June 22, 2000

Adam Greenberg Named Freshman All-America Baseball player continues to collect postseason awards.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- UNC's Adam Greenberg was named to Baseball America's Freshman All-America first team today. Greenberg has also already been named to Collegiate Baseball's Freshman All-America team and he was the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year.

Greenberg led the Tar Heels in batting average (.386), hits (98), runs (69), triples (7), stolen bases (28) and slugging percentage (.594). He also led Carolina, which finished the 2000 season 46-17, with 34 multi-hit games and had a team-high 21-game hitting streak earlier in the year. His seven triples tied for the second most ever in a single-season at Carolina, as did his 98 hits.

The following is a recap of Carolina's postseason baseball awards:

Derrick DePriest
First-Team All-ACC, Second-team All-America (NCBWA), Third-team All-America (Collegiate Baseball)

Ryan Earey
Second-Team All-ACC, All Tournament Team (NCAA Regional)

Chris Elmore
Second-team Academic All-America

Tyrell Godwin
Second-Team All-ACC, Second-team All-America (NCBWA), Third-team All-America (Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America), Second-team Academic All-America

Adam Greenberg
ACC Rookie of the Year, Second-Team All-ACC, All Tournament Team (NCAA Regional), Freshman All-America (Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America)

Clay Hooper
All Tournament Team (NCAA Regional)

Chris Maples
All Tournament Team (NCAA Regional)

Dan Moylan
All Tournament Team (NCAA Regional)

Ryan Snare
Second-Team All-ACC