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Dugas Named Freshman All-American UA rookie leads Tide in hits (83) and doubles (20) this season



June 3, 2009

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama left fielder Taylor Dugas was named to the 2009 Collegiate Baseball Newspaper/Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team, according to long-time publisher and college baseball historian Lou Pavlovich, Jr.

The Lafayette, La., native becomes the 15th Alabama player to earn freshman All-America accolades.  He is the 13th freshman All-American selection for Tide head coach Jim Wells.
 
A 2009 Freshman All-SEC pick, Dugas hit .352 (83-for-236) with two home runs and 27 RBI in 56 games.  He led the Crimson Tide in hits (83), multi-hit games (25) and doubles (20).  He is the second straight rookie to lead Alabama in hits after Josh Rutledge paced the Tide with 99 hits as a true freshman in 2008.

He finished fourth in the SEC in doubles (20), seventh in total hits (83) and 12th in average (.352) as a true freshman.

Dugas was named to the 2009 Whataburger Classic All-Tournament Team after hitting .375 with one home run and one RBI.  He also tallied a 24-game hitting streak from March 6-April 10, where he averaged 2.08 hits and 1.5 runs per game during the streak.  It was the longest hitting streak in the SEC this season.