Full List of 2023 Honorees With the honor, Kross becomes just the second player in program history to earn Freshman All-America status, and the first since Brian Bixler earned the honor from Louisville Slugger in 2002. Kross is the 11th player in EMU program history to earn an All-America honor. Prior to Kross, Matt Kirk was the most recent honoree, earning third team status from CBN following the 2022 campaign.
TUCSON, Ariz. (EMUEagles.com) - Eastern Michigan University baseball student-athlete Josh Kross (Brunswick, Ohio-Brunswick-Toledo) has been tabbed a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the publication announced today, June 7.