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CHICAGO -- UIC baseball player Jeff Boehm has been named to the Louisville Slugger All-American Third-Team as chosen by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper on Thursday morning (May 28). Boehm served as one of the nation's top power hitters for 2015 and led the Flames to their 11th Horizon League Regular Season Championship in the last 16 years.

"I am very happy for Jeff," said head coach Mike Dee. "He has worked extremely hard since the day he arrived on campus and his success reflects that work ethic."

Boehm becomes UIC's first player to earn All-American honors since 2007 when pitchers David Cales and Zach Peterson garnered first-team and honorable-mention laurels, respectively, from Ping! Boehm stands as UIC's first position player to collect national plaudits since 2003 when slugger Chuck Peters was given honorable mention status by CollegeBaseballInsider.com.

Boehm was one of three players in the country to combine for 14 home runs and 67 RBI this season, while his .687 slugging percentage ranks eighth in the nation.

His 67 RBI broke UIC's single-season record and his 14 dingers are the third most by any Flames' player in a single year. Despite competing just two years for UIC, Boehm's 21 career homers ranks tied-for-eighth on the all-time leaderboard.

Boehm is a two-time Horizon League First-Team honoree and was voted as the conference Player of the Year this season after winning the league's Triple Crown award (.374 BA, 67 RBI, 14 HR). The Lansing, Ill. native also paced the conference in slugging (.687) and on-base percentage (.477).

The senior guided UIC to a 22-8 Horizon League record, which tied a program record for most conference victories. The Flames won nine of their ten league series', including a six-game sweep to end the regular season.