June 29, 2005

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - University of Virginia baseball player Sean Doolittle (Tabernacle, N.J./Shawnee) was named to the 2005 Baseball America All-Freshman Team. Doolittle, a first baseman/left-handed pitcher for the Cavaliers, was selected as a First Team Freshman All-American selection as a first baseman. Doolittle's selection as a Freshman All-American by Baseball America marks the second time this season he has been named to a Freshman All-American team. On June 8th, Doolittle and first-year teammates Pat McAnaney and Robert Poutier were each named 2005 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-Americans.

Aside from gaining All-American status in 2005, Doolittle was also named a Second Team All-ACC and an ACC All-Tournament Team selection. Doolittle developed into one of Virginia's top players in 2005 and posed as a two-way threat on the mound and at the plate.

Doolittle started 59 of the 60 games he appeared in during the 2005 season and batted .313 (second on the team) with 70 hits, 57 RBI and 36 runs. Doolittle's 70 hits, 57 RBI, .522 slugging percentage and 117 total bases were second on the team to only teammate Ryan Zimmerman - who was recently drafted as the #4 overall draft pick in the first round of the 2005 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. Doolittle hit a team-high 11 home runs (including one grand slam), 12 doubles (third on the team) and one triple. He was also successful on 7-of-11 stolen base attempts.

The southpaw also made 22 appearances and one start on the mound and posted a record of 3-2 with a 1.64 ERA. He struck out 66 batters (third on the team) in 49.1 innings of action and held opposing hitters to a .186 batting average and allowed just four extra base hits all season. Doolittle's 1.64 ERA ranks seventh in school history for lowest ERA in a single season.

Doolittle is currently competing in the 2005 USA Baseball National Team Trials in Raleigh, N.C. at Doak Field on the campus of North Carolina State University. He is one of 38 collegiate players that are participating in the trials from June 27-30.

Here is a look at the 2005 Baseball America Freshman All-American First & Second Teams:

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name		School
C	J.P. Arencibia	Tennessee
1B	Sean Doolittle	Virginia
2B	Taylor Harbin	Clemson
3B	Beau Mills	Fresno State
SS	Todd Frazier	Rutgers
OF	Corey Brown	Oklahoma State
OF	Jacob Priday	Missouri
OF	Steven Strausbaugh Western Carolina
DH	Matt Wieters	Georgia Tech
UT	Joe Savery	Rice
SP	James Adkins	Tennessee
SP	Adrian Alaniz	Texas
SP	Johnny Dorn	Nebraska
SP	John Ely	Miami (Ohio)
RP	Mickey Storey	Florida Atlantic
UT	Joe Savery	Rice	

SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name		School
C	Andrew Walker	Texas Christian
1B	Justin Baum	Pacific
2B	Jordan Pacheco	New Mexico
3B	Brad Emaus	Tulane
SS	Darwin Barney	Oregon State
OF	Matt Hague	Washington
OF	Kody Kaiser	Oklahoma
OF	Danny Payne	Georgia Tech
DH	Chris Johnson	Stetson
UT	Cole White	Army
SP	Kenn Kasparek	Texas
SP	David Price	Vanderbilt
SP	Wes Roemer	Cal State Fullerton
SP	Nick Schmidt	Arkansas
RP	David Robertson	Alabama

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