FRISCO, Texas – A trio of HCU baseball players were named second team academic all-Southland Conference on Friday morning with
Parker Edwards,
Nick Ferazzi and
Rhett Hendricks all being voted onto the team.
Edwards, a senior, led the Huskies in innings pitched this season with 89.1 innings on the mound while striking out a team-high 71 batters. He finished the year with a 3-5 record and a 3.83 ERA, limiting opposing hitters to just a .234 batting average. In three postseason starts across the SLC Bracket Play, Championship Series and the NCAA Regional, Edwards pitched 17.2 innings with just three earned runs allowed. At the plate, Edwards led the team with nine home runs to move into a tie for second all-time at HCU with 28 career home runs as a Husky. He led the Huskies with 47 RBI and his 35 RBI in SLC play was second in the league.
Ferazzi posted a 3.96 ERA out of the bullpen for the Huskies, finishing the season with a 1-1 record in 19 appearances. The senior ended the year with a K/9 ratio of 9.72, striking out 27 batters in 25 innings of work. Ferazzi allowed just seven extra-base hits in his 19 appearances and enjoyed a stretch of seven-straight appearances in April without allowing a run.
Hendricks, a junior, was the Huskies' lone all-conference selection as a second team outfielder. He ranked eighth in the conference with a .356 batting average in SLC play while also ranking in the top-10 in slugging and on-base percentage. For the season, Hendricks led the team with a .323 batting average and finished second in home runs (6) and RBI (38) while also scoring 27 runs. He put together an 11-game hitting streak during the year and totaled 15 multi-hit games.
HCU's three academic all-conference selections ties for the most honorees in a year for the Huskies since joining the SLC.
