Florida State baseball can add yet another huge piece to its legacy and honors, as Buster Posey has been named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame, the team announced.
Posey, a shortstop and catcher at FSU from 2006 to 2008, was the consensus national player of the year in 2008 after hitting .463 with 26 home runs and 93 RBI. He led the country in batting average, hits (119), RBI, total bases (226), on-base percentage (.566), and slugging percentage (.879)
With three straight All-American seasons, the Dick Howser Trophy, Golden Spikes Award, Brooks Wallace Award, and Johnny Bench Award all being won by him, it cannot be overstated how dominant Posey was during his time in Tallahassee.
After his days at FSU, Posey was selected fifth overall by the San Francisco Giants and was fantastic in the pros; he was named an All-Star seven times, the National League Rookie of the Year, and NL MVP in 2012. He also won three World Series titles with the Giants.
Posey becomes the ninth Seminole inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame, among other legends like Dick Howser and Mike Martin, after whom the stadium and field FSU calls home are named, respectively.
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