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Gators catcher JJ Schwarz named to NCBWA Freshman All-American team

Florida catcher/DH JJ Schwarz is among 34 freshmen selected to the 2015 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced today.

The 2015 NCBWA Freshman All-American Team features players from 18 conferences and nine conference championship teams. The two All-American squads are also made up of 12 conference “Rookie of the Year” winners. In addition, one conference “Pitcher of the Year” and 19 all-conference honorees were named to the team.

Schwarz has had an outstanding freshman season, but he's saved his best for the postseason. In 10 postseason games, Schwarz is hitting .