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Sean Keys Earns CSC Academic All-America Honors
7/2/2024 12:05:00 PM | Baseball
LEWISBURG, Pa. – Patriot League Baseball Player of the Year Sean Keys added another prestigious honor to his portfolio on Tuesday, when he was selected as a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Third Team Academic All-American. In addition to being one of the premier third basemen in the nation and a potential Major League Baseball Draft candidate in a few weeks, Keys carries a 3.55 cumulative grade-point average as a mechanical engineering major.
Keys becomes Bucknell's 142nd all-time Academic All-American and the first Bison baseball student-athlete to receive the honor since pitcher Jeff Gottesman received First Team honors in 2019.
In addition to being cited as the Patriot League Player of the Year and a First Team All-Patriot League honoree this spring, Keys was later named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team. The lefty slugger hit .405 this spring, becoming the first Bison in 18 years to hit over .400. He led the league in every percentage category, slashing .405/.535/.798 for a 1.333 OPS that was eighth-best in the nation. Keys also led the league in hits (66) and doubles (19) and ranked second in RBIs (57), third in home runs (13), and fourth in walks (35). His on-base and slugging percentages both ranked second on Bucknell's all-time single-season charts, and his .711 career slugging percentage would be a team record.
Keys was listed as the No. 5 third-baseman in D1Baseball.com's May 8 positional rankings. He was the only third-sacker in the top 10 from a conference other than the ACC or SEC. He was also named to the Academic All-Patriot League and CSC Academic All-District Team. The latter honor made him eligible for the national Academic All-America squad. Candidates must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA and meet strict playing time requirements.
Keys becomes Bucknell's 142nd all-time Academic All-American and the first Bison baseball student-athlete to receive the honor since pitcher Jeff Gottesman received First Team honors in 2019.
In addition to being cited as the Patriot League Player of the Year and a First Team All-Patriot League honoree this spring, Keys was later named to the ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region Second Team. The lefty slugger hit .405 this spring, becoming the first Bison in 18 years to hit over .400. He led the league in every percentage category, slashing .405/.535/.798 for a 1.333 OPS that was eighth-best in the nation. Keys also led the league in hits (66) and doubles (19) and ranked second in RBIs (57), third in home runs (13), and fourth in walks (35). His on-base and slugging percentages both ranked second on Bucknell's all-time single-season charts, and his .711 career slugging percentage would be a team record.
Keys was listed as the No. 5 third-baseman in D1Baseball.com's May 8 positional rankings. He was the only third-sacker in the top 10 from a conference other than the ACC or SEC. He was also named to the Academic All-Patriot League and CSC Academic All-District Team. The latter honor made him eligible for the national Academic All-America squad. Candidates must have a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA and meet strict playing time requirements.
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