AUSTIN, Texas—Texas Baseball closer Beau Ridgeway and starting pitcher Nolan Kingham have each picked up preseason All-America honors, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced today. Ridgeway was named to the second team while Kingham earned third team recognition.
For Ridgeway, this is his first preseason All-America nod. Last month, Kingham was also named to the Perfect Game/Rawlings Preseason All-America third team and the Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America third team.
Ridgeway was stellar for the Longhorns last season as he collected 12 saves to go along with a 1.