DURHAM, NC -- Old Dominion University freshman shortstop Zach Rutherford (Chesapeake, VA.) received his second Freshman All-America honor as he was named to Baseball America’s second team Freshman All-American squad as released today by the publication. He is the 16th Baseball Monarch to be selected since 1985. Rutherford was selected to the Louisville Slugger’s/Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American squad on June 2.
Rutherford was third on the Monarchs in hitting at .317 where he started 42 of 43 games, mostly at shortstop. Rutherford hit .355 in 27 C-USA games which was best on the team. He had 13 multiple-hit games and knocked in a career high four RBI in a game against nationally ranked Florida Atlantic. Rutherford committed only five errors and was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman squad.
Louisville two-way star Brendan McKay was named Baseball America's 2015 Freshman of the Year, and he also leads the 2015 Freshman All-America Teams.
BASEBALL AMERICA
2015 Freshman All-American Squads
1st team
C J.J. Schwarz, Florida
1B Austin Edens, Samford
2B Kyle Davis, West Virginia
3B Jake Burger, Missouri State
SS Jacob Bivens, Michigan
OF Keston Hiura, UC Irvine
OF Jeren Kendall, Vanderbilt
OF Reed Rohlman, Clemson
DH K.J. Harrison, Oregon State
UT Brendan McKay, Louisville
SP Brian Brown, North Carolina State
SP Alex Lange, Louisiana State
SP Chris Mathewson, Long Beach State
SP Seth Romero, Houston
RP Kyle Wright, Vanderbilt
2nd team
C Matt Whatley, Oral Roberts
1B Kel Johnson, Georgia Tech
2B Dalton Guthrie, Florida
3B Will Toffey, Vanderbilt
SS Zach Rutherford, Old Dominion****
OF Stuart Fairchild, Wake Forest
OF Pavin Smith, Virginia
OF Cal Stevenson, Nevada
DH Connor Wanhanen, Texas Christian
UT Sean Watkins, Loyola Marymount
SP Michael Baumann, Jacksonville
SP Griffin Canning, UCLA
SP Tanner Houck, Missouri
SP Drew Rasmussen, Oregon State
RP Lincoln Henzman, Louisville
PAST ODU FRESHMEN ALL-AMERICANS
1985 Wiley Lee
1990 Stephen Lyons
1991 Wayne Gomes
1993 Kevin Gibbs
1994 Brett Wheeler
1995 Ron Walker
1997 Shawn Pearson
1998 Tim Hummel
2000 Brent Sollenberger
2001 Matt Moye
2002 Justin Verlander
2006 Dan Hudson
2009 Brett Harris
2011 Josiah Burney
2014 Nick Walker
Rutherford Recieves Second Freshman All-American Honor
