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The Seattle Mariners have promoted former UF catcher Mike Zunino to Class AA Jackson, Tenn. (Rob Foldy, US Presswire) Former University of Florida catcher Mike Zunino, the 2012 Golden Spikes Award winner as the nation’s top collegiate baseball player, didn’t take long to adjust to the minors. Zunino, selected third overall by the Seattle Mariners [...]

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The season didn’t end the way Mike Zunino wanted it to, but the Florida catcher added to his list of additional honors this week. Zunino was named the College Player of the Year by Baseball America, becoming the first Florida player to receive the honor, after Florida was eliminated from the College World Series. Zunino [...]

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For the second year in a row, Florida’s Mike Zunino has been named a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award which is given to the country’s top catcher each year. The Gators junior one of three finalists in 2011. He is the only SEC player among the 12 semifinalists this year. After being named the [...]

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Kelsey Bruder Mike Zunino Kelsey Bruder and Mike Zunino have been chosen as the recipients of the 2011 Ben Hill Griffin Award, which honors the top male and female athletes at UF. Both led their teams to the College World Series championship series, with the softball and baseball teams finishing as the national runner-up. They [...]

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Preston Tucker Mike Zunino Sophomore catcher Mike Zunino and junior outfielder Preston Tucker were named All-Americans by the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) on Thursday. Zunino was named to the first team, while Tucker was named for the second team. It was another All-American selection for Zunino, the SEC Player of the Year, who had [...]

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Mike Zunino Florida catcher Mike Zunino was named a second-team Louisville Slugger All-American by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Thursday, becoming the first Gator to earn the honor since Matt LaPorta in 2007. The sophomore is the first UF catcher to be named an All-American since Brian Rose made the American Baseball Coaches Association’s third team [...]

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Brian Johnson Mike Zunino Florida sophomores Brian Johnson and Mike Zunino were named semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, given to the top player in collegiate baseball, on Friday. Johnson, a left-handed pitcher and designated hitter, has been a threat on the mound and at the plate. He’s 8-3 with a 3.58 ERA and a [...]

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Florida sophomore catcher Mike Zunino was named one of 13 semifinalists for the Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award on Thursday. Zunino leads the fourth-ranked Gators (39-14) in nine 0ffensive categories: batting average (.368), total bases (127), hits (70), runs scored (56), RBI (53), doubles (18), homers (13), slugging percentage (.668) and on-base percentage (.440). Defensively, he [...]

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