Three Lions Earn SAC Baseball Yearly Honors

ROCK HILL, S.C. - The South Atlantic Conference announced its yearly baseball awards with three Lions earning league honors. Juniors Evan Rogers and Rayshelon Carolina earned All-SAC second team honors, with Rogers, Carolina and senior Tommy Scala earning SAC Gold Glove team recognition.

Rogers received second team honors for the second consecutive season after he hit .359 with 55 hits, 12 doubles, a team-high four triples, one home run and 18 RBI. The SAC Gold Glove team selection at shortstop, Rogers posted a .962 fielding percentage.

Carolina appears on the All-SAC team in his first season with the Lions after batting a team-leading .407 in 140 at-bats. He led the team in hits (57), doubles (23) and walks (33). Carolina earned AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week honors after batting .700 with seven hits, four doubles and three RBI as the Lions went 3-0 in conference games last week. He was named the to the SAC Gold Glove team at left field as Carolina posted a .986 fielding percentage with six outfield assists.

Scala earned Gold Glove honors for the second straight year with a .989 fielding percentage and three assists. Scala led the Mars Hill outfield with 90 putouts.

Catawba's Will Albertson was named SAC Player of the Year, with teammate Craig Brooks claiming Pitcher of the Year honors. The league's Coach of the Year honors went to Newberry's Russell Triplett.

All-SAC First Team

C- Will Albertson, Catawba

1B – Albert Baur, Newberry

2B – Shane Billings, Wingate

SS – Ryan Perkins, Lenoir-Rhyne

3B – Nick Morabito, Lincoln Memorial

OF – Thomas Spitz, Wingate

OF – Blake Houston, Catawba

OF – Brandan Sheridan, Newberry

DH – T.J. Wharton, Catawba

RP – Devan Watts, Tusculum

P – Craig Brooks, Catawba

P – Placido Torres, Tusculum

P – Wesley Camp, Newberry 

All-SAC Second Team

C- Kyle Floyd, Lincoln Memorial

1B – Steven Cooper, Anderson

2B – Brantley Rumford, Lenoir-Rhyne

SS – Evan Rogers, Mars Hill

3B – Matthew De la rosa, Lenoir-Rhyne

OF – JoJo Bradley, Newberry

OF – Rayshelon Carolina, Mars Hill

OF – Bo Ausmus, Carson-Newman

DH – Bradley Brown, Wingate

RP – Daniel Nations, Newberry

P – Shafer Shepard, Catawba

P –Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman

P- Jamie Miller, Carson-Newman 

Honorable Mentions

C- L.J. Newman, Anderson

1B – Evan Jurjevic, Carson-Newman

2B – Jeovanny Tolentino, Tusculum

SS – Chris Waylock, Tusculum

3B – Jab Bass, Newberry

OF – Andrew Bowerman, Tusculum

OF – Colby Barnette, Wingate

OF – Sammy Song, Coker

DH – Nolan Schrenker, Newberry

RP – Ryan McClintock, Catawba

P – Cole Cromer, Newberry

P – Hunter Donaldson, Brevard College

P – Jonathan Rosenberger, Newberry 

Gold Glove

C – Will Albertson, Catawba

P – Craig Brooks, Catawba

1B – Albert Baur, Newberry

2B – Kyle Bailey, Anderson

3B – Jacob Bass, Newberry

SS - Evan Rogers, Mars Hill

LF – Rayshelon Carolina, Mars Hill

CF – Tommy Scala, Mars Hill

RF – Alex Kirby, Newberry 

Player of the Year

Will Albertson, Catawba

Pitcher of the Year

Craig Brooks, Catawba 

Freshman of the Year

Bradley Brown, Wingate

Coach of the Year

Russell Triplett, Newberry