Bukauskas, McGee Earn ACC Baseball Season Honors

Posted May 22, 2017
North Carolina junior J.B. Bukauskas received the nod as the ACC Pitcher of the Year, while UNC’s Ashton McGee was voted the ACC Freshman of the Year. Bukauskas helped UNC to the ACC Coastal Division crown with an 8-0 record on the mound while striking out 106 batters and walking only 31 in 82 innings. The Ashburn, Virginia, native’s 1.87 ERA leads the ACC. (The ACC)

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