July 14, 2011
Gedman, Springer earn regional college awards
by PR/Wire Report/
A pair of New England college baseball players earned District Player of the Year honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
UMass third baseman Matt Gedman earned District I honors, while UConn’s Springer was the choice in District II.
Gedman, son of former Boston Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman, was selected by the Red Sox in the 45th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
Matt Gedman finished his career with the Minutemen leading the A-10 with a .402 batting average this spring, becoming just the second UMass player to win the league batting title. He paced the Minutemen with 43 runs scored and recorded 32 RBI, 11 doubles, three triples and five home runs.
Springer led UConn with 12 home runs and a .609 slugging percentage in 2011 and was also the Huskies’ leader with 61 runs scored, 77 RBI and 31 stolen bases.
