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NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma baseball team's junior left-handed pitcher Dillon Overton has been named to Baseball America's 2013 Preseason All-America Third Team.

Overton was one of five Big 12 players to garner preseason All-America recognition from Baseball America.

Overton earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors in 2012 after ranking second in the conference in both strikeouts (126) and innings pitched (122.2). He went 6-3 with a 3.15 ERA over 22 appearances, including 16 starts. The Weatherford, Okla., native owns a career record of 14-7 and a career ERA of 2.83, fanning 185 over 45 appearances and 197.0 innings pitched. He garnered First Team Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper after going 8-4 with a 2.30 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 2011.

Overton, along with junior right-handed pitcher Jonathan Gray, was also named to the 2013 Louisville Slugger Pre-Season All-America Second Team, as selected by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, in December. Last season's weekend rotation of Gray, Overton and Jordan John, who was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Detroit Tigers, became the first trio in Oklahoma history to each strike out 100 batters in a single season.

The Sooners are seeking to make another run at the NCAA Men's College World Series in 2013 under head coach Sunny Golloway's watch. Oklahoma posted a 42-25 mark last season and reached its third Super Regional in program history. OU is looking to make its sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and 36th overall appearance. The Sooners have reached the CWS on 10 previous occasions, winning national championships in 1951 and '94.

OU enters the 2013 season ranked No. 14 by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, No. 16 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll, No. 17 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, No. 19 by Baseball America and No. 20 by Perfect Game.

Oklahoma begins the season with a four-game set against Hofstra Feb. 15-17 at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Fans can purchase tickets online on SoonerSports.com or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office at (800) 456-GoOU.

Baseball America 2013 Preseason All-America Teams

First Team

C Andrew Knapp, California

1B Brian Ragira, Stanford

2B JaCoby Jones, LSU

3B Colin Moran, North Carolina

SS Trea Turner, NC State

OF Phillip Ervin, Samford

OF Aaron Judge, Fresno State

OF Austin Wilson, Stanford

DH Kris Bryant, San Diego

UT Marco Gonzales, Gonzaga

SP Mark Appel, Stanford

SP Sean Manaea, Indiana State

SP Carlos Rodon, NC State

SP Ryne Stanek, Arkansas

RP Colby Suggs, Arkansas

UT Marco Gonzales, Gonzaga

Second Team

C Spencer Navin, Vanderbilt

1B Conrad Gregor, Vanderbilt

2B Tony Kemp, Vanderbilt

3B D.J. Peterson, New Mexico

SS Brandon Trinkwon, UC Santa Barbara

OF Michael Conforto, Oregon State

OF Austin Cousino, Kentucky

OF Derek Fisher, Virginia

DH Daniel Palka, Georgia Tech

UT Michael Lorenzen, Cal State Fullerton

SP Jonathon Crawford, Florida

SP Ryan Eades, LSU

SP Bobby Wahl, Ole Miss

SP Trevor Williams, Arizona State

RP Corey Knebel, Texas

UT Michael Lorenzen, Cal State Fullerton

Third Team

C Ty Ross, LSU

1B Kevin Cron, TCU

2B L.J. Mazzilli, Connecticut

3B Eric Jagielo, Notre Dame

SS Adam Frazier, Mississippi State

OF Jared King, Kansas State

OF Jason Monda, Washington State

OF Mason Robbins, Southern Miss

DH Johnny Field, Arizona

UT Aaron Brown, Pepperdine

SP Dillon Overton, Oklahoma

SP Adam Plutko, UCLA

SP Karsten Whitson, Florida

SP Kevin Ziomek, Vanderbilt

RP Andrew Mitchell, TCU

UT Aaron Brown, Pepperdine