LYNCHBURG, Va. – UNCG third baseman Caleb Webster was named a first-team Freshman All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association on Monday.
Webster is the only honoree from the Southern Conference on the NCBWA list and is joined by 11 others who earned their respective league's “Freshman of the Year” award. The NCBWA Freshman All-American team is voted upon by the membership of the NCBWA. The 2017 NCBWA National Freshman Player of the Year and National Freshman Pitcher of the Year will be announced Tuesday, June 13.

Webster, a Randleman, North Carolina, native, also earned Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball last week.

NCBWA 2017 Freshman All-America Team
First Team
Pos. Name, School
C Shea Langeliers, Baylor
1B Andrew Vaughn, California
2B Braden Shewmake, Texas A&M
3B Caleb Webster, UNCG
SS Austin Wilhite, Georgia Tech
OF Matt Wallner, Southern Miss
OF Matthew Barefoot, Campbell
OF Grant Little, Texas Tech
DH Ashton McGee, North Carolina
UT Kevin Milan, Saint Mary's
SP Sean Mooney, St. John's
SP Nick Bennett, Louisville
SP Shane McClanahan, USF
RP Josh Hiatt, North Carolina
RP Kenyon Yovan, Oregon
RP Jake Mulholland, Oregon State

Second Team
C Parker Phillips, Austin Peay
1B Rylan Thomas, UCF
2B Danny Wright, SE Missouri State
3B Davis Sims, Murray State
SS Anthony Prato, UConn
OF Dominic Fletcher, Arkansas
OF Carlos Cortes, South Carolina
OF Will Brennan, Kansas State
DH Cage Cox, Alabama State
SP Ryan Weiss, Wright State
SP Kyle Brnovich, Elon
SP Eric Walker, LSU
RP T.J. Sikkema, Missouri
RP Alvin Melendez, Fordham