The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Baseball lands six on All-Big 12 teams
05.21.2019 | Baseball
Sophomore Bryce Elder named to the All-Big 12 second team.
AUSTIN, Texas – Led by sophomore Bryce Elder on the second team, Texas Baseball had six total players named to the All-Big 12 Conference teams as announced by the league office on Tuesday.
Elder finished the regular season with a 2.93 ERA with 86 strikeouts in 83 innings pitched. He tossed nine quality starts and struck out six or more in eight starts. Elder struck out a career-high 13 batters against West Virginia on April 26.
Outfielder Eric Kennedy was named to the All-Freshman team after leading Texas in hitting with a .310 batting average. Kennedy finished his debut campaign with eight doubles, three triples and two home runs. He finished second on the team with 41 runs and nine stolen bases.
Five Texas players picked up All-Big 12 honorable mention – Lance Ford, Blair Henley, Eric Kennedy, Ryan Reynolds and Zach Zubia.
Ford started 40 games at second base in his freshman season and batted .255 with 26 runs scored and 19 RBI.
Henley led Texas in wins, with a 6-4 record and a 3.54 ERA in 73 2/3 innings pitched. He was second on the team with 62 strikeouts.
Reynolds started all 54 games at third base and was second in hitting with a .272 batting average. He led the Longhorns with 11 doubles and finished second with four homers.
Zubia was the Longhorns home run leader with five and finished with 10 doubles. His 35 RBI were the second most on the team.
