TUSCON, Ariz. - Catcher James Free II has been named to the 2017 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team, the publication announced this morning. Free becomes the first Pacific Tiger ever to be named to Collegiate Baseball's All-American list and is one of three West Coast Conference athletes to earn the plaudit this year.
Free put together a .343 batting average this season while leading the WCC in home runs (14) and runs batted in (54) during the regular season. The Walnut, Calif. native also ranked 25th in the NCAA in slugging percentage at a .652 clip while pacing team in hits (62) and on base percentage (.