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Sims Receives Second Freshman All-American Honor
6/12/2017 12:41:00 PM | Baseball
Murray State's Davis Sims received his second Freshman All-America honor Monday afternoon as he was named to the Second Team Freshman All-American squad by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Sims was named the OVC Rookie of the Year prior to the OVC Tournament in late May after appeared in all but one game in 2017 and hit .308 with 11 homers and 50 RBIs during his freshman campaign. Sims also led the Racers with 17 doubles during the season and had 17 games with multiple hits and, joined Perkins with 11 multi-RBI games in 2017. During OVC play, Sims hit .363 in 29 games and had eight home runs, 35 RBIs and 11 doubles.
In addition to his NCBWA honor, Sims was named to the Collegiate Baseball News' Freshman All-American Team last week and was also named to the Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshman All-America Second Team. Currently, Sims is playing for the Martinsville Mustangs of the Coastal Plains League and is leading the CPL with five home runs, 11 RBIs and a .838 slugging percentage through nine games.
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Sims was named the OVC Rookie of the Year prior to the OVC Tournament in late May after appeared in all but one game in 2017 and hit .308 with 11 homers and 50 RBIs during his freshman campaign. Sims also led the Racers with 17 doubles during the season and had 17 games with multiple hits and, joined Perkins with 11 multi-RBI games in 2017. During OVC play, Sims hit .363 in 29 games and had eight home runs, 35 RBIs and 11 doubles.
In addition to his NCBWA honor, Sims was named to the Collegiate Baseball News' Freshman All-American Team last week and was also named to the Perfect Game/Rawlings Freshman All-America Second Team. Currently, Sims is playing for the Martinsville Mustangs of the Coastal Plains League and is leading the CPL with five home runs, 11 RBIs and a .838 slugging percentage through nine games.
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