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Ferrer, Hjerpe, Melton Named All-Americans By Baseball America

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State left-handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe and outfielder Jacob Melton went a perfect 7-for-7 in All-American honors in 2022. The duo were both named First-Team All-Americans by Baseball America on Monday, while right-handed pitcher Ben Ferrer was named to the organization's third team.

In addition to Baseball America, Hjpere and Melton were named first-team selections by the College Baseball Foundation, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA), the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Perfect Game. The duo mark the fifth and sixth players in OSU history to be named first team by five or more, joining Michael Conforto (2014), Jake Thompson (2017), Trevor Larnach (2018) and Adley Rutschman (2019).