Riley Mahan named ABCA Third-Team All-American

by:Haley Simpson06/17/17

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[caption id="attachment_221815" align="aligncenter" width="600"] UK Athletics[/caption] A crucial piece of this year's BatCats, Riley Mahan can now add another honor to his growing list as he was named ABCA Third-Team All-American today. Mahan was also second-team All-SEC, All-American Honors from Collegiate Baseball, third-team honors from Baseball America and was a Dick Howser Trophy semifinalist. The second-baseman was selected as the 89th overall pick in the third round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins. Mahan had a career year in his final season at UK with a .336 batting average with 58 runs, 41 extra base hits - including 15 homeruns.

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