Anfernee Grier named D1 Baseball All-American
AUBURN, Ala. (auburntigers.com) – Auburn junior outfielder Anfernee Grier picked up his third All-America honor when he was named a third-team All-American by D1 Baseball on Thursday.
Grier, who was selected No. 39 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft on June 9, had previously been named a first team All-American by Baseball America and a third team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
Also an All-SEC selection and Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, Grier batted .366 on the season with 12 home runs and 41 RBI. He finished the regular season ranked among the SEC leaders in average (4th), hits (87, 2nd), runs (56, 1st), homers (2nd), stolen bases (19, 7th) and total bases (137, 1st).
Grier’s selection at No. 39 overall was the highest for an Auburn player since All-American Gabe Gross was taken 15th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2001.
He was named a preseason All-SEC first team selection in February. In three seasons at Auburn, Grier recorded 207 hits with 58 extra-base hits, 72 RBI and 35 stolen bases.
