Baseball in Fort Wayne

Coastal Carolina University third baseman Scott Woodward was named to the both Baseball America and Rivals.com All-America Freshman first teams.

Woodward, who graduated from Norwell in 2007, hit .364 with 15 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 45 RBI in 64 starts for the Chanticleers. He also had a .540 on-base percentage, which is a single-season school record. He was hit by a pitch 30 times, which is also a school and Big South Conference record.

Woodward was named to the NCAA All-Conway Regional team, scoring 10 runs and hitting .600 in the three games. Woodward was 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI in the championship game against East Carolina June 1. He drove in five runs in a win over UNC Asheville April 19 and had five hits in a win over Charleston Southern April 12. He led the Big South with 82 runs scored and 42 stolen bases and walked 58 times. Woodward was named to the All-Ping! Baseball Third Team and the Freshman All-Ping! Baseball First Team. He also was a Second Team Freshman All-American by the NCBWA, a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and a Second Team All-Region selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

On July 6, USA Baseball announced that Woodward was also added to the USA Baseball National Collegiate Team. Woodward will leave for the Netherlands on Wednesday and join the team for the remainder of its European tour.

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Photo lifted from Coastal Carolina University’s website.