Bivens Named an NCBWA First Team Freshman All-American
6/8/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, Va. -- University of Michigan baseball freshmen Jake Bivens has been selected to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-America first team at shortstop, the organization announced Monday afternoon (June 8).
Bivens, a Battle Creek, Michigan, native that was Michigan's first Freshman of the Year honoree since 1996, hit .319 with 68 hits, 43 runs scored, nine stolen bases and a .435 on-base percentage that is sixth in the Big Ten. The Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honoree had a 14-game hitting streak going into the conference tournament, and he had a 25-game reached-base streak earlier in the year. The two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week had 17 multi-hit games and was a perfect 5-for-5 in a win over Northwestern on May 10 and had an RBI double in the 4-3 win over Bradley in the NCAA Louisville Regional.
Bivens becomes the second Wolverine to be selected as a first-team member. Jacob Cronenworth earned that honor at utility in 2013.
Michigan (39-25) capped off a season that saw the Maize and Blue win its ninth Big Ten Tournament title and advance to the championship game of the NCAA Louisville Regional.
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