Mercer baseball standout Kyle Lewis earns another national honor

Mercer junior outfielder Kyle Lewis added another honor to his preseason awards haul as one of 17 players named to the Perfect Game preseason All-America first team.

The 6-foot-4 center fielder was the sole player from a university in Georgia to be included on the list, while joining third-team selection Austin Edens of Samford as the only representatives from the Southern Conference.

The Snellville product just missed the conference triple crown last season, finishing first in batting average (.367) and home runs (17) while finishing fifth in RBI (56) on his way to the conference player of the year honors.

Mercer opens the season on Feb. 19 against visiting Radford.

This story was originally published January 11, 2016 at 8:53 PM with the headline "Mercer baseball standout Kyle Lewis earns another national honor ."