After finishing fourth in the Southland Conference with a .374 average, UT Arlington freshman center fielder Michael Choice has been named the 2008 SLC Freshman of the Year. Choice was also a second-team outfielder, the only freshman to be named First-, Second- or Third-Team All-SLC.
"It's a great honor," said Choice, a day before the Mavericks open first-round play in the 2008 Southland Conference Tournament in Huntsville. "I set a goal at the beginning of the season to work as hard as I could and play my best, and to get recognized like this is gratifying."
Choice played in 48 games this season, collected 71 hits, hit nine doubles, three triples and smacked a team-high seven homers. Choice drove in a team-high 50 runs. He also walked 21 times and had a .563 slugging percentage and .440 on-base average.
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