Friday,
May 10, 2002
PC’S
GRITTER, RICE, & WARREN NAMED TO 2002 VERIZON ACADEMIC
ALL-DISTRICT TEAM
CLINTON,
S.C. — Presbyterian College baseball players James Gritter, Davis
Rice, and Matt
Warren have been named to the 2002 Verizon Academic
All-District III College Division Baseball Second Team
announced today.
The Blue Hose placed three
players on the second team, the most by one school this year.
The first and second teams are made up of 11 positions each.
Student-athletes selected for Academic All-District honors
must be a starter or important reserve with legitimate
athletic credentials. He must possess at least a 3.20
cumulative grade point average (on a 4.00 scale). He must have
reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and must have
completed at least one full academic year at his institution.
Gritter, a 6-3, 200-pound
senior outfielder from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., hit a career-best
.247 with four doubles, 12 RBI, and a .938 fielding
percentage. In the classroom, he has a perfect 4.00 GPA while
double majoring in Physics and Mathematics.
Rice, a 6-2, 188-pound
junior shortstop from Clinton, S.C., hit .323 with three
homeruns, 26 RBI, 10 doubles this past season. He missed 21
games due to a knee injury, but still finished second on the
team with 114 assists. In the classroom, he has a 3.75 GPA
while majoring in Physics.
Warren, a 6-2, 225-pound
redshirt junior first baseman from Lexington, S.C., hit .403
with a .632 slugging percentage to go along with eight
homeruns, and 51 RBI. In addition, he led the team with a 448
putouts and a .985 fielding percentage en route to second team
All-South Atlantic Conference and SAC All-Tournament honors.
In the classroom, he has a 3.32 GPA while majoring in Special
Education.
The Blue Hose finished the
season with a 27-30 overall record, 12-9 mark in the South
Atlantic Conference Regular Season, good for second place.