Troy University Athletics
Danny Collins named AlaBCA Player of the Year
1/10/2014 12:12:00 PM | Baseball
TROY, Ala. – Former Troy slugger Danny Collins has been named Alabama Baseball Coaches Association 2013 Player of the year as announced on Friday. Collins will be honored at the 19th Annual AlaBCA Banquet on Jan. 17 in Birmingham.
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Playing both third base and right field during his two-year career as a Trojan, Collins posted a .339 career batting average scoring 103 runs while driving in 120.
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Collins led the Sun Belt Conference in doubles (25) and total bases (139), while ranking second to teammate Trae Santos in RBIs (68). He was also third in the league in slugging percentage (.659), fourth in batting average (.370) and fifth in home runs (11). The Niceville, Fla., native was named Sun Belt Player of the Week three times during the 2013 season – the most since 2009 – and earned Louisville Slugger and NCBWA National Player of the Week honors earlier in the year.
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A 13th-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Collins was also named to the Louisville Slugger All-America First Team and was a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.
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Playing both third base and right field during his two-year career as a Trojan, Collins posted a .339 career batting average scoring 103 runs while driving in 120.
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Collins led the Sun Belt Conference in doubles (25) and total bases (139), while ranking second to teammate Trae Santos in RBIs (68). He was also third in the league in slugging percentage (.659), fourth in batting average (.370) and fifth in home runs (11). The Niceville, Fla., native was named Sun Belt Player of the Week three times during the 2013 season – the most since 2009 – and earned Louisville Slugger and NCBWA National Player of the Week honors earlier in the year.
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A 13th-round draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates, Collins was also named to the Louisville Slugger All-America First Team and was a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.
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