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May 23, 2005
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three members of the University of Virginia baseball team were named to the 2005 All-ACC Teams. The selections were announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference at the conference’s tournament banquet. UVa’s Jeff Kamrath (Houston, Texas/Kinkaid) was named a First Team All-ACC selection, while the Cavaliers’ Ryan Zimmerman (Virginia Beach, Va./Kellam) and Sean Doolittle (Tabernacle, N.J./Shawnee) were both selected to the Second Team All-ACC squads. For Kamrath and Zimmerman, it marked the second time each player was named to an All-ACC Team in their career. Kamrath was selected a Second Team All-ACC selection in 2002 while Zimmerman was chosen a First Team All-ACC pick in 2004.
Kamrath, a fourth-year right-handed pitcher, has started 12 of the 14 games he has appeared in this season while posting an 8-4 record with a 2.28 ERA. He has pitched a team-high 86.2 innings this season while striking out a team-high 68 batters. Kamrath is also holding opposing hitters to a .207 batting average. In ACC play, Kamrath stands 5-3 with a 2.24 ERA and has struck out 45 batters in 60.1 innings of action.
Zimmerman, a third-year third baseman, has started 53 of the 54 games he has appeared in this season. He is batting a team-high .399 with 85 hits, 55 RBI, 45 runs, 17 doubles, six home runs and four triples. Zimmerman’s hits, RBI and doubles totals lead the Cavaliers. He has been successful on 15 of his 19 stolen base attempts and boasts a .601 slugging percentage which also leads UVa. In ACC play, Zimmerman is batting .381 with 43 hits, 19 runs, 18 RBI, six doubles, three home runs and one triple. He was successful on eight of his 12 stolen bases attempts in conference play.
Doolittle, a first-year first baseman/left-handed pitcher, is UVa’s top utility player and has turned in a great rookie season both at the plate and on the mound. Doolittle is batting .327 with 65 hits, 53 RBI, 34 runs, a team-high 11 home runs, 11 doubles and one triple. He is also 7-for-11 in stolen base attempts. On the mound, Doolittle has made 18 appearances and one start and has posted a 2-0 record with a 0.87 ERA and has stuck out 58 batters in 41.1 innings of action. He is holding opposing hitters to a .158 batting average. In ACC play, Doolittle is batting .321 with 35 hits, 25 RBI, 15 runs, six doubles and five home runs at the plate and is 1-0 with a 0.36 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 25.1 innings of action on the mound.
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