University of North Carolina Athletics
Hubbard Named First-Team All-America by USA Today Sports Weekly
May 31, 2004 | Baseball
May 31, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Fresh off driving in 10 runs at last week's Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, North Carolina junior right fielder Marshall Hubbard was named first-team All-America by USA Today Sports Weekly, the publication announced Sunday. Hubbard, who needs just two runs batted in to tie the Tar Heel single-season record, was the only ACC player named to the first or second team.
Hubbard leads the Tar Heels and ranks near the top of the conference with a .365 average, 16 home runs and 79 RBI. He is also slugging .682 on the year and has 20 doubles. Defensively, he has committed just two errors in 118 chances. Hubbard also has eight assists to lead all Carolina outfielders.
Also a first-team All-ACC selection and a CoSIDA Academic All-District pick, Hubbard is the third first-team All-America coached by Mike Fox at Carolina and the first since Russ Adams and Chris Maples earned first-team honors in 2002.
2004 USA TODAY SPORTS WEEKLY ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM C - Landon Powell, South Carolina 1B - Billy Becher, New Mexico State 2B - Jed Lowrie, Stanford 3B - Alex Gordon, Nebraska SS - Dustin Pedroia, Arizona State OF - Chris Rahl, William & Mary OF - Jon Zeringue, LSU OF - Marshall Hubbard, North Carolina UT/DH - Stephen Head, Mississippi SP - Jered Weaver, Long Beach State SP - J.P Howell, Texas SP - Wade Townsend, Rice SP - Philip Humber, Rice RP - Blair Erickson, UC Irvine
