LYNCHBURG, VA., JUNE 12, 2017 – University of South Florida southpaw Shane McClanahan was selected as a First-Team Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Monday.
McClanahan went 4-2 for the NCAA Tournament-bound Bulls with a 3.20 ERA. The redshirt-freshman made 15 starts on the season, striking out 104 batters in just 76.0 innings. His 12.32 strikeouts per nine innings ranked eighth in the country.
The Cape Coral, Fla. native is the 16th USF baseball player to be recognized as a freshman All-American and the first since infielder Kevin Merrell (Odessa, Fla.