Howes and Johnson Selected to All-South Region Team
May 31, 2007 | Baseball
May 31, 2007
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville seniors Isaiah Howes and Logan Johnson have been named to the ABCA All-South Region Second Team as voted on by the regions' coaches.
Howes is second in the BIG EAST in average (.387), third in slugging %(.683), tied for first in hits (89), fifth in RBI (55), seventh in doubles (17), tied for fifth in triples (3), second in home runs (15) and second in total bases (157), earning second team all-league honors.
The outfielder from Louisville Pleasure Ridge Park High School is second in Cardinal history in career games played (220), third in at bats (813), tied for third in hits (254), tied for fifth in doubles (54), tied for third in triples (16) and is eighth in single season hits (89).
Johnson, a First Team All-BIG EAST selection has hit a school-record and conference best 26 doubles this season, and his 65 career two-baggers is also a U of L standard. The 68 times he has been hit by a pitch in his career places him 6th in NCAA history. He has set a new single season standard having been smoked 26 times this season.
The Owensboro, Kentucky native is second in the BIG EAST in slugging % (.688), runs (64) and HBP (26) and third in home runs (13), total bases (150) and on base % (.500). He is in sixth in average (.372) and fifth in RBI (55). He was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes and Wallace Awards, both awarded to the top college baseball player in the nation.
The second baseman ranks tied for fifth in Cardinal history in games played (214), 10th in runs (166), 7th in walks (110), tied for ninth in RBI (157) and is tied for 8th in single season runs(64).
The All-Region teams are made up of 13 players selected by position.
The Cardinals, who set a school record with 40 wins (40-20) under first-year Head Coach Dan McDonnell, are in Columbia, Missouri where they are the #3 seed in the NCAA Columbia Regional, facing #2 seed Miami (Fla.) Friday at 2:00 p.m. ET.
All postseason games will be carried live in Louisville on WAVG 1450 AM radio and all regional games can be heard on-line at UofLSports.com.
