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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee outfielder has been named to the Louisville Slugger All-American Baseball team, as announced by Collegiate Baseball Wednesday.
Benefield, a Murfreesboro native, becomes Middle Tennessee's first freshman All-American since Jonathan Frebis in 2012. Benefield is also just the fifth freshman All-American in program history, joining Frebis, Nate Jaggers (2002), John Williams (2001) and Brad Howard (1997).
Overall, Benefield is the 16 player in Blue Raider history to earn All-American status.
"It is an elite group, especially when you are talking about freshmen all-americans and the careers those guys went on to have," Middle Tennessee Head Coach said.