UCI’s Anderson earns All-American ‘summer’ honors

ANTEATER BALLPARK -- Matt Anderson, an All-Big West Conference

second-team first baseman for UC Irvine, has been named a second-team

summer All-American by Baseball America after a standout season with

the Alexandria Beetles of the Northwoods League.

Anderson played in 51 games with the Beetles, finishing the season

with a team-high .342 batting average. As the Beetles’ designated

hitter, he drove in 32 runs, led the squad with 66 hits and added

nine doubles, two triples and three home runs. Anderson also topped

the charts with 36 RBIs and a .458 slugging average.

The UCI first baseman also earned Northwood’s League midseason

all-star status, as he carried a .412 batting average early in the

season.

For Irvine last spring, Anderson led the Anteaters with 91 hits,

57 runs and 28 multiple-hit games. He was among the top ten

conference hitters for 13 consecutive weeks, earned Big West Player

of the Week honors (April 29) and completed the season with a spot on

Collegiate Baseball’s Louisville Slugger’s Freshman All-American

Baseball Team.