CORVALLIS, Ore. – Catcher Adley Rutschman and pitchers Kevin Abel and Brandon Eisert have been named preseason All-Americans by D1Baseball.com on Monday. Rutschman and Abel are first-team selections while Eisert was named to the third team.
For Rutschman and Abel, it's their third preseason recognition each, following Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game. It is Eisert's first of 2019.
Rutschman, a junior in 2019, earned preseason honors after batting .408 with a school-record 102 hits and 83 runs batted in last season. He hit nine home runs, tallied 22 doubles and walked 53 times.