#Pack9 Trio Named Collegiate Baseball All-Americans

TUCSON, Ariz. – After helping the NC State baseball team garner a top-16 seed in the NCAA Championships to host for the second time in the last three seasons, the Wolfpack's Brian Brown, Brett Kinneman and Will Wilson have been named All-Americans by Collegiate Baseball.

The selections mark the second consecutive year that an NC State player has been named an All-American by the publication, as Joe Dunand claimed the honor last season.

Brown and Wilson earned a spot on the second team, while Kinneman was tabbed to the third team.

Brian Brown | Glenmoore, Pa. | P
Second Team All-American, ACC Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-ACC

Brown has turned in a stellar senior season to become just the second player in NC State baseball history to garner the ACC Pitcher of the Year award. He has recorded a 6-2 record complemented by a 2.71 earned run average (ERA), which ranks among the top 10 ACC pitchers this season. He has started 15 games on the mound this season and 60 for his career, which leads all active Division I pitchers. That mark is also tied for the program record. Brown has gone at least five innings in 14 of his 15 starts and NC State has won 12 of the 15 games he has started. He is one of 25 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award, as well as being a First Team All-ACC Selection.

Will Wilson | Kings Mountain, N.C. | SS
Second Team All-American, First Team All-ACC

Wilson has followed a stellar freshman campaign with a standout sophomore season, as he has put together a .303 batting average to go along with 50 RBIs and 14 home runs. He was one of seven Wolfpack players to claim All-ACC honors and one of four named to the first team. A few weeks ago, he made program history by becoming the first NC State player to claim ACC Player of the Week honors three times during the season. Wilson hit 10 home runs against ACC teams, which tied for the third most in conference games. This season, he has tabbed National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and College Sports Madness, along with NCBWA National Hitter of the Week. He is third on the Wolfpack with 17 multi-hit games this season and owns 14 multi-RBI games. Wilson has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games heading into the NCAA Championships.

Brett Kinneman | York, Pa. | OF
Third Team All-American, First Team All-ACC

Kinneman's standout junior season earned First Team All-ACC honors and Third Team All-America honors, as he has hit 17 home runs to rank second in the conference and among the top 25 nationally. He has tallied 60 runs batted in (RBI) on the year to tie for second in the ACC and rank among the nation's best. His 60 RBIs are the most for an NC State player since 2012 when Ryan Matthews had 62. Kinneman has compiled a .279 batting average and leads the Pack in runs scored with 48. He was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List, D1 Baseball and Perfect Game Midseason All-American, National and ACC Player of the Week twice and NCBWA National Player of the Month for February.

NC State opens play in the NCAA Raleigh Regional tonight at 7 p.m. against the fourth-seeded Army Black Knights.

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