RBI while tacking on 43 doubles, six triples, and 102 runs scored. They became the first freshman duo in Arizona history to both swat double-digit home runs, and were the only pair of true freshmen in America to accomplish the feat in 2021.

This marks the first time since 2015 (Kingery, 1st; Dalbec, 2nd; Newman, 3rd) and the sixth time overall that the Wildcats have earned multiple All-America nods from Baseball America.

Berry ranked second on the team with a .352 batting average across 63 games and paced the Pac-12 with 70 RBI. He also picked up 54 runs, 19 doubles, a team-leading five triples, and 33 walks. He delivered his best when the stakes were highest in the regular season as well, notching a .366 batting average and 34 RBI across 30 conference games. 21 times Berry drove in multiple runs, a mark that led the team, and 28 times he picked up multiple hits. When it was all said and done he broke Arizona freshman records with 41 extra-base hits, 87 hits, and 70 RBI.

Susac was a major contributor at and behind the plate for the Wildcats, posting a .335 batting average with 37 extra-base hits and 65 RBI on offense while logging a .996 fielding percentage and 30% caught stealing rate on defense. The Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, as voted by the circuit's head coaches, put together one of the best first-year conference campaigns in recent history and set program league play records with 45 hits, 12 doubles, 21 extra-base hits, 83 total bases, and a .669 slugging percentage.

The "Baby Bombers" performances in 2021 helped lead Arizona to one of their most successful seasons in program history. The Wildcats posted 40+ wins for the 13th time in school history and went 21-9 in Pac-12 play, the second-best mark all-time. Their efforts culminated in Arizona's 18th trip to Omaha to compete in the College World Series.