Texas Tech University Athletics
Josh Brady Named Second-Team All-American
May 30, 2004 | Baseball
May 30, 2004
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech junior first baseman Josh Brady has been named to the USA Today/Sports Weekly Second-Team All-America list that was released on Sunday afternoon.
Brady, a 5-10 first baseman from Lindon, Utah and transfer from the Community College of Southern Nevada, took the Big 12 by storm this season as he tallied incredible numbers for a first year Division I player. Through 57 games this season, he is batting .356 and has a Big 12 best 19 home runs and is second nationally with 84 RBI. Along with his power numbers, Brady also led the Big 12 with 30 stolen bases and had a fielding percentage of .982.
He becomes Texas Tech's first All-America selection since Josh Bard who earned those honors in 1999.
SPORTS WEEKLY ALL-AMERICA TEAM
CATCHER
Landon Powell, Sr., South Carolina (1st)
Kurt Suzuki, Jr., Cal State Fullerton (2nd)
FIRST BASE
Billy Becher, Sr., New Mexico State (1st)
Josh Brady, Jr., Texas Tech (2nd)
SECOND BASE
Jed Lowrie, Soph., Stanford (1st)
Jarrett Hoffpauir, Jr. Southern Mississippi (2nd)
THIRD BASE
Alex Gordon, Soph., Nebraska (1st)
Matt Macri, Jr., Notre Dame (2nd)
SHORTSTOP
Dustin Pedroia, Jr., Arizona State (1st)
Brian Bixler, Jr., Eastern Michigan (2nd)
OUTFIELD
Chris Rahl, Soph., William & Mary (1st)
Jon Zeringue, Jr., LSU (1st)
Marshall Hubbard, Jr., North Carolina (1st)
Ryan Frith, Sr., Southern Mississippi (2nd)
Brad Corley, Soph., Mississippi State (2nd)
Jeff Frazier, Jr., Rutgers (2nd)
UTILITY/DH
Stephen Head, Soph., Mississippi (1st)
Dennis Bigley, Jr., Oral Roberts (2nd)
STARTING PITCHERS
Jered Weaver, Jr., Long Beach State (1st)
J.P. Howell, Jr., Texas (1st)
Wade Townsend, Jr. (1st)
Philip Humber, Jr., Rice (1st)
Matt Fox, Soph., Central Florida (2nd)
Kyle Bono, So., Central Florida (2nd)
Justin Hoyman, Jr., Florida (2nd)
Mike Pelfrey, So., Wichita State (2nd)
RELIEF PITCHER
Blair Erickson, Fr., UC-Irvine (1st)
Nate Moore, Jr., Troy State (2nd)
