TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama’s Connor Prielipp and Owen Diodati were selected as 2021 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Preseason All-Americans, the organization announced on Wednesday. Prielipp picked up first-team honors as a starting pitcher while Diodati received third-team recognition in the outfield.
The preseason All-America nod from the NCBWA was Prielipp’s fourth of the spring, as he was also named a first-teamer by Collegiate Baseball News, D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game USA.
First Team All-American
Connor Prielipp, Starting Pitcher
- Totaled four preseason first team All-America honors along with first team All-SEC recognition heading into Friday’s season opener
- Built a name for himself as a freshman, going 3-0 with a perfect 0.00 ERA across his 21.0 innings of work
- Gave up just five hits while walking six for an SEC-low 0.52 WHIP
- Punched out 35 batters and limited opposing hitters to a league-low .077 batting average
Third Team All-American
Owen Diodati, Outfielder
- Batted .309 as a freshman with nine extra-base hits, including three doubles, a triple and five home runs
- Recorded 22 RBI and maintained a .673 slugging percentage to lead all SEC freshmen hitters
- Tied for third in RBI and seventh in homers across all league hitters in 2020
- Finished as the Crimson Tide’s RBI leader while ranking second in home runs
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