The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets baseball season may have ended 11 days ago, but the team and players are both still being recognized as some of the best in the college baseball landscape, and one of those players, while unsurprisingly, is none other than sophomore outfielder Drew Burress.
Burress was recognized yesterday as one of the top players in his position, as he was named to the First Team All-American team, joining outfielders Zulu Irish from the Auburn Tigers and Devin Taylor from the Indiana Hoosiers. This is Burress’ second straight appearance on the list, and the first Yellow Jackets player to do so since Deck McGuire did it in 2009 and 2010.
Burress continued his illustrious career for the Yellow Jackets in his sophomore season, after having perhaps the greatest freshman season of any player in program history. Burress would lead all Power 4 conference players in doubles, claiming 23 over the course of the season.
The Yellow Jackets seen many impact players on the team this season, such as the emergence of freshman phenoms Alex Hernandez and Caleb Daniel, but having Burress return to the team was something that the Yellow Jackets needed. It gave them a familiar face and a bat to lean on when the lineup wasn’t exactly doing the greatest.
Burress is the only ACC underclassman to make the team, as he heads into what could possibly be his best season yet on The Flats next season. Burress is currently sitting at 44 home runs, which is just 13 short of the program record.