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Vance Honeycutt Earns Second Freshman All-America Honor

LYNCHBURG, Va. – University of North Carolina outfielder Vance Honeycutt earned his second Freshman All-America honor, receiving first team accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).

Honeycutt was among the 34-standout freshman selected to the NCBWA All-America team and the left-handed pitcher was one of 17 players named to the NCBWA first team, while 17 others garnered second-team distinction.

He ranked second among all NCAA Division I freshmen in home runs (25), runs (66), total bases (166) and third in slugging percentage (.672) and stolen bases (29) as well as fourth in triples (4).