University of Minnesota Athletics
STEIDL COLLECTS THIRD ALL-AMERICA HONOR
6/19/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
| Freshman Sam Steidl collected All-America praise for the third time this season. </ td> |
Golden Gopher center fielder Sam Steidl was named to his third Freshman All-America team Monday. Baseball America honored Steidl as a second-team selection, joining Ohio State's Doug Deeds as the only two Big Ten representatives. Steidl was also listed by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball Weekly as an All-American rookie.
A redshirt freshman from Alexandria, Minn., Steidl led Minnesota in batting average nearly the entire stretch, finishing the season with a .401 mark, and flirted with the top spot in the Big Ten. He was also among the leaders in the conference with a .488 on base percentage, aiding the Golden Gophers to a Big Ten Conference Tournament title. Steidl had the longest hit streak in the Big Ten this season at 22 games. In those 22 games, Steidl batted .476 (30-63) with 18 RBI and 19 runs scored, including three three-hit performances and six other multi-hit contests.
