ATL Standard

Georgia Tech baseball sophomore catcher Kevin Parada was named to the second-team all-American honors from Collegiate Baseball, Georgia Tech officials said Dec. 21. 

"Parada was a consensus freshman all-American last season after making 48 starts behind the dish and leading the ACC in hitting the entire first half of the season," the team said on its website.

Parada finished his freshmen season as the first freshman to lead Georgia Tech in hitting since Matt Murton in 2001. A California native, Parada has recorded four-hit games this season with 20 doubles. There are only two other ACC players who had three games.

Parada was lauded for his freshman campaign, being named a freshman all-American by D1Baseball, Collegiate Baseball, and Perfect Game, as well as ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region second-team, third-team all-ACC, and the ACC's all-freshman team.

Parada returns to No. 11-ranked Georgia Tech baseball as one of the top MLB prospects as a draft-eligible sophomore. In a previous interview, he had mentioned that his one-knee stance would help him experience more longevity in his career and also catch more innings. 

"I have made huge jumps since even last year and high school defensively," Parada told Baseball Prospect Journal. "I have noticed how much better I have gotten at catching. Working on the arm strength and staying healthy there, I have noticed that I have thrown better. As I have gotten more reps and caught more guys, I have gotten better defensively."