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The Honors Continue: Tanner Craig tabbed as NCBWA Second-Team All-American

NCBWA Release

EVANSVILLE - For the second time in a day, University of Evansville first baseman Tanner Craig has received a preseason honor, this time being named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Second-Team All-American, it was announced in a release Wednesday morning.

Craig and Indiana State relief pitcher Tyler Grauer were the lone representatives of The Valley to be recognized with Grauer earning first-team honors. The Scottsburg, Ind. native is the first Ace to earn preseason All-America honors from any publication since Trey Hair prior to the 2017 campaign and the first to receive NCBWA preseason All-America honors since Ben Norton in 2007.