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June 21, 2004
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – University of Virginia baseball player Joe Koshansky was selected an All-American for the third time this month after Baseball American recently named him to its Third Team All-America squad as a utility player. He was also named a First Team All-American selection by CollegeBaseballInsider.com and was selected as a Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball earlier this month.
Koshansky, who was recently drafted in the sixth round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies, enjoyed a banner season in 2004. He was selected the ACC Player of the Year and was named a First Team All-ACC choice. Koshansky’s selection as the ACC Player of the Year made him the first Cavalier to ever receive the honor. He was also one of ten finalists for the Dick Howser Trophy and was selected to the Charlottesville Regional All-Tournament Team. Prior to being named to Baseball America’s All-America team, Koshansky was named the 2004 VaSID Player of the Year.
Koshansky was also named the ACC Player of the Week twice in 2004 after being recognized on February 16th and March 15th. He was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week on April 26th as well.
In 2004, Koshansky started all 59 games for Virginia as either a pitcher of first baseman and served as one of UVa’s weekend starters in the pitching rotation. He made 15 starts on the mound and pitched 102.2 innings en route to posting a record of 8-3 with a 2.98 ERA. Koshansky struck out 80 batters (second on the team) and held opposing batters to a .227 batting average. He pitched two complete game in UVa’s victories over #4 Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. on April 25th and against George Mason in the NCAA Tournament on June 5th at the Charlottesville Regional.
Koshansky also batted .302 (second on the team) with 67 hits including a team-high 16 home runs, a team-high 17 doubles and also had one triple. He led the team with 67 RBI, scored 50 runs and racked up a team-high 134 total bases. Koshansky was successful in 8-of-9 stolen base attempts.
For his career, Koshansky set a new UVa single season school-record with his 67 RBI in 2004. He also ranks in several of Virginia’s top-ten single season categories by finishing: third in home runs with 16, tied for third in most pitching starts with 15, fourth in most innings pitched with 102.2, tied for fourth with most pitching wins with eight, tied for fifth with 134 total bases and tied for eighth in doubles with 17.
Koshansky also ranks highly in several of Virginia’s top-ten career categories by finishing: tied for first in pitching victories with 21, tied for first in games started as a pitcher with 49, second in most innings pitched with 317.2, fifth in strikeouts with 229 and seventh in home runs with 27.
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