Three Lions Earn SAC Baseball Yearly Honors
Evan Rogers and Rayshelon Carolina named All-SAC second team; Rogers, Carolina & Tommy Scala claim SAC Gold Glove recognition
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
