Sedon an American Baseball Coaches Association All-American
6/18/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
June 18, 2009
ABCA/Rawlings All-America Teams 
OMAHA, Neb. — University of Pittsburgh junior second baseman Chris Sedon was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings annual Division I All-America team, garnering third team honors while also being selected to the All-East Region First Team.
Sedon is the third player in Pitt history to earn ABCA All-America honors, joining Ben Copeland (2005) and Brad Rae (2002) who were also third team selections. He is Pitt’s first All-East Region selection since Rob Brant, Billy Muldowney and Copeland in 2005.
This marks the third All-America team Sedon has been selected to following his stellar 2009 season with the Panthers. The junior second baseman is a Collegiate News Louisville Slugger First Team All-American and a Baseball America Second Team All-American.
Sedon was also drafted in the 10th round (300th overall) by the Detroit Tigers on the second day of the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft on June 10th.
Sedon became the third player in school history to earn Louisville Slugger First Team All-America honors, joining Jim Negrych (2006) and P.J. Hiser (2004).
In his first year at Pitt, he produced one of the finest seasons by a Panther baseball player. He set single-season school records for home runs (22), total bases (160), and runs scored (65) and placed among the top five in two other categories, including slugging percentage (.796) and RBI (62).
An All-Big East First Team selection, Sedon batted .402 during the regular season and was named to the Big East Conference Weekly Honor Roll four times. He started the year off with a nine-game hitting streak and added two separate eight-game hitting streaks along the way. Sedon also hit at least one home run in 12 of Pitt’s final 16 games, including each of the last four games.
In Pitt’s two Big East Championship games, he tallied two home runs and four RBI in losses to No. 2 South Florida and No. 3 West Virginia.
ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region
FIRST TEAM
P Pat Lehman Sr. George Washington
P Mike Modica Sr. George Mason
P Jarryd Summers So. West Virginia
Relief P Kevin Munson So. James Madison
C Chris Henderson Jr. George Mason
1B Justin Bour Jr. George Mason
2B Chris Sedon Jr. Pittsburgh
SS Gary Helmick Sr. Towson
3B Dan DiBartolomeo So. West Virginia
OF Sean Barksdale Sr. Temple
OF Scott Krieger Sr. George Mason
OF Matt Townsend Jr. James Madison
DH Chris Affinito Sr. Seton Hall
SECOND TEAM
P Brett Brach Jr. Monmouth
P Billy Gross Jr. West Virginia
P Turner Phelps So. James Madison
Relief P Ryan Beard Sr. Rutgers
C Sean Olsen Sr. Rider
1B Trevor Knight So. James Madison
2B Vince Belnome Jr.. West Virginia
SS Jedd Gyorko So. West Virginia
3B Jake McAloose Jr. Old Dominion
OF Shane Eyler So. Mount St. Mary’s
OF Austin Markel Sr. West Virginia
OF Billy Merkler Sr. Delaware
OF Rob Nickle Sr. William and Mary
DH Dewey Oriente Jr. St. Joseph’s
Schools Participating in Vote: Bucknell, Delaware, Delaware State, FDU, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Hofstra, James Madison, Lafayette, LaSalle, Lehigh, Longwood, Maryland- Eastern Shore, Monmouth, Mt. St. Mary’s, NJIT, UNC Wilmington, ODU, Pitt, Richmond, Rider, Rutgers, St. Joseph’s, Seton Hall, Temple, Towson, Villanova, West Virginia, William and Mary