Starter Patrick Fredrickson and reliever Max Meyer of the Gophers were named to D1Baseball.com's All-America freshmen first team on Friday.
Fredrickson, of Gig Harbor, Wash., made 19 appearances for Minnesota, including 15 starts, and was 9-0 with a 1.86 earned-run average.
Meyer, of Woodbury, tied a program single-season record with 16.
He was 2-3 with a 2.06 ERA. He is currently playing with USA Baseball's collegiate national team.
Meyer struck out cleanup hitter Yuma Tongu — the only hitter he faced — on three pitches to get a save in Team USA's 1-0 victory over Japan on July 4th in Durham, N.C.
It was Meyer's third save for the U.S. team, which is 7-1 this summer.
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• Senior hammer thrower Nayoka Clunis of the Gophers will compete for her native Jamaica in the inaugural Athletics World Cup, a two-day starting Saturday in London. The event features the world's top eight track and field nations.
• The home floor of Concordia (Moorhead) basketball, volleyball and wrestling will have a new look for the 2018-19 seasons. The Cobbers' parquet floor in Memorial Auditorium, built in 1952, was just stripped, painted with a new design and sealed as part of an update to the arena. The main difference is the enlarged "C" logo in the middle of the floor.
