Texas Tech University Athletics
Gutierrez Earns Second Preseason All-America Honor
January 09, 2015 | Baseball
Gutierrez was named a preseason first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball in December.
LUBBOCK, Texas - Texas Tech junior first baseman Eric Gutierrez (Mission, Texas) earned his second preseason All-America honor Friday morning as Perfect Game selected him a second team All-American.
Gutierrez is the first Red Raider to be tabbed a preseason All-American by Perfect Game since 2012 (Barrett Barnres) while also becoming the first Tech player to receive at least a pair of preseason All-America honors since 2012.
Gutierrez was named a preseason first team All-American by Collegiate Baseball in December.
Gutierrez, an ABCA All-Midwest Region and All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore, batted .302 (74-for-245) with 46 runs, 18 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs and 58 RBI in 2014.
His home run and RBI total last season led the Big 12 and was the most in the country among all underclassmen (freshmen and sophomores).
He has played in and started 122 consecutive games - spanning his entire two-year Red Raider career - which includes 122 career hits, 28 doubles, 19 home runs and 87 RBI while posting a .994 fielding percentage at first base.
Gutierrez was named the ninth Freshman All-American in Texas Tech history in 2013 while becoming just the third freshman in school history to lead the team in home runs. He ranked fourth in the Big 12 in home runs (7) as a freshman while batting .288 in Big 12 play.
