Fairchild Named Preseason All-American
12/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeBaseball)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Wake Forest junior Stuart Fairchild was named a second team Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball on Monday.
Fairchild, a two-time All-ACC selection, was one of three outfielders selected to the second team.
The Seattle, Washington native has started 113 games in his two years in Winston-Salem. He's a career .319 hitter, also totaling 34 doubles, 10 homers, 88 RBIs and 26 stolen bases.
Last year, Fairchild ranked fifth in the ACC with his 20 doubles. He excelled in ACC action, hitting .342 in 30 games along with a league-high 12 doubles in conference play.
This winter, he has been rated a top-100 collegiate prospect in the 2017 MLB Draft by both D1Baseball and Perfect Game.
