June 29, 2011
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama center fielder Taylor Dugas was selected as a Division I Gold Glove outfielder as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association on Wednesday. In addition to his gold glove award, Dugas was an ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-South Region honoree.
En route to his selection as an ABCA/Rawlings Division I Gold Glove outfielder, Dugas posted a .989 fielding percentage during his junior season. He made just two errors in 175 chances while posting two outfield assists. Dugas was the starting center fielder for the Crimson Tide in all 63 games in 2011.
Dugas, an eighth round selection by the Chicago Cubs in the 2011 MLB Draft, was selected as a First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team selection. He led Alabama in eight of 10 offensive categories, including: batting average (.349), slugging percentage (.564), on-base percentage (.455), runs (60), hits (84), triples (4), home runs (8) and walks (41). The Alabama leadoff hitter most of the season, Dugas was a Baseball America First Team All-American in 2010.
The 298 Division I baseball teams are divided into eight regions. The coaches nominated their players for recognition and voted to select a first and second team All-South Region team. All first team selections from all eight regions were then combined and coaches picked All-America teams.
2011 RAWLINGS DIVISION I GOLD GLOVE
C Ronnie Shaeffer Junior UC Irvine
1B Mike Nemeth Senior Connecticut
2B Caleb Clowers Junior Louisiana-Monroe
SS Kelby Tomlinson Junior Texas Tech
3B Brian Hernandez Senior UC Irvine
OF Taylor Dugas Junior Alabama
OF Pete Lavin Senior San Francisco
OF Trevor Willis Senior Iowa
P Spencer Patton Senior Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Rawlings All-South Region Team
First Team
C Mike Zunino Sophomore Florida
1B Adam Walker Junior Stetson
2B Ryan Wright Sophomore Jacksonville
SS Chad Zurcher Junior Memphis
3B Jason Esposito Junior Vanderbilt
OF Mikie Mahtook Junior LSU
OF Preston Tucker Junior Florida
OF Taylor Dugas Junior Alabama
DH Dylan Pratt Junior East Tennessee State
SP Sonny Gray Junior Vanderbilt
SP Grayson Garvin Junior Vanderbilt
SP Michael Roth Junior South Carolina
RP Bo Reeder Junior East Tennessee State
Second Team
C Nick Rickles Junior Stetson
1B Aaron Westlake Junior Vanderbilt
2B Josh Adams Senior Florida
SS Casey McElroy Junior Auburn
3B Jacob Tanis Junior Mercer
OF Dan Gulbransen Sophomore Jacksonville
OF Tyler Koelling Senior Southern Mississippi
OF Tony Kemp Freshman Vanderbilt
DH Joe Winker Senior Mercer
SP DJ Baxendale Sophomore Arkansas
SP Hudson Randall Sophomore Florida
SP Alex Meyer Junior Kentucky
RP Matt Price Sophomore South Carolina
