Luke Franzoni Named to ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team

CINCINNATI - Xavier first baseman Luke Franzoni picked up a second All-America honor, earning a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team on Friday morning, as selected by American Baseball Coaches Association All-America & Coach of the Year committee.

Franzoni, originally from from Robbinsville, N.J., wrapped up a record-breaking senior season with a team-best .358 batting average, collecting 76 hits, including 41 for extra bases to lead the BIG EAST with a .825 slugging percentage. Among those extra base hits were 29 home runs, a single-season school record for Xavier and a mark that is tied for the most in NCAA DI at the conclusion of conference tournaments. Franzoni also set a new school record for runs batted in in a single season at 78, as well as tying the single game marks for home runs (3) and RBI (11).

Franzoni was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year and to the conference First Team following the regular season in which he led the conference in home runs, walks and RBI, helping Xavier earn the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament and advance to the Championship series.

Following Xavier's runners-up finish at the BIG EAST Championship, Franzoni earned the Jack Kaiser Most Outstanding Player trophy for his record-setting performance, setting new BIG EAST Championship records with five home runs in four games, a pair of grand slams, 16 RBI and seven runs.

Franzoni has also earned First Team All-East Region honors from the ABCA, as well as Second Team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball.

2022 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams
NCAA Div. I All-America First Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Kevin Parada	So.	Georgia Tech	GA
1B	Ivan Melendez	Jr.	Texas	TX
1B	Sonny DiChiara	Sr.	Auburn	AL
2B	Mario Camilletti	Sr.	Central Michigan	MI
3B	Max Wagner	So.	Clemson	SC
SS	Brooks Lee	So.	Cal Poly	CA
SS	Taylor Young	Sr.	Louisiana Tech	LA
OF	Dylan Crews	So.	LSU	LA
OF	Jacob Melton	Jr.	Oregon State	OR
OF	Carlos Contreras	Jr.	Sam Houston State	TX
OF	Chris Alleyne	Sr.	Maryland	MD
DH	Tommy White	Fr.	North Carolina State	NC
UT	Paul Skenes	So.	Air Force	CO
P	Thomas Harrington	So.	Campbell	NC
P	Rhett Lowder	So.	Wake Forest	NC
P	Tanner Hall	So.	Southern Miss	MS
P	Chase Dollander	So.	Tennessee	TN
P	Cooper Hjerpe	So.	Oregon State	OR
P	Drew Thorpe	So.	Cal Poly	CA
RP	Tristan Stivors	Sr.	Texas State	TX

NCAA Div. I All-America Second Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Michael Carico	So.	Davidson	NC
C	Daniel Susac	So.	Arizona	AZ
1B	Sam Kulasingam	So.	Air Force	CO
1B	Matt Coutney	Sr.	Old Dominion	VA
2B	Hogan Windish	Jr.	UNC Greensboro	NC
2B	Max Grant	So.	Canisius	NY
3B	Jake Gelof	So.	Virginia	VA
3B	Trey Lipscomb	Sr.	Tennessee	TN
SS	Peyton Graham	So.	Oklahoma	OK
SS	Tanner Schobel	So.	Virginia Tech	VA
OF	Wyatt Langford	So.	Florida	FL
OF	Drew Gilbert	Jr.	Tennessee	TN
OF	Murphy Stehly	Sr.	Texas	TX
OF	Ryan Lasko	So.	Rutgers	NJ
OF	Matt Higgins	Gr.	Bellarmine	KY
OF	Enrique Bradfield Jr.	So.	Vanderbilt	TN
DH	Noah Ledford	Jr.	Georgia Southern	GA
UT	Tyler Locklear	So.	Virginia Commonwealth	VA
P	Pete Hansen	So.	Texas	TX
P	Brandon Birdsell	Jr.	Texas Tech	TX
P	Tyler Schweitzer	Jr.	Ball State	IN
P	Jonathan Brand	Sr.	Miami (Ohio)	OH
P	Brett Gillis	Jr.	Portland	OR
P	Ryan Ramsey	Jr.	Maryland	MD
RP	Andrew Walters	So.	Miami	FL
RP	Blake Burkhalter	Jr.	Auburn	AL

NCAA Div. I All-America Third Team
Pos.	Player	Cl.	School	State
C	Dalton Rushing	Jr.	Louisville	KY
C	Nick Cimillo	Jr.	Rutgers	NJ
1B	Luke Franzoni	Sr.	Xavier	OH
2B	Jace Jung	So.	Texas Tech	TX
2B	RJ Yeager	Gr.	Mississippi State	MS
3B	Wyatt Henseler	So.	Penn	PA
3B	Jacob Berry	So.	LSU	LA
SS	Danny DiGeorgio	Gr.	Rutgers	NJ
SS	Zach Neto	So.	Campbell	NC
OF	Andy Garriola	Sr.	Old Dominion	VA
OF	Jack Hurley	So.	Virginia Tech	VA
OF	Erik Stock	Sr.	UConn	CT
OF	Jason Hinchman	Sr.	Tennessee Tech	TN
OF	Brock Jones	Jr.	Stanford	CA
OF	Dylan Rock	Gr.	Texas A&M	TX
DH	Corey King	So.	Alabama State	AL
UT	Chandler Simpson	So.	Georgia Tech	GA
UT	Shemar Page	Gr.	Grambling State	LA
P	Chase Burns	Fr.	Tennessee	TN
P	Adam Mazur	So.	Iowa	IA
P	John Michael Bertrand	Gr.	Notre Dame	IN
P	Alex Williams	Sr.	Stanford	CA
P	Austin Peterson	Sr.	UConn	CT
P	Trey Dombroski	Jr.	Monmouth	NJ
RP	William Privette	So.	College of Charleston	SC
RP	Will Brian	Jr.	Eastern Kentucky	KY

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