Ronnie Bourquin Named Third Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/2/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 2, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State third baseman Ronnie Bourquin was named a third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the publication announced Friday.
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. He 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. He had a career-high five hits against Massachusetts on March 19. 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 games.
The junior from Canton, Ohio (Canton South) is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and the Brooks Wallace Award.
Ohio State finished the season 37-21 overall and 19-12 in the Big Ten to finish third.
