The seventh annual preseason Division I All-America baseball team is chosen by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association of America. This year, Suwannee’s own Tyler Chambliss was named to the Second Team All-America.

Chambliss was named to the second team as a relief pitcher. Chambliss was Florida State’s closer last year, piling up some unbelievable stats and almost breaking the school record for most saves in one season. Not only has Chambliss been named to the second team All-America, but he is on the Brooks Wallace Watch List.

Chambliss and Shane Robinson are among the 120 student-athletes named to the 2006 edition of the watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award.

This is the first year Chambliss has been on the list for the National Player of the Year. The Wallace Watch List will be trimmed to 12 semi-finalists by late May.

Chambliss is a junior this year. He went 7-3 last year with a 2.06 ERA, 75 strikeouts and 15 saves.

Last year Chambliss was named an NCBWA third team All-American. In 2005, the sophomore was a member of the watch lists for the Roger Clemens and NCBWA Stopper of the Year Awards and was an All-ACC second team selection. He led the conference and was fourth in the nation with 15 saves. He finished the year just three saves shy of the single season record at FSU. Chambliss appeared in more than 40% of FSU’s 53 wins last season and his 39 appearances were the sixth-most in the nation. This year, Chambliss will start for the Seminoles.