Funkhouser Adds Preseason All-American Accolades
February 03, 2015 | Baseball
Funkhouser has 18 career wins and 177 strikeouts in two collegiate seasons.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Louisville junior righthander Kyle Funkhouser added two more preseason All-American honors on Tuesday receiving accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and D1Baseball.com.
A native of Oak Forest, Ill., Funkhouser earned a First Team All-America nod from the NCBWA while D1Baseball tabbed him as a second team choice. Previously, Funkhouser was named as a preseason First Team All-American by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball newspaper and Perfect Game.
In 2014, Funkhouser earned multiple All-American honors finishing 13-3 overall with a 1.94 ERA and 122 strikeouts (third most at Louisville) in 120.1 innings pitched (second most at Louisville) as the Cardinals' ace. He was named First Team All-America by ABCA, a Second Team Louisville Slugger All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper, Second Team All-America by NCBWA and was Third Team All-American by both Baseball America and Perfect Game.
During his two collegiate seasons in Louisville, Funkhouser is 18-4 on the mound with a 2.01 ERA and 177 strikeouts in 175.0 innings and 24 total starts. Last summer, he was 1-2 with a 1.27 ERA (four earned runs in 28.1 innings) and a team-high 36 strikeouts in six appearances and five starts for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.
The No. 7 Cardinals will open the 2015 season at the Opening Weekend Challenge in Clearwater, Fla., against Alabama State (Feb. 13), USF (Feb. 14) and No. 17 Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 15) at Bright House Field. Louisville's 33-game home slate at Jim Patterson Stadium is set to begin on Feb. 18 against Eastern Kentucky.
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