CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia Tech’s Austin Wates has been voted to the 2010 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA All-Atlantic Region Team, the American Baseball Coaches Association announced on Thursday.

Wates, a junior outfielder who was drafted in the third round by the Houston Astros earlier this month, was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree after a season in which he led the Hokies – and ranked second in the league – with a .382 batting average. He also paced the team with five triples, 18 stolen bases, 36 walks and a .491 on-base percentage.

The Richmond, Virginia, native also was voted to the ACC All-Tournament Team and the NCAA All-Columbia Regional Team after serving as the Hokies’ offensive leader during their postseason run.

2010 ABCA/Rawlings All-Atlantic Region Team

First Team
C: Yasmani Grandal, Miami
1B: Tony Plagman, Georgia Tech
2B: Dallas Poulk, North Carolina State
3B: Matt Leeds, College of Charleston
SS: Derek Dietrich, Georgia Tech
OF: Chris Duffy, UCF
OF: Nate Roberts, High Point
OF: Kyle Parker, Clemson
DH: Mac Doyle, Wofford
SP: Anthony Meo, Coastal Carolina
SP: Danny Hultzen, Virginia
SP: Asher Wojciechowski, The Citadel
SP: Deck McGuire, Georgia Tech
RP: Kevin Arico, Virginia

Second Team
C: Jose Iglesias, Coastal Carolina
1B: Kyle Blackburn, Georgia Southern
2B: Wes Hobson, Appalachian State
3B: Matt Skole, Georgia Tech
SS: Jake Lemmerman, Duke
OF: Tyler Holt, Florida State
OF: Phil Gosselin, Virginia
OF: Austin Wates, Virginia Tech
DH: Thomas Nichols, Georgia Tech
SP: Cody Wheeler, Coastal Carolina
SP: Matt Harvey, North Carolina
SP: Chris Hernandez, Miami
RP: Chris Patterson, Appalachian State

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