Tulane's Crowell and Bogusevic Named Freshman All-Americans

J.R. Crowel

A pair of Tulane teammates have been named as Freshman All-Americans by Baseball America, the newspaper announced on Wednesday. Green Wave pitcher J.R. Crowell and pitcher/outfielder Brian Bogusevic were each named as second team All-Americans. This is the fifth consecutive year that at least one Tulane player has earned Freshman All-America honors.

The 2003 Conference USA Freshman of the Year, Crowel finished his initial campaign as the Green Wave’s leader in strikeouts and innings pitched with 73 Ks in 106.0 innings of work, while finishing second in ERA with a 3.40 mark and wins with an 8-1 record.

Crowel tallied five or more strikeouts on six occasions, including a career-high seven four times. He pitched at least 6.0 innings in 10 of his 15 starts, and had complete-game victories against Houston on April 12 and at Saint Louis on April 27.

Bogusevic, meanwhile, had a 3-2 record with a 3.41 ERA from the mound, but also proved to be equally potent at the plate where he hit .321 with four home runs, 10 doubles and 36 RBI. He led the team with four triples, and ranked fifth in batting average, doubles and total bases.

The Conference USA Hitter of the Week for March 10, Bogusevic had 17 multiple-hit games, including six three-hit games and a 4-for-4 showing against UL-Lafayette on March 5. He also tallied eight multiple-RBI contests, including a trio of three-RBI outings.