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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Virginia outfielder Dan Grovatt (Tabernacle, N.J.) has earned Second Team Freshman All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Pro-Line Athletic. It marks Grovatt’s second freshman All-America award after he was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America Team last week.
ACC players dominated the NCBWA squad with nine members on the first and second teams. Conference USA and the SEC each had four selections.
Grovatt hit .324 with three home runs and 46 runs batted in as he played in 58 games during his rookie campaign. He finished with a Virginia freshman-record 22 doubles, as he fell one double short of the UVa single-season record. Nearly one-third of his hits were doubles, as he finished with 68 hits second on the team. His total of 22 doubles ranks third in the ACC.
He also ranked second on the team in slugging percentage (.481), total bases (101) and hit by pitch (9) and was third in on base percentage (.418).
Grovatt is UVa’s first freshman All-American since 2006, when the Cavaliers boasted four David Adams, Jeremy Farrell, Greg Miclat and Jacob Thompson.