NORFOLK, Va. - Chris Dengler has been named to the 2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American team, powered by Diamond Sports. The ODU baseball third baseman becomes the 21st Monarch to earn freshman All-American honors in the program's history.
The South Carolina native was off to a solid start to his collegiate career before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dengler hit .340 with 3 doubles, 1 triple and 8 RBI as he started 15 games. Dengler recorded five multi-hit games, notched a season-high three hits against Yale and hit his first career triple against Big Ten opponent Rutgers.
This marks head coach Chris Finwood's seventh Freshman All-American at ODU.
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