Amlung Named NCBWA Preseason All-America
December 14, 2011 | Baseball
Dec. 14, 2011
WICHITA, Kan. - Junior right-handed pitcher Justin Amlung was named Third Team Preseason All-America by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on Wednesday afternoon.
Amlung, a Louisville native and a graduate of St. Xavier High School, was 10-2 with a 2.31 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 15 starts while earning First Team All-BIG EAST Conference honors last season. Entering 2012, Amlung ranks second on Louisville's career ERA list at 3.06 and has a 15-4 record overall.
Following the completion of the 2011 collegiate season, Amlung was selected as a Cape League All-Star after finishing 3-1 with a 1.76 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 41 innings for the Wareham Gatemen. After successful collegiate and summer seasons, Amlung chose to return to Louisville for his redshirt junior season after being selected in the 39th Round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.
Louisville will open the 2012 season on Feb. 17 against Minnesota in Clearwater, Fla., at the Big Ten/BIG EAST Challenge. The Cardinals' home-opener at Jim Patterson Stadium is set for Feb. 22 against Eastern Kentucky.
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