TROY, Alabama – Troy junior infielder Drew Frederic was named the D1Baseball.com Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year, the website released Tuesday in its season preview.
Frederic adds the award to a list of preseason accolades that includes Collegiate Baseball All-America and All-Sun Belt honors following a stellar 2018 campaign. He led the conference and ranked 20th nationally with 28 stolen bases while batting at a .331 clip with 20 doubles – 10th-most in school history – and seven homers.
The Niceville, Fla., native was a key component in Troy's impressive run to the NCAA Athens Regional where he was named to the all-tournament team after hitting a homer and a double in each of Troy's final two games against No.