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    Ackley Named Decade's Top Hitter
     
    Former Tar Heel honored by Rivals.com

     
    Dustin Ackley was the No. 2 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft.
     
    Dustin Ackley was the No. 2 pick in the 2009 MLB Draft.
     
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    Nov. 10, 2009

  • Rivals.com's Top Hitters of the 2000s

    • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Dustin Ackley, the first three-time All-America in North Carolina history and the No. 2 overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, added another bullet point to his collegiate resume this week when Rivals.com named him the best collegiate hitter of the 2000s.

    Kendall Rogers, the college baseball editor for Yahoo! Sports and Rivals.com, had the following to say about Ackley and his decorated career in Chapel Hill:

    "There wasn't a more exciting hitter to watch this decade. Each time Ackley headed to the plate everyone expected something to happen. What an amazing offensive career he had for the Tar Heels. Ackley batted .402 with 10 homers and 74 RBIs as a freshman. He didn't slow down as a sophomore, hitting .417 with 21 doubles, seven homers and 51 RBIs. As a junior last season, Ackley batted .417 with 18 doubles, four triples, 22 homers and 73 RBIs. He also earned Rivals.com National Player of the Years. It'll be interesting to see how North Carolina replaces the decade's best hitter. His mark on the program never will be forgotten."

    By ranking Ackley at the top of his list, Rogers places Ackley ahead of established major leaguers such as Rickie Weeks, Alex Gordon and Dustin Pedroia.

    Ackley is batting .295 (13-44) with four doubles, four RBI and seven runs scored in his first professional action this fall with the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.