FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas outfielder Andrew Benintendi has been named college baseball's National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball.
The announcement was made Thursday.
Benintendi is a sophomore and was recently named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year. He leads the SEC and is third in the nation with 18 home runs. He is hitting .391 on the season with 52 runs batted in and has stolen 22 bases.
Benintendi is also a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.
See Friday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.