Husker baseball's Banjoff named freshman All-American

Nebraska's Leighton Banjoff (left) celebrates his solo home run against Columbia with teammate Mojo Hagge during a game at Haymarket Park on Friday.Nebraska's designated hitter was named a freshman All-American Tuesday by Collegiate Baseball after leading the Huskers in four offensive categories.

One of six designated hitters on the 100-player list, Banjoff led NU with a .341 batting average, three stolen bases, a .636 slugging percentage and a .517 on-base percentage during the shortened 15-game season.

Banjoff also had three home runs, four doubles, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored.

After going hitless in his first six at-bats of the season, Banjoff caught fire. He was 15-for-38 (.394) over…