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Tim Wheeler earns four All American Honors

Sacramento State junior outfielder Tim Wheeler has been honored by four organizations, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) , Baseball America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) and Ping Baseball, as a 2009 Division I All-American.

Wheeler, who was a preseason third team All-American, earned second team recognition from the ABCA as well as Baseball America. He was also recognized by the NCBWA and Ping Baseball as a third team selection. He was the first player to earn All-American honors for the Hornets since Harvey Hargrove earned third team honors in 1997.

The Sacramento native and El Camino HS product set many firsts this season for the Hornets, including becoming the baseball program's first-ever first round draft pick, after being selected No. 32 overall by the Colorado Rockies. Wheeler also became the school's first two-time first team all-Western Athletic Conference selection, hitting .385 on the season with 18 home runs and 72 runs batted in, setting the school's single-season RBI record in the process. He also broke the school's all-time RBI mark in just three seasons, boasting 142 in his career. Wheeler hit .457 with runners in scoring position, and .451 with runners on base, while amassing 15 stolen bases and five outfield assists. Wheeler ranked in the top 30 nationally in six categories, with his highest ranking coming in RBI.

The ABCA award, co-sponsored by Rawlings, comes from the nation's coaches, who nominated and voted players onto all-region teams, which were then compiled into All-American teams by a committee of Division I head coaches chaired by Monmouth's Dean Ehehalt. The Baseball America award is voted on by the staff of the magazine following NCAA Super Regional play. These awards are two of the most prestigious in all of college baseball.

The NCBWA is composed of beat writers and sports information personnel from around the country, and has been awarding an All-American team since 1962. A relative newcomer to the baseball world, Ping Baseball has been providing collegiate baseball news and polls along with naming All-American teams since 2007.

Tim Wheeler becomes highest selection in Hornet history

Junior outfielder Tim Wheeler became Sacramento State's highest draft pick ever, after he was selected with the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies.

Wheeler, a native of Sacramento, became the school's first two-time first team all-Western Athletic Conference selection in 2009. The centerfielder hit .385 on the season with 18 home runs and 72 runs batted in, setting the school's single season RBI record in the process. He also broke the school's all-time RBI mark in just three seasons, boasting 142 in his career. Wheeler hit .457 on the season with runners in scoring position, and .451 with runners on base, while amassing 15 stolen bases and five outfield assists. Wheeler ranked in the top 30 nationally in six categories, with his highest ranking coming in RBI.

A product of El Camino HS, Wheeler was a third team preseason All-American by Baseball America after being named to the Cape Cod League All-Star team in the summer of 2008. He was named team MVP for the Orleans Cardinals in the league after leading his team in hits and leading the league in stolen bases.

As a sophomore in 2008, Wheeler hit .330 with three home runs, 43 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. He tied for the longest hitting streak in the WAC on the season, hitting safely in 20 consecutive games while posting 17 multi-hit games. In 2007 as a freshman, Wheeler hit .310 with six home runs, improving his average to .352 inside of WAC play.

Prior to Wheeler, Erik Bennett (1989) and Chris Kinsey (2003) were the highest draft picks in the program's history, with both being selected in the fourth round. He was the only player from the WAC to be selected in the first round.