Nathan Melendres Named to All-ACC Baseball Team
May 23, 2011
GREENSBORO, N.C. – University of Miami junior outfielder Nathan Melendres has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Second Team, announced Monday by Commissioner John Swofford. For Melendres, the honor is his first recognition to the all-conference team.
Melendres, a junior center fielder from Miami, finished the regular season leading the Hurricanes in batting average (.321) with 53 hits, 12 doubles and 23 RBI. He ended with a slugging percentage of .455, and second on the squad with 22 stolen bases in 25 attempts.
Against league opponents, Melendres ended the regular season with a .330 average – leading the team in hits (35), doubles (10) and third in RBI (16). He played and started all 29 games for the Hurricanes, swiping 15-of-16 stolen base attempts on the base paths.
Clemson junior shortstop Brad Miller and Virginia junior pitcher Danny Hultzen head up the 2011 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Team
Miller was selected the ACC Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches, while Hultzen was named the ACC Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive season.
In addition, North Carolina freshman third baseman Colin Moran received ACC Freshman of the Year honors, while Virginia’s Brian O’Connor was voted the league’s Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.
For more information on the All-ACC Team and the Atlantic Coast Conference as a whole, please visit www.theacc.com.
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2011 All-ACC Baseball Team
FIRST TEAM
| Name | Class | Position | School |
| John Hicks | JR | Catcher | Virginia |
| Pratt Maynard | JR | Catcher | NC State |
| Richie Shaffer | SO | First Base | Clemson |
| Devon Travis | SO | Second Base | Florida State |
| Colin Moran | FR | Third Base | North Carolina |
| Steven Proscia | JR | Third Base | Virginia |
| Brad Miller | JR | Shortstop | Clemson |
| James Ramsey | JR | Outfield | Florida State |
| Kyle Wren | FR | Outfield | Georgia Tech |
| David Coleman | SR | Outfield | Virginia |
| Andrew Rush | SO | Outfield | Virginia Tech |
| Mike McGee | SR | DH/Utility | Florida State*** |
| Sean Gilmartin | JR | Starting Pitcher | Florida State** |
| Mark Pope | JR | Starting Pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| Danny Hultzen | JR | Starting Pitcher | Virginia*** |
| Branden Kline | SO | Relief Pitcher | Virginia |
SECOND TEAM
| Name | Class | Position | School |
| Rafael Lopez | SR | Catcher | Florida State |
| Jake Davies | JR | First Base | Georgia Tech |
| Tommy Coyle | SO | Second Base | North Carolina |
| Matt Skole | JR | Third Base | Georgia Tech** |
| Levi Michael | JR | Shortstop | North Carolina |
| Jeff Schaus | SR | Outfield | Clemson*** |
| Will Lamb | JR | Outfield | Clemson |
| Nathan Melendres | JR | OUTFIELD | MIAMI |
| John Barr | SR | Outfield | Virginia |
| Phil Pohl | JR | DH/Utility | Clemson |
| Jed Bradley | JR | Starting Pitcher | Georgia Tech** |
| Buck Farmer | SO | Starting Pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| Patrick Johnson | SR | Starting Pitcher | North Carolina |
| Tyler Wilson | SR | Starting Pitcher | Virginia |
| Tim Cooney | SO | Starting Pitcher | Wake Forest |
| Daniel Bennett | SR | Relief Pitcher | Florida State |
Player of the Year – Brad Miller, Clemson
Pitcher of the Year – Danny Hultzen, Virginia
Freshman of the Year – Colin Moran, North Carolina
Coach of the Year – Brian O’Connor, Virginia
** – Two-time first- or second-team selection
*** – Three time first- or second-team selection
