LOS ANGELES -- USC sophomore shortstop Grant Green (Anaheim Hills, Calif./Canyon HS) has been named third team All-American by Baseball America. Green batted .390 (80-for-205) this season for the Trojans with nine home runs, 46 RBI and 10 stolen bases.

Green is USC's first All-American since 2005 when Jeff Clement and Ian Kennedy earned first team honors. USC now has a total of 176 All-American selections in its history.

This season, Green led the team in batting average and home runs while setting the school career record for triples. On May 4 against Washington, he set the record with his 14th career triple and has a total of 15 triples in two seasons.

He had a career-high 19-game hitting streak this season (April 1-May 2) where he batted .481 (38-for-79) with 23 runs scored, seven doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 23 RBI.

Last season, Green earned Rivals.com and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America honors.


Larry Set To Run In Men's 400m Finals At U.S. Olympic Trials

Lionel Larry will race in the men's 400m finals on Thursday (July 3) to highlight the action for the Trojans at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials held in Eugene, Ore., but he will not be alone as Brysun Stately in the women's pole vault and alums Leslie Coons in the women's hammer and Jesse Williams in the men's high jump will compete in qualifying action.

Larry advanced to Thursday's final by taking fourth in his 400m semifinals heat Monday with a time of 45.55. He advanced to the semifinals by winning his qualifying round heat with a time of 45.89.

Duane Solomon ran in the exciting men's 800m finals on Monday, but did not make the Olympic team as he finished sixth with a time of 1:45.78, with .31 seconds separating the third through sixth-place finishers. Solomon who likes to run in the lead repeatedly was boxed in throughout the race and could not break through down the stretch.

Also on Monday, former Trojan Adam Midles placed 14th in the men's hammer throw qualifying round with a throw of 221-1 (67.40m), but missed the cut by two to advance to the finals. Trojan alumnus Jeff Ryan, who had advanced to the men's pole vault finals Sunday, no-heighted in the final round.