Ronnie Bourquin Named First-Team All-American by NCBWA – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/13/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 13, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The awards continue to pile up for Ohio State third baseman Ronnie Bourquin, who became the latest Buckeye to be named a first-team All-American when the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association honored him Tuesday.
Bourquin, the Big Ten Player of the Year, led the league with a .416 batting average, .612 slugging percentage, .492 on-base percentage, 91 hits, 66 RBI and 134 total bases. The junior from Canton, Ohio (Canton South), became the first first-team honoree since Scott Lewis earned first-team honors in 2003. Bourquin also was recognized as NCBWA District V Player of the Year. Schools from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin make up District V.
The second-round draft choice of the Detroit Tigers came within one hit of tying the school record set by Steve Carvati in 2004. Bourquin had a hit in all but 11 of the 58 games he played and reached base in all but seven games. He had a career-long 14-game hit streak and led the Buckeyes with 27 multiple-hit games, including four contests with four hits. Bourquin hit 15 doubles, two triples and eight home runs, the second-best total on the team. He hit .417 with 45 hits and six home runs in Big Ten.
Bourquin, a Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American, was a semifinalist for two national player of the year awards, including the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by the NCBWA, and the Brooks Wallace Award, presented by the College Baseball Foundation.
