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Top 10 of 2011-12: No. 5 Jordan Hankins selected to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team

For the next 10 weekdays, LetsGoPeay.com will review the 2011-12 campaign with a look back at the Top 10 stories as selected by the Austin Peay athletics department staff.
No. 5 | Jordan Hankins selected to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
Wearing the Red White and Blue… Rising junior second baseman Jordan Hankins was one of 22 collegiate players selected to play for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team in a one month tour that took the team to Cuba and The Netherlands. Here Jordan is seen playing for the CNT against Cuba, July 8, at Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana, Cuba. Photo courtesy Cameron Harris/USA Baseball.
Second baseman Jordan Hankins' impressive postseason effort caught the attention of Oregon head coach George Horton, who also happens to be an assistant coach for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team. That performance led to Hankins becoming the first Austin Peay baseball player selected to the Collegiate National team. He joined a list of 22 collegiate players from around the country - and one of only three players selected from a mid-major team. He enjoyed a whirlwind that began in North Carolina in late June and took the team to Cuba for a five-game series against the Cuban National Team. He wrapped up his participation with the CNT at Haarlem, The Netherlands for the 26th Hararlem Baseball Week, an international baseball competition held at Pim Mulier Stadium, July 13-22. The CNT finished third in the tournament, dropping a heartbreaking contest to Cuba in the semifinals before defeating The Netherlands in the bronze-medal game. Hankins batted .214 during the entire tour, but posted a .300 batting average in five games as the team's starting second baseman. 
Relive the Moment: Hankins selected to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
Top 10 Austin Peay Athletics Stories from 2011-12:
  1. Tuesday, July 31
  2. Monday, July 30
  3. Friday, July 27
  4. Thursday, July 26
  5. Jordan Hankins selected to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team
  6. Anthony Bradley wins OVC Men's Golf individual title
  7. Jon Clinard wins Steve Hamilton Award, two teams win sportsmanship honors
  8. Govs baseball team wins 2nd consecutive OVC regular-season title
  9. Govs football downs eventual OVC co-champion Eastern Kentucky 
  10. Whitney Hanley scores 38 in Lady Govs OVC tourney win against Morehead State
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