Per MSU:
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State’s Brock Vradenburg was named to Baseball America’s Third-Team All-America list, announced by the publication.
This is Vradenburg’s third All-America honor, as he was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Third-Team All-America list as well as Third-Team All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball earlier this month. Vradenburg also collected the NCBWA Region 5 Player of the Year award and was also named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings First-Team All-Midwest Region list.
Vradenburg was also named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® First-Team baseball team. In garnering CSC Academic All-America® accolades and his three All-American accolades, Vradenburg becomes only the second MSU Baseball student-athlete to earn both Athletic and Academic All-American Honors in the same season. He is the first since 1974 when Dale Frietch also earned Third-Team Athletic All-American accolades and First-Team Academic All-American honors.
The Spartan first baseman’s award collection also includes being named a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and the USBWA Dick Howser Trophy.
Vradenburg was the Spartans’ starting first baseman for all 55 games, and led MSU while ranking second in the B1G and 24th in the NCAA in batting average exactly a .400 average, becoming the first Spartan to hit .400 or better since 2002 and becoming the 28th member of MSU’s “.400 Club.” The Spartan first baseman is the first member of the club since 2002 when Brady Burrill (.414), Chris McCuiston (.404) and Bob Malek (.402) all hit over .400.
Vradenburg earned Big Ten All-Tournament Team accolades, after he led all first basemen in the tournament with a .455 average, going 5-for-11, with one double, finishing with six total bases and three RBI, posting a .545 slugging percentage and added two walks for a .571 on-base percentage.
He also ranked fourth in the league and 34th in the nation in total bases (155). Vradenburg was also third in the B1G and 30th in the NCAA in RBI (69), while ranking second in the league and 41st in the country in RBI/game (1.26). He also was fifth in the B1G and 86th in the NCAA in runs (62), just ahead of teammate Trent Farquhar (59). Vradenburg also led the B1G and ranked 24th in the NCAA in doubles (22), along with second in the league and 34th in the nation in doubles per game (0.40). The 22 doubles tied MSU’s single-season doubles record, tying Blaise Salter (2014) & Chris McCuiston (2002) for the top spot.
With the 69 RBI, Vradenburg ranked No. 2 on MSU’s single-season RBI list, while the 13 HR ranks tied for eighth on the Spartans’ single-season HR list, and the 86 hits ranks seventh on MSU’s single-season hits list.
Vradenburg had a season-long and MSU season-best 41-game on-base streak (March 4 - May 16), which came after a seven-game streak to open the season was halted and finished with a five-game streak after the 41-game streak came to an end, finishing with reaching base in 53 of the 55 games, only not reaching base vs. Charleston (March 3) and Indiana (May 18).
Michigan State concluded the 2023 season with a 33-22 record, finishing eighth in the Big Ten Conference with a 12-12 league mark and qualifying for the B1G Tournament in Omaha, where the Spartans finished sixth. MSU’s 33 wins are its most since 36 in 2016.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State’s Brock Vradenburg was named to Baseball America’s Third-Team All-America list, announced by the publication.
This is Vradenburg’s third All-America honor, as he was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Third-Team All-America list as well as Third-Team All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball earlier this month. Vradenburg also collected the NCBWA Region 5 Player of the Year award and was also named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings First-Team All-Midwest Region list.
Vradenburg was also named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America® First-Team baseball team. In garnering CSC Academic All-America® accolades and his three All-American accolades, Vradenburg becomes only the second MSU Baseball student-athlete to earn both Athletic and Academic All-American Honors in the same season. He is the first since 1974 when Dale Frietch also earned Third-Team Athletic All-American accolades and First-Team Academic All-American honors.
The Spartan first baseman’s award collection also includes being named a semifinalist for the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award and the USBWA Dick Howser Trophy.
Vradenburg was the Spartans’ starting first baseman for all 55 games, and led MSU while ranking second in the B1G and 24th in the NCAA in batting average exactly a .400 average, becoming the first Spartan to hit .400 or better since 2002 and becoming the 28th member of MSU’s “.400 Club.” The Spartan first baseman is the first member of the club since 2002 when Brady Burrill (.414), Chris McCuiston (.404) and Bob Malek (.402) all hit over .400.
Vradenburg earned Big Ten All-Tournament Team accolades, after he led all first basemen in the tournament with a .455 average, going 5-for-11, with one double, finishing with six total bases and three RBI, posting a .545 slugging percentage and added two walks for a .571 on-base percentage.
He also ranked fourth in the league and 34th in the nation in total bases (155). Vradenburg was also third in the B1G and 30th in the NCAA in RBI (69), while ranking second in the league and 41st in the country in RBI/game (1.26). He also was fifth in the B1G and 86th in the NCAA in runs (62), just ahead of teammate Trent Farquhar (59). Vradenburg also led the B1G and ranked 24th in the NCAA in doubles (22), along with second in the league and 34th in the nation in doubles per game (0.40). The 22 doubles tied MSU’s single-season doubles record, tying Blaise Salter (2014) & Chris McCuiston (2002) for the top spot.
With the 69 RBI, Vradenburg ranked No. 2 on MSU’s single-season RBI list, while the 13 HR ranks tied for eighth on the Spartans’ single-season HR list, and the 86 hits ranks seventh on MSU’s single-season hits list.
Vradenburg had a season-long and MSU season-best 41-game on-base streak (March 4 - May 16), which came after a seven-game streak to open the season was halted and finished with a five-game streak after the 41-game streak came to an end, finishing with reaching base in 53 of the 55 games, only not reaching base vs. Charleston (March 3) and Indiana (May 18).
Michigan State concluded the 2023 season with a 33-22 record, finishing eighth in the Big Ten Conference with a 12-12 league mark and qualifying for the B1G Tournament in Omaha, where the Spartans finished sixth. MSU’s 33 wins are its most since 36 in 2016.
