Rutgers Shortstop Todd Frazier First Team All-American
Saturday, June 16, 2007
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers junior All-American shortstop Todd Frazier (Toms River, N.J.) was named a First Team All-American by Baseball America, the organization announced today. Frazier was one of 15 named to the first team.
Frazier was selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 34th overall pick in the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft last Thursday. Earlier this week, Frazier was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association of America District II Player of the Year. Frazier, also a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace National Player of the Year Award, was one of nine District of the Year players from around the nation. In addition, Frazier was named a First Team All-American by both Collegiate Baseball and Rivals.com last week.
The shortstop painted himself throughout the Rutgers record book, finishing in the top-6 in every single-season offensive category, excluding triples. Frazier broke the Rutgers single-season record for home runs (22), home runs by a leadoff hitter (22), runs scored (87), walks (62), doubles (24) and total bases (187), all set this season. He also finished second in slugging percentage (.757), second in at bats (247), tied for third in runs batted in (65), fifth in hits (93), and tied for sixth in stolen bases (25).
Frazier has also placed himself on several Rutgers career record charts through just three seasons. He is the Scarlet Knights all-time leader in home runs (42) and runs scored (210), and second in walks (138) and total bases (434), and third in hits (241), slugging percentage (.625) and stolen bases (65), and fifth in runs batted in (152).
Frazier, who played with the USA Baseball National Team last summer and starred on the Toms River East American Team that won the 1998 Little League World Series title, was named the unanimous BIG EAST Player of the Year at the conclusion of the regular season. He finished the season ranked among the BIG EAST leaders in virtually every offensive category and was fourth in the nation in home runs (22), fourth in runs per game (1.38), eighth in walks per game (0.98) and 11th in home runs per game (0.35).
He led Rutgers to a 42-21 record and the BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament Titles in 2007. The Scarlet Knights, who earned the No. 2 seed in the Charlottesville NCAA Regional, ended the regular season ranked No. 23 nationally.