Chester Named Baseball America Preseason All-American

Chester Named Baseball America Preseason All-American

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami outfielder Carl Chester was among those recognized with Preseason All-America honors from Baseball America, the publication announced Monday.

Chester was named to the Baseball America Preseason All-America Third Team.

A native of Longwood, Fla., Chester batted .336 for Miami in 2016 and was one of just four players to start all 64 games, as he helped lead the team to the College World Series for the second straight season. Chester finished the year with nine doubles, two home runs, 29 RBI and a team-high 16 steals.

He compiled a .426 on-base percentage and led the team with 15 sacrifice hits.

The junior slugger, who was selected in the 38th round of the 2014 MLB Draft out of high school, was named the 2016 Coral Gables Regional Most Outstanding Player after batting .357 in three games. He batted .500 in the team’s NCAA Super Regional win over Boston College.

Chester has 19 doubles, seven home runs, 54 RBI and 27 steals in two seasons with the Hurricanes. He is the fourth Hurricane to earn Preseason All-America recognition; senior Johnny Ruiz and juniors Jesse Lepore and Michael Mediavilla were recognized by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper in December.

To see the full release from Baseball America, click HERE.

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