Cron Named NCBWA District VIII Player of the Year

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Cron Named NCBWA District VIII Player of the Year

6/10/2011 12:00 AM | Baseball

June 10, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY - For the second-straight season, Utah baseball player C.J. Cron has been selected as the 2011 National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America District VIII Player of the Year, announced today by the organization.

Cron, who is the lone repeat selection from 2010 of the nine districts, led the nation in 2011 with a .803 slugging percentage. The two-time first-team All-American and two-time Mountain West Conference Player of the Year ranked third nationally with a .434 batting average.

Cron was selected earlier this week in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft, going 17th overall to the Los Angeles Angels. He is just the second collegiate player picked first by the Angels in eight seasons.