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Trio Of Bulldogs Earn Postseason Honors
June 10, 2025 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga.-----University of Georgia's Ryland Zaborowski has been named a 2025 Perfect Game First Team All-American, and he joined teammates Robbie Burnett and Slate Alford on the ABCA/Rawlings Southeast All-Region squad, it was announced Tuesday.
Zaborowski, a 6-5, 250-pound native of Gilbert, Ariz., made the All-America team as the designated hitter. The graduate led the Bulldogs with a .370 batting average, a .788 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage. He tallied 17 home runs and 61 RBI in just 45 games.
Burnett, a 5-10, 191-pound senior outfielder/infielder from Franklinton, N.C., posted a team-best 20 home runs, 66 RBI and 17 stolen bases. He batted .307 with a .693 slugging percentage in 56 games. Alford, a 6-3, 212-pound senor third baseman from Madison, Ala., started all 60 games and finished second on the team with 19 home runs, 63 RBI and a .331 batting average.
Zaborowski and Burnett were selected to the Southeast All-Region First Team while Alford made the Second Team as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The Bulldog trio helped Georgia go 43-17 overall and advance to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed.
First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors, which will be announced Friday, June 13. In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 23. For the awards, the nation is comprised of eight regions.
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007. Finalists for the Gold Glove team will be announced on X by Rawlings Sporting Goods (@RawlingsSports) on Monday, June 16, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 18.
Zaborowski, a 6-5, 250-pound native of Gilbert, Ariz., made the All-America team as the designated hitter. The graduate led the Bulldogs with a .370 batting average, a .788 slugging percentage and a .500 on base percentage. He tallied 17 home runs and 61 RBI in just 45 games.
Burnett, a 5-10, 191-pound senior outfielder/infielder from Franklinton, N.C., posted a team-best 20 home runs, 66 RBI and 17 stolen bases. He batted .307 with a .693 slugging percentage in 56 games. Alford, a 6-3, 212-pound senor third baseman from Madison, Ala., started all 60 games and finished second on the team with 19 home runs, 63 RBI and a .331 batting average.
Zaborowski and Burnett were selected to the Southeast All-Region First Team while Alford made the Second Team as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). The Bulldog trio helped Georgia go 43-17 overall and advance to the NCAA Athens Regional as a No. 7 national seed.
First Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region selections are eligible for All-America honors, which will be announced Friday, June 13. In all divisions, the ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers and Position Players of the Year will be announced on Monday, June 23. For the awards, the nation is comprised of eight regions.
The ABCA All-America team was first recognized in 1949 and now includes nine divisions: NCAA Divisions I, II and III, NAIA, NJCAA Divisions I, II and III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams were first recognized in 2007. Finalists for the Gold Glove team will be announced on X by Rawlings Sporting Goods (@RawlingsSports) on Monday, June 16, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 18.
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