University of Houston Athletics
Cho Named to Baseball America Summer All-America Team
9/26/2003 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Sept. 26, 2003
HOUSTON - University of Houston infielder Hyung Cho was named to the 2003 Baseball America First-Team Summer All-America Team.
A native of Toronto, Canada, Cho earned the honor after ranking among the Cape Cod Baseball League leaders in hitting. The group was composed of the top players from the collegiate summer leagues.
Cho, who was one of only seven players to hit higher than .300 for the entire season in the wooden bat summer league, was named to the squad at second base. In 35 games, he batted .336 with four home runs and 22 RBIs.
He was the only Conference USA player named to the Summer All-America teams.
He recently signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Mariners after being undrafted as a junior in the 2003 amateur draft in June.
In 2003, Cho helped lead the Cougars to their third appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals during the last four years. He finished as the team's Triple Crown leader with a .360 batting average, 14 home runs and 66 RBIs.
The Cougars open their 2004 season during the Minute Maid Park College Classic in Houston on Feb. 13-15. UH meets Kansas State at 11 a.m., Feb. 13 in the tournament opener for both squads.
