June 17, 2008

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - North Carolina sophomore outfielder Tim Fedroff earned first-team All-America accolades from the American Baseball Coaches Association Tuesday, giving the Flagtown, N.J., product consensus All-America honors in 2008. Fedroff was joined on the ABCA squad by sophomore right-hander Alex White, who claimed a spot on the second team.

Fedroff and White also were among five Tar Heels that were named to the ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team. First baseman Dustin Ackley, second baseman Kyle Seager and relief pitcher Rob Wooten were second-team choices, while Fedroff and White were named to the first team.

Fedroff, who also added first-team All-America honors from Rivals.com, was a second-team choice by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America and added third-team accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

He was one of a record four Tar Heels to claim All-America honors, joining White, Ackley and Seager.

Fedroff, who is batting .401 with 12 home runs, 21 doubles and 69 RBI entering tonight's College World Series game with Fresno State, was a seventh-round pick by the Cleveland Indians in this month's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.