STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State baseball senior Michael Anderson was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America All-American second team as a designated hitter.
Anderson is Penn State baseball’s 14th All-American selection and its first since catcher Ben Heath in 2010. Heath was named an All-American by the NCBWA (third team), Louisville Slugger (second team) and PING!Baseball (second team). Anderson and Heath join outfielder Michael Campo (2000, first team), Shawn Fagan (2000, second team) and Wes Reohr (2002, third team) as Penn State All-Americans since 2000.
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