Boo Corrigan Director of Athletics | NC State University Athletics Website
Boo Corrigan Director of Athletics | NC State University Athletics Website
NC State third baseman Alec Makarewicz and catcher Jacob Cozart were named 2024 Baseball America All-Americans on Friday morning.
Makarewicz was named a Baseball America Second Team All-American, while Cozart was named a Third Team honoree. Both Makarewicz and Cozart have already earned All-America accolades from other publications earlier this month.
In addition to his latest honor, Makarewicz has earned ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Regional First Team honors, NCBWA Third Team All-America accolades, and ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-America honors.
Makarewicz, who was also tabbed a Second Team All-ACC honoree and was the NCAA Raleigh Regional's Most Outstanding Player, adds another personal accolade to his standout season for NC State.
The Wolfpack third baseman led the Pack with a .378 batting average, 84 RBI, 24 home runs, 25 doubles, 195 total bases, and a .753 slugging percentage. Makarewicz rewrote the NC State record books and is now the single-season record holder with 195 total passes, surpassing Tony Ellison's previous record of 186.
Makarewicz's 2024 numbers also finished inside the top 10 of NC State single-season history in the following categories – 84 RBI (2nd), 24 home runs (T-4th), 25 doubles (T-5th), a .753 slugging percentage (6th) and 98 hits (T-8th).
The Longwood, Florida native batted a team-high .395 in the NCAA Tournament and led the Pack with 15 hits, 13 RBI, five homers, and five doubles.
Cozart, who has already been named a Perfect Game Second Team All-American, adds another All-America honor to his name this season. Cozart also earned First Team All-ACC accolades in May and is one of three finalists for the Buster Posey Award. The winner of the Buster Posey Award will be announced on Wednesday, June 26.
The Wolfpack catcher finishes his junior campaign with a .305 batting average, 19 homers, 54 RBI, 60 runs scored, and a .437 on-base percentage. Cozart's 19 homers ranked second on the team. He also ranked first among all Pack9 players with 52 walks which now ranks second in NC State's single-season history.
Defensively, Cozart has thrown out 14 of 42 runners attempting to steal this season and sported a .994 fielding percentage recording 455 putouts and 40 assists. During the ACC regular season Cozart ranked first among all ACC catchers with13 runners caught stealing.
Cozart is ranked as the No.42 overall prospect for the2024 MLB Draft according to most recent Top200 Prospects List on MLB.com
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