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Honeycutt Named NCBWA Freshman All-America
June 13, 2022 | Baseball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – University of North Carolina outfielder Vance Honeycutt earned his second Freshman All-America honor, receiving first team accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Honeycutt was among the 34-standout freshman selected to the NCBWA All-America team and was one of 17 players named to the NCBWA first team, while 17 others garnered second-team distinction.
He ranked second among all NCAA Division I freshmen in home runs (25), runs (66), total bases (166) and third in slugging percentage (.672) and stolen bases (29) as well as fourth in triples (4).
Honeycutt set the Carolina single season record for home runs and became the first player in program history to hit 20 homers and steal 20 bases in the same season. He finished the season ranked among the top 10 in the ACC in stolen bases (2nd), home runs (4th), triples (4th) and runs (10th).
He was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-America team earlier this month.
Honeycutt was among the 34-standout freshman selected to the NCBWA All-America team and was one of 17 players named to the NCBWA first team, while 17 others garnered second-team distinction.
He ranked second among all NCAA Division I freshmen in home runs (25), runs (66), total bases (166) and third in slugging percentage (.672) and stolen bases (29) as well as fourth in triples (4).
Honeycutt set the Carolina single season record for home runs and became the first player in program history to hit 20 homers and steal 20 bases in the same season. He finished the season ranked among the top 10 in the ACC in stolen bases (2nd), home runs (4th), triples (4th) and runs (10th).
He was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-America team earlier this month.
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