TUCSON, Ariz. – Xavier's Andre Jernigan and St. John’s Thomas Hackimer were announced as part of the Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I All-American baseball team on Thursday, earning third team honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Jernigan, the 2016 BIG EAST Player of the Year has been one of top power-hitting shortstops in the nation this year. He ranks among the NCAA Division I leaders with 13 home runs (48th). Xavier's team leader in doubles (17) and triples (4), Jernigan led the BIG EAST by a wide margin in slugging percentage (.573). He also stepped up in BIG EAST play, batting .