Lea Named to Freshmen All-America Team

Congratulations to Matt Lea. Too bad he was hurt down the stretch.

Mississippi State pitcher Matt Lea has been named to the 2006 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American team.

Lea, a Collierville, Tenn. native, compiled a 5-1 record with a 2.01 ERA. He struck out 26 in 40 1/3 innings and held opponents to a staff-low .206 batting average.

Lea is the 27th Mississippi State player to earn freshman All-America team honors since 1983. last week Thomas Berkery was named by Collegiate Baseball to the second-team Louisville Slugger All-Amercian team.