University of Houston Athletics
Andrew Lantrip Named a Third Team All-American
6/30/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
HOUSTON - After leading Houston Baseball to an American Athletic Conference title and to a Top 20 national ranking, sophomore Andrew Lantrip became the first All-American for the program since 2006 after the right-handed pitcher was named a Third Team All-American by Perfect Game on Tuesday.
Lantrip was instrumental in the pitching staff's success for the Cougars, pacing the team and leading the conference with 115 strikeouts in 113.1 innings pitched. He helped the staff to a 2.89 ERA as Houston finished among the nation's Top 10 in four different pitching categories.
The Livingston, Texas native finished the year with an impressive 9-3 record and was honored for his success, being named an All-Region and All-Conference selection.
Lantrip became the first All-American honoree for Houston since Brad Lincoln was a consensus All-American in 2006 - later being named the National Player of the Year. Lantrip became the 22nd Cougar in program history to be named to an All-America team and first under head coach Todd Whitting.
Joining Lantrip on the Perfect Game's All-America Third Team:
C - Kade Scivicque, LSU
1B - Austin Byler, Nevada
2B - Stefan Trosclair, Louisiana-Lafayette
3B - Josh Tobias, Florida
SS - Kevin Newman, Arizona
OF - Nick Banks, Texas A&M
OF - Cody Jones, TCU
OF - Kyle Lewis, Mercer
DH - Chris Shaw, Boston College
UT - Jacob Cronenworth, Michigan
SP - Jon Harris, Missouri State
SP - James Kaprielian, UCLA
SP - Andrew Moore, Oregon State
SP - Dillon Tate - UC Santa Barbara
SP - Andrew Lantrip, Houston
RP - Bryan Young, Missouri State
RP - Zach Jackson, Arkansas
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Honors:
- Perfect Game All-American Third Team (2015)
- ABCA/Rawlings South Central All-Region Second Team (2015)
- American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team (2015)
- Second Team All-American Athletic Conference - 2015 (RHP)
- 2x - American Pitcher of the Week (2015)
- Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American (2014)
- American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team (2014)
- American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year (2014)
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Led conference in innings pitched at 113.1 and in strikeouts with 115…115 strikeouts ranks seventh all-time in a single-season at UH…Went 9-3 with a 2.62 ERA in 16 starts…Tossed three complete games and one combined shutout…Had six games with at least 10 strikeouts…Fanned a career-high 13 in 8.1 inning gem at USF (April 24)…Lasted at least 5.0 innings in 15 of his 16 starts…Allowed just one run through his first 19.2 innings pitched on the year…Won his first and last three starts…Fanned 12 in 7.2 innings vs. Buffalo (March 13)…Allowed a combined two runs in back-to-back starts vs. Cincinnati (April 18) and at USF (April 24), while striking out 23…Finished the year with double-digit strikeouts in five of his last seven starts…Threw complete games vs. HBU in the NCAA Regional (May 29), at Memphis (April 2) and vs. LSU (March 6)…Is now 15-3 in his two-year career… Helped Cougars to an American Athletic Conference title, their second consecutive 40-win season and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament… Was part of a pitching staff that ranked first in the conference with a 2.89 ERA.
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