Boston College Athletics
Shaw Named Third-Team All-America
June 30, 2015 | Baseball
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Boston College recent first-round draft pick Chris Shaw was named to Perfect Game's All-America Third Team on Tuesday, the outlet announced. Shaw was chosen 31st overall by the San Francisco Giants in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Players Draft earlier in June.
The outfielder and first baseman led the Eagles (27-27, 9-19, ACC) with a .319 batting average, 11 home runs, 43 RBIs and a .611 slugging percentage. He was on a 15-game hit streak with seven doubles and seven home runs when he fractured a bone in his hand on April 10. He returned 18 days after having surgery to record pinch-hit singles in back-to-back games at Virginia Tech to extend his hit streak to a career-long 17 games, which ranked third in BC record books. His 11 home runs tied for ninth on BC's single-season record list.
The Lexington, Mass., native earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference Second-Team and NEIBA All-New England First-Team honors in 2015 as well. His 23 career home runs ties for ninth all-time.
Before the start of the 2015 season, he was named to the Perfect Game USA's Preseason All-America First Team, Baseball America Preseason All-America Second Team and Louisville Slugger All-America Second Team by Collegiate Baseball. He was also on the midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award, given to the best player in collegiate baseball.
Shaw is the ninth Eagle to earn All-America accolades and the first since 2009 when Tony Sanchez (2007-09) picked up various honors from four different outlets.
He is currently playing with the Giants' Class-A Short Season team, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, and has four hits, two runs and an RBI in the three games played.
Perfect Game named Vanderbilt's Dansby Swanson the Player of the Year, Vanderbilt's Carson Fulmer Pitcher of the Year, Louisville's Brendan McKay Freshman of the Year and Virginia's Brian O'Connor Coach of the Year. For the complete list of the outlet's All-Americans, click here.
