MSU'S Paul Maholm Earns Another All-America Team Honor
The former Marshall Academy and Germantown (Tenn.) High School standout has been named to the Baseball America Freshman All-America second team. Earlier this month Maholm was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America first team as compiled by Collegiate Baseball magazine. Three other Diamond Dog rookies --- first baseman Matt Brinson, third baseman Steve Gendron and designated hitter Brent Lewis were honorable mention selections on the Louisville Slugger All-America team.
Maholm led Mississippi State in wins and posted an 8-5 record as a rookie, the most wins by a Bulldog freshman since another MSU southpaw wearing No. 28, Eric DuBose, notched an 8-4 mark. Maholm registered a team-leading 95 strikeouts in a staff-high 102 innings pitched. He was one of three Bulldog freshmen and four MSU newcomers in 2001 named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA Columbus Regional.
Mississippi State finished the 2001 campaign with a 39-24 record and ranked in the top 20 of all three major collegiate polls ? 14th by Collegiate Baseball, 17th by ESPN/Baseball Weekly and 19th by Baseball America.