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Davis
Rice
#10
SS/P
• R-R • 6-2 • 188 • Jr. • Clinton, SC
Best all-around returning player ... will start
at shortstop, and pitched well enough this fall to be a
starter on the weekends ... coming off a tremendous year
offensively and defensively and earned honors this
summer as an All-Star in the Southern Collegiate
Baseball League ... plays with “right” intensity and
competes as well as anybody on the team ... will bat in
#3 or #5 hole ... on the mound, throws three quality
pitches, commands the ball extremely well ... pitches
ahead and finishes off hitters ... should be one of the
best all-around players in the SAC this season ...
PC’s Rookie of the Year in 2000 ... had solid summer
of 2000 playing for Clark Griffith Collegiate League in
Washington, DC ... gained valuable experience pitching
as well ... named to SAC Academic Honor Roll in 2001 ...
S.C. State 3-A Player of the Year at Clinton High School
in 1999 ... son of Gerald and Pat Rice
...
majoring
in physics.
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Dusty
New
#26
C
• R-R • 6-0 • 175 • Jr. •
Abbeville, SC
Will split time at catcher this season ... soft
hands, quick feet, and quick release with solid blocking
skills ... earned respect of staff with his hustle and
everyday steadiness ... improved strength and added more pop
to his bat ... hard worker that gives everything he has
to the game ... will hit down in the lineup ...posted a
.982 fielding percentage last season ... saw action in
12 games in 2000 with three starts and posted a perfect
1.000% fielding percentage ... four-year letterwinner at
Abbeville High School ... son of Rusty and Sharon New
... majoring in business administration.
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Brian
Prahl
#20
P/1B
• L-R • 6-4 • 195 • Jr. • Peachtree City, GA
Battling for time at first base and as a regular
DH entering spring ... must
return to form of freshman year ... good left-handed
hitter with pop and power ... has improved defensively
at first base ... will come off the bench to open the
season ... will see more time on the mound ... could be
mid-week starter, long reliever, or closer with improved
control ... first freshman under Coach Kovash to earn
All-SAC honors ... four-year letterwinner at McIntosh
High School ... son of Jack and Toni Prahl
...
majoring
in business administration.
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