The Atlantic Coast Conference announced their 2017 Baseball Honors this afternoon, and 3 Louisville Cardinals were awarded these honors. Coach Dan McDonnell was awarded Coach of the Year for an ACC record three straight times, Devin Hairston was awarded the inaugural Defensive Player of the Year, and Brendan McKay was awarded Player of the Year.
2017 All-ACC Teams were also announced, and featured seven Louisville Cardinals:
First-Team All ACC:
Brendan McKay (DH/UT, SP)
Drew Ellis (3B)
Lincoln Henzman (RP)
Second-Team All ACC:
Colby Fitch (C)
Third-Team All ACC:
Devin Hairston (SS)
Kade McClure (SP)
Nick Bennett (SP)
All-Freshman:
Nick Bennett (SP)
.@UofLBaseball's Dan McDonnell is the first in #ACCBase history to win three straight Coach of the Year honors: https://t.co/FQsBtvvg7F pic.twitter.com/patz7xRPf4
— ACC Baseball (@ACCBaseball) May 22, 2017
Devin Hairston (@UofLBaseball) is the winner of the inaugural #ACCBase Defensive Player of the Year award: https://t.co/FQsBtvvg7F pic.twitter.com/QEJwvuFXFW
— ACC Baseball (@ACCBaseball) May 22, 2017
Congrats to @UofLBaseball's Brendan McKay, the 2017 #ACCBase Player of the Year: https://t.co/FQsBtvMQZd pic.twitter.com/lP83ldcfN8
— ACC Baseball (@ACCBaseball) May 22, 2017
Congratulations to Brendan McKay, Drew Ellis, and Lincoln Henzman our 2017 All-ACC First Team honorees! #L1C4 pic.twitter.com/ebzxLLx43K
— Louisville Baseball (@UofLBaseball) May 22, 2017
Four Cardinals round out the selections for Louisville's All-ACC honors! Congrats Colby, Devin, Kade, & Nick! #L1C4https://t.co/5SIMFG1iNq pic.twitter.com/DoTZBtX9ju
— Louisville Baseball (@UofLBaseball) May 22, 2017
