Gordon Named Collegiate Baseball All-American

Lincoln -- University of Nebraska third baseman Alex Gordon received his second All-America honor of the week, as he was selected a first-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball on Friday.

Gordon, who was chosen as the Big 12’s Player of the Year and a first-team All-American by Sports Weekly, batted .365 with 18 homers and 75 RBIs during the 2004 season. He led the conference in on-base percentage (.493), slugging percentage (.754), walks (47), triples (five) and runs scored (64), while ranking in the top-10 in homers (18, second), total bases (159, second), RBIs (75, third) and doubles (18, ninth). Gordon started all 59 games and played in 520 of 524 innings in the field, including every inning during league play.

Gordon, a 6-foot-1, 215-pounder from Lincoln, is a Dick Howser Award semifinalist and will travel to Durham, N.C., later this month to compete for a spot on the USA Baseball National Team. Gordon joins Texas pitcher J.P. Howell as the only Big 12 players selected for the first team.

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