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College postseason honors are starting to roll in and it’s no surprise that former and soon-to-be Cape Leaguers are all over the lists. Here’s a look at some of the notable names so far.

Former Cape Leaguers

Six major conferences have announced their awards and in every one of those conferences, the player of the year, the pitcher of the year, or both played on the Cape last summer.

• Big East – Louisville’s Chris Dominguez (Harwich) and Cincinnati’s Josh Harrison (Cotuit), both of whom struggled on the Cape last year, were named co-players of the year.

• ACC – Florida State catcher Buster Posey (Y-D) was named player of the year and UNC’s Alex White (Chatham) was selected as the pitcher of the year. White is on Chatham’s roster again this summer.

• SEC – Georgia’s Gordon Beckham (Y-D) took home player-of-the-year honors, while ’06 Cape Leaguer and Beckham’s Georgia teammate Josh Fields (Y-D) was named the pitcher of the year.

• Big 10 – Michigan’s Zach Putnam (Chatham) was picked as the pitcher of the year.

• Big 12 – Missouri’s Aaron Crow (Falmouth) was named pitcher of the year.

• CUSA – Tulane’s Shooter Hunt (Falmouth) was also named pitcher of the year.

Soon-To-Be Cape Leaguers

Not as many guys taking home the big honors, but a lot of guys who will be on the Cape this summer were named all-conference.

• Big East – Louisville pitcher Justin Marks (Chatham) and Notre Dame outfielder A.J. Pollock (Falmouth) were first-team picks. Louisville first baseman Andrew Clark (Falmouth) was named to the second team.

• ACC – A long list of first-team picks: UNC outfielder Tim Fedroff (Falmouth), Miami pitcher Chris Hernandez (Brewster), Miami shortstop Ryan Jackson (Hyannis) and UNC pitcher Alex White (Chatham). Second team: UNC’s Dustin Ackley (Harwich), Georgia Tech shortstop Derek Dietrich (Wareham), Miami pitcher Eric Erickson (Orleans), Florida State pitcher Matt Fairel (Cotuit), Duke outfielder Alex Hassan (Orleans) and UNC second baseman Kyle Seager (Chatham).

• SEC – Florida outfielder Matt den Dekker (Brewster) was picked for the first team, while Auburn first baseman Hunter Morris (Falmouth) was selected to the second team.

• Big 10 – Indiana catcher Josh Phegley (Wareham) and pitcher Matt Bashore (Wareham) were both named first-team all-conference. Michigan’s Adam Abraham (Hyannis) was a third-team pick.

• Big 12 – Oklahoma State pitcher Andy Oliver (Wareham) was named to the first team. Missouri catcher Trevor Coleman (Falmouth) earned second-team honors.

• CUSA – Rice third baseman Diego Seastrunk (Falmouth) was a first-team selection.

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