LOS ANGELES -- USC pitcher Ian Kennedy (Huntington Beach, Calif/La Quinta HS) was named today to the 2004 Baseball America Freshman All-America Team. Kennedy becomes the third straight Trojan in as many years to earn first team honors (Jeff Clement in 2003 and Joey Metropoulos in 2002).
This season as the first freshman No. 1 starter at USC since Randy Flores in 1994, Kennedy went 7-2 with a 2.91 ERA. In 92 2/3 innings, Kennedy allowed 86 hits while walking 31 and striking out 120 batters.