{"id":6460,"date":"2013-12-24T11:08:50","date_gmt":"2013-12-24T16:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6460"},"modified":"2013-12-24T11:09:27","modified_gmt":"2013-12-24T16:09:27","slug":"nc-states-rodon-turner-make-preseason-all-america-first-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6460","title":{"rendered":"NC State&#8217;s Rodon, Turner make preseason All-America first team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6461\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/rodon.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/rodon.jpeg\" alt=\"Carlos Rodon.\" width=\"105\" height=\"145\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6461\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carlos Rodon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Thirteen Atlantic Coast Conference baseball players have been named to the 2014 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American Teams, selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>The 13 preseason All-Americans from the ACC tied for the most in the nation with the Pac-12.<\/p>\n<p>The ACC contingent is led by three players on the first team: NC State\u2019s Carlos Rodon and Trea Turner, and Florida State\u2019s D.J. Stewart. Rodon was also selected as the projected national player of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Six league players garnered second team accolades: Florida State\u2019s Luke Weaver, Miami\u2019s Bryan Radziewski, North Carolina\u2019s Trent Thornton and Skye Bolt, Virginia\u2019s Mike Papi, and Virginia Tech\u2019s Mark Zagunis. Clemson\u2019s Daniel Gossett, NC State\u2019s Brett Austin, and Virginia\u2019s Brandon Downes and Derek Fisher were selected to the third team.<\/p>\n<p>Led by No. 5 Florida State, six ACC squads earned rankings in the Collegiate Baseball preseason poll announced last week. No. 10 NC State, No. 11 North Carolina, No. 12 Virginia, No. 13 Miami, and No. 21 Clemson also claimed spots in poll, while Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, and Notre Dame received votes.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 season begins for all 14 Atlantic Coast Conference teams on Friday, Feb. 14, and conference action gets under way on Friday, March 7.<\/p>\n<p>ACC on the Louisville Slugger Preseason All-America Teams<\/p>\n<p>First Team<br \/>\nCarlos Rodon*, LHP, NC State<br \/>\nTrea Turner, SS, NC State<br \/>\nD.J. Stewart, OF, Florida State<br \/>\n* Projected National Player of the Year<\/p>\n<p>Second Team<br \/>\nTrent Thornton, RHP, North Carolina<br \/>\nBryan Radziewski, LHP, Miami<br \/>\nLuke Weaver, RHP, Florida State<br \/>\nMark Zagunis, C, Virginia Tech<br \/>\nSkye Bolt, OF, North Carolina<br \/>\nMike Papi, OF\/1B, Virginia<\/p>\n<p>Third Team<br \/>\nDaniel Gossett, RHP, Clemson<br \/>\nBrett Austin, C, NC State<br \/>\nBrandon Downes, OF, Virginia<br \/>\nDerek Fisher, OF, Virginia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thirteen Atlantic Coast Conference baseball players have been named to the 2014 Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American Teams, selected by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. 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