2020 NCBWA Preseason All-America Teams

DALLAS – University of South Alabama outfielder Ethan Wilson was named 2020 Preseason Second-Team All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on Thursday.

Thursday's announcement marks the third organization to select Wilson as preseason All-America. Earlier this year, he was named Preseason First-Team All-America by Collegiate Baseball, and Second-Team Preseason All-America by D1Baseball. 

Last season, Wilson was named the 2019 Collegiate Baseball National Co-Freshman of the Year and was also First-Team All-America selection by the organization. He earned First-Team Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America and the NCBWA n in 2019, Third-Team All-America by Collegiate Baseball and the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings, in addition to being a First-Team All-Central Region selection.

Wilson was the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, and also earned First-Team All-Sun Belt honors. He became the first freshman in conference history to be named the Sun Belt Player of the Year, and was the first to earn the award since Jordan Patterson in 2013. Wilson finished his freshman campaign ranked second in the conference in slugging percentage (.686) and total bases (151), tied for second in home runs (17), tied for third in runs scored (59), sixth in batting average (.345) and on-base percentage (.453), tied for eighth in hits (76), ninth in RBIs (51) and tied for ninth in doubles (16). 

South Alabama opens the 2020 season against Campbell on Fri., Feb. 14, at 6:30 p.m. at Stanky Field. 

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