Matt Summers Named Baseball America Third-Team All-American

IRVINE, Calif. --- Pitcher Matt Summers (Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral HS) has been named a Baseball America third-team All-American.

Summers, the Big West Pitcher of the Year, helped UCI advance to its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance and second super regional. The right-hander went undefeated in Big West contests at 8-0 and concluded the 2011 campaign with an 11-4 mark. Summers owned a 2.15 ERA and held opposing teams to a sub-.200 batting average at .195. He struck out 100 batters in 117 innings and allowed 25 earned runs on the year.

Summers, who was drafted in the fourth round by the Minnesota Twins, hurled the fourth no-hitter in Anteater history against Long Beach State this season. He was named the Big West Pitcher of the Week twice after dealing back-to-back complete-game shutouts and was also voted a Collegiate Baseball "Louisville Slugger" second-team All-American this year.

The Anteaters concluded the season 43-18, marking the third time UCI has reached the 40-win mark under head coach Mike Gillespie's tenure and just the fourth time in its Division I history.

 

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