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SAN FRANCISCO—With the season inching closer,
Bradley Zimmer was named to Baseball America's Preseason All-America First Team on Monday. It is his third All-America selection since December.
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The junior outfielder, who hit .320 with seven home runs, 37 RBI and 19 stolen bases in 2013, has also been named to the Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game USA All-America first teams.
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Along with Zimmer, the outfield is made up by Oregon State's Michael Conforto and Virginia's Derek Fisher.
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The first team infield is made up by Indiana catcher Kyle Schwarber, Wichita State first baseman Casey Gillaspie, Cincinnati second baseman Ian Happ, UC Irvine third baseman Taylor Sparks and NC State shortstop Trea Turner. LSU designated hitter Alex Bergman and Kentucky's AJ Reed make up the rest of the position players.
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On the mound for the first team is Vanderbilt's Tyler Beede, East Carolina's Jeff Hoffman, NC State's Carlos Rodon, Florida State's Luke Weaver and Louisville's Nick Burdi.
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The Dons start the season on the road at UC Riverside on Feb. 14 and will play their first home game on Feb. 18 against Kansas State.
BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS
First Team
Pos.   Player, School                                        Cl.      B-T    Ht.      Wt.     AVG   OBP  SLG   AB     R        H        HR     RBI    SB
C        Kyle Schwarber, Indiana                       Jr.       L-R     6-0     240    .366   .456   .647   235    65      86      18      54      4
1B      Casey Gillaspie, Wichita State             Jr.       B-L     6-4     238    .299   .447   .517   234    49      70      11      46      5
2B      Ian Happ, Cincinnati                              So.     B-R    5-11   192    .322   .451   .483   205    41      66      6         36      25
3B      Taylor Sparks, UC Irvine                       Jr.       R-R    6-4     215    .360   .388   .581   222    38      80      10      50      7
SS      Trea Turner, N.C. State                         Jr.       R-R    6-1     171    .368   .455   .553   228    66      84      7         42      30
OF      Michael Conforto, Oregon State          Jr.       L-R     6-2     217    .328   .379   .526   247    48      81      11      47      6
OF      Derek Fisher, Virginia                            Jr.       L-R     6-3     210    .293   .405   .483   205    43      60      7         48      8
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Bradley Zimmer, San Francisco          Jr.       L-R     6-5     205    .320   .437   .512   203    48      65      7         37      19
DH     Alex Bregman, Louisiana State           So.     R-R    6-0     190    .369   .417   .546   282    59      104    6         52      16
UT      A.J. Reed, Kentucky                               Jr.       L-L     6-4     240    .280   .378   .519   214    30      60      13      52      1
                                                                               Cl.      B-T    Ht.      Wt.     W       L         ERA   G        SV      IP       H        BB     SO
SP      Tyler Beede, Vanderbilt                        Jr.       R-R    14-4   215    14      1         2.32   17      0         101    64      63      103
SP      Jeff Hoffman, East Carolina                Jr.       R-R    6-4     192    6         7         3.20   15      0         110    99      39      84
SP      Carlos Rodon, N.C. State                      Jr.       L-L     6-3     234    10      3         2.99   19      0         132    94      45      184
SP      Luke Weaver, Florida State                  Jr.       R-R    6-2     170    7         2         2.29   17      0         98      78      19      119
RP      Nick Burdi, Louisville                             Jr.       R-R    6-4     215    3         3         0.76   29      16      36      25      13      62
UT      A.J. Reed, Kentucky                               Jr.       L-L     6-4     240    2         8         4.04   14      0         82      100    15      52
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Second Team
Pos.   Player, School                                        Cl.      B-T    Ht.      Wt.     AVG   OBP  SLG   AB     R        H        HR     RBI    SB
C        Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State         Jr.       R-R    6-1     190    .302   .374   .410   212    36      64      3         30      4
1B      Sam Travis, Indiana                               Jr.       R-R    6-0     210    .316   .419   .545   244    53      77      10      57      4
2B      Brian Anderson, Arkansas                    Jr.       R-R    6-3     185    .325   .448   .488   209    47      68      4         36      6
3B      Alex Blandino, Stanford                        Jr.       R-R    6-0     190    .268   .340   .453   179    31      48      7         32      2
SS      Matt Chapman, Cal State Fullerton    Jr.       R-R    6-2     215    .285   .395   .444   162    24      50      2         32      2
OF      Greg Allen, San Diego State                Jr.       B-R    6-0     165    .299   .397   .350   219    44      63      7         50      4
OF      Skye Bolt, North Carolina                     So.     B-R    6-2     175    .321   .418   .491   254    51      76      0         23      25
OF      Dylan Davis, Oregon State                   Jr.       R-R    6-0     215    .335   .379   .502   257    45      86      5         61      9
DH     Mike Papi, Virginia                                 Jr.       L-L     6-3     210    .381   .517   .619   176    57      67      7         57      6
UT      J.D. Davis, Cal State Fullerton             Jr.       R-R    6-3     215    .318   .407   .436   211    40      67      4         50      1
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SP      Erick Fedde, UNLV                                Jr.       R-R    6-4     180    7         3         3.92   15      0         96      90      28      83
SP      Brandon Finnegan, Texas Christian   Jr.       L-L     5-11   184    0         8         3.18   16      0         79      74      35      63
SP      Kyle Freeland, Evansville                     Jr.       L-L     6-3     170    4         8         4.34   14      0         93      98      26      84
SP      Aaron Nola, Louisiana State                Jr.       R-R    6-1     183    12      1         1.57   17      0         126    83      18      122
RP      David Berg, UCLA                                  Jr.       R-R    6-0     190    7         0         0.92   51      24      78      55      11      78
UT      J.D. Davis, Cal State Fullerton             Jr.       R-R    6-3     215    1         2         2.74   16      4         23      19      7         17
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Third Team
Pos.   Player, School                                        Cl.      B-T    Ht.      Wt.     AVG   OBP  SLG   AB     R        H        HR     RBI    SB
C        Grayson Greiner, South Carolina        Jr.       R-R    6-5     210    .298   .365   .424   205    32      61      4         38      5
1B      Kevin Cron, Texas Christian                Jr.       R-R    6-5     245    .208   .280   .276   192    12      40      2         20      3
2B      Ross Kivett, Kansas State                     Sr.      R-R    6-1     200    .360   .440   .483   261    57      94      3         39      26
3B      Joey Pankake, South Carolina            Jr.       R-R    6-1     200    .311   .387   .496   238    40      74      11      42      7
SS      Branden Cogswell, Virginia                 Jr.       L-R     6-2     180    .346   .464   .451   185    55      63      0         22      12
OF      Austin Cousino, Kentucky                     Jr.       L-L     5-10   178    .249   .383   .402   209    42      52      6         27      14
OF      Brandon Downes, Virginia                   Jr.       R-R    6-3     200    .316   .393   .569   253    67      80      10      59      6
OF      Rhys Hoskins, Sacramento State        Jr.       R-R    6-4     224    .283   .342   .404   198    37      56      3         22      1
DH     D.J. Stewart, Florida State                    So.     L-R     6-0     230    .364   .469   .560   225    50      82      5         59      8
UT      Jameis Winston, Florida State             So.     B-R    6-4     220    .235   .377   .345   119    21      28      2         32      2
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Pos.   Player, School                                        Cl.      B-T    Ht.      Wt.     W       L         ERA   G        SV      IP       H        BB     SO
SP      Ryan Burr, Arizona State                       So.     R-R    6-4     224    4         2         2.20   31      12      45      21      23      60
SP      Michael Cederoth, San Diego State   Jr.       R-R    6-6     210    3         9         4.25   15      0         95      72      48      109
SP      Justin Garza, Cal State Fullerton         So.     R-R    5-11   160    12      0         2.03   17      0         115    84      17      95
SP      Sean Newcomb, Hartford                     Jr.       L-L     6-5     240    5         4         3.15   13      0         72      53      37      92
RP      Jonathan Holder, Mississippi State    Jr.       R-R    6-4     228    2         0         1.65   34      21      55      33      17      90
UT      Jameis Winston, Florida State             So.     B-R    6-4     220    1         2         3.00   17      2         27      18      12      21