J.B. Bukauskas Named Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-American

Posted Dec 19, 2016
UNC junior right-hander J.B. Bukauskas was named to Collegiate Baseball's preseason All-America second team. Bukauskas returns for his third season in Chapel Hill after going 7-2 with a 3.10 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 78.1 innings last spring. Bukauskas followed up his sophomore season at UNC with a spectacular summer with the USA Collegiate National Team. (GoHeels.com)

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