Custons Named To Ping!Baseball Freshman All-American Baseball Team
6/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 15, 2010
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Air Force freshman outfielder Garrett Custons was named to the 2010 Ping!Baseball Freshman All-American Team. Custons, a third-team selection, picks up his third frosh All-American honor. He was also named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American Team by Collegiate Baseball last week and to the Pro-Line Athletic National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Freshman All-American Team yesterday.
Custons, a native of Sarasota, Fla., had one of the best freshman seasons ever at the Academy, batting .328 with nine home runs and 64 RBIs. He also led the Mountain West Conference with 16 stolen bases. Custons set Air Force freshman records for at bats (232), hits (76), RBIs, sacrifice bunts (6) and total bases (133). His 64 RBIs is a MWC freshman record and is fifth at the Academy. Custons ranked in the MWC top 10 in seven categories. He started 29 games in right field and 24 at catcher. Despite just 24 starts behind the plate, Custons threw out 14 base runners attempting to steal, good for a 48.3 percent throw-out rate.
Custons was one of three players from the MWC to make the team, joining TCU left-hander Matt Purke--who was named Ping!Baseball Freshman Pitcher and Player of the Year--and TCU outfielder Josh Elander. Custons is currently playing summer ball for the Eau Claire Express (Eau Claire, Wisc.) in the Northwoods League.
Custons' Accolades - all as outfielder
- Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American
- Pro-Line NCBWA Freshman All-American Second Team
- Ping!Baseball Freshman All-American Third Team
