MIAMI (June 8, 2017) – For the first time in program history, the FIU baseball team had three Panthers earn Freshman All-America honors in the same season.
Javier Valdes, Nick MacDonald, and Tyler Myrick were named to this year's Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Freshman All-America Team, the publication announced on Wednesday, June 7. The three selections tied FIU for the most by any team in the nation and were the most by any school in the state of Florida.
Valdes hit .287 with five home runs and 36 RBI this past season.