Honeycutt Selected to NCCSIA College Division First Team
Matt Honeycutt has been selected to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association College Division First Team Baseball Squad.
MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. - Mars Hill junior catcher Matt Honeycutt has been selected to the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) College Division First Team Baseball Squad.
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Honeycutt, a native of China Grove, North Carolina, recorded 69 hits including 15 home runs and 14 doubles while driving in 49 RBI. He batted .399, which was good for third in the South Atlantic Conference, with an on-base percentage of .493 and slugging percentage of .751 while playing in all 48 games of the 2018 season. He was second in total bases with 130 on the year.
Honeycutt was named the South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, NCBWA Regional and National Player of the Week in the first week of April. In six games, Honeycutt batted .667 with six home runs and 14 RBI. He posted a 1.571 slugging percentage and .724 on-base percentage.
His postseason accolades include SAC First Team All-Conference, NCBWA All-Southeast Region First Team and D2CCA All-Southeast Region First Team honors, American Baseball Coaches of America (ABCA)/Rawlings All-Southeast Region Second Team as well as an honorable mention All-American for the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA).
| First-Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| C | Matt Honeycutt | JR | Mars Hill Univ. | China Grove, N.C. |
| DH | Connor Grainger | RFR | UNC Pembroke | Tabor City, N.C. |
| IF | Trey Jacobs | RFR | UNC Pembroke | Hope Mills, N.C. |
| IF | Seth Hartings | RSO | UNC Pembroke | Sherrills Ford, N.C. |
| IF | Emilio Abreu | SR | Winston-Salem State Univ. | Elizabeth, N.J. |
| IF | Kirby Lambert | JR | Pfeiffer Univ. | Richfield, N.C. |
| OF | Luke Jackson | JR | UNC Pembroke | Kinston, N.C. |
| OF | Nate Estes | JR | Univ. of Mount Olive | Greenburgh, N.Y. |
| OF | Jordan Eckard | SR | Pfeiffer Univ. | Catfish, N.C. |
| RP | Zach Vennaro | SR | Univ. of Mount Olive | Utica, N.Y. |
| RP | Landon Whitson | SR | Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. | Marion, N.C. |
| SP | German Reyes | SR | Univ. of Mount Olive | Miami, Fla. |
| SP | Anthony Burke % | SR | UNC Pembroke | Fredericksburg, Va. |
| Second-Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| C | Alex Kachler | SO | Methodist Univ. | Lithia, Fla. |
| DH | Trevor Denton $ | SR | Guilford Coll. | Mechanicsville, Va. |
| IF | Ethan Baucom % | FR | UNC Pembroke | Kannapolis, N.C. |
| IF | Derek Perry | SR | Pfeiffer Univ. | Belmont, N.C. |
| IF | McCann Mellett | SO | Wingate Univ. | Charlotte, N.C. |
| IF | Josh Shepherd | RJR | Guilford Coll. | Mechanicsville, Va. |
| OF | Harry Markotay | SR | Chowan Univ. | Hillsboro, Mo. |
| OF | Randy Norris $^ | JR | Winston-Salem State Univ. | High Point, N.C. |
| OF | Justin Dean | JR | Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. | Mauldin, S.C. |
| RP | Alex Rodriguez | SO | Wingate Univ. | Kannapolis, N.C. |
| RP | Gunner Deal | RJR | UNC Pembroke | Raleigh, N.C. |
| SP | John Grigg | SO | Lenoir-Rhyne Univ. | Lawndale, N.C. |
| SP | Austin Turgeon | JR | Wingate Univ. | Athens, Ga. |
% - First-Team All-State in 2017
$ - Second-Team All-State in 2017
^ - Second-Team All-State in 2016