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Rothenberg Selected to Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
2/10/2021 5:35:00 PM | Baseball
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke senior Michael Rothenberg was named to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List, the organization announced Wednesday.
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Rothenberg, Duke's primary catcher the last two seasons, was one of 48 players across 17 conferences named to the watch list. He joins Miami's Adrian Del Castillo and Alex Toral as well as NC State's Luca Tresh as the only four ACC players on the list.
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Rothenberg returns for his senior season after starting all 16 games and leading the Blue Devils at the plate in 2020. He boasted a .551 on-base percentage to lead the ACC, while also finishing first on the team with a .349 batting average (minimum 10 at bats) and 17 RBI. Rothenberg placed second in the league with eight hit-by-pitches and tied for sixth in walks (15).
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A native of Boca Raton, Fla., Rothenberg was also recently tabbed the fifth-ranked catcher in the country and a Preseason All-American by D1Baseball.com.
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The BBCSA originally started out in 2017 as an honor going to the top college hitter in Texas. In 2019, the BBCSA expanded becoming a regional award covering Division I programs in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Last year, the BBCSA became a national award; however, no winner was announced due to the covid-19 virus which cut the college baseball season short.
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The winner of the BBCSA will be announced in June and honored at a gala in the fall at the Fort Worth Club. Texas Tech's Hunter Hargrove won the initial BBCSA in 2017. Dallas Baptist's Devlin Granberg took home the honor in 2018 with Texas Tech's Josh Jung winning the award in 2019.
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Rothenberg and the Blue Devils open the 2021 season with a three-game road series at Coastal Carolina on Feb. 19-21.
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Rothenberg, Duke's primary catcher the last two seasons, was one of 48 players across 17 conferences named to the watch list. He joins Miami's Adrian Del Castillo and Alex Toral as well as NC State's Luca Tresh as the only four ACC players on the list.
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Rothenberg returns for his senior season after starting all 16 games and leading the Blue Devils at the plate in 2020. He boasted a .551 on-base percentage to lead the ACC, while also finishing first on the team with a .349 batting average (minimum 10 at bats) and 17 RBI. Rothenberg placed second in the league with eight hit-by-pitches and tied for sixth in walks (15).
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A native of Boca Raton, Fla., Rothenberg was also recently tabbed the fifth-ranked catcher in the country and a Preseason All-American by D1Baseball.com.
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The BBCSA originally started out in 2017 as an honor going to the top college hitter in Texas. In 2019, the BBCSA expanded becoming a regional award covering Division I programs in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Last year, the BBCSA became a national award; however, no winner was announced due to the covid-19 virus which cut the college baseball season short.
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The winner of the BBCSA will be announced in June and honored at a gala in the fall at the Fort Worth Club. Texas Tech's Hunter Hargrove won the initial BBCSA in 2017. Dallas Baptist's Devlin Granberg took home the honor in 2018 with Texas Tech's Josh Jung winning the award in 2019.
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Rothenberg and the Blue Devils open the 2021 season with a three-game road series at Coastal Carolina on Feb. 19-21.
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#GoDuke
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