Tuesday, May 20, 2003
BARKLEY
AND WHITE NAMED TO 2003 NCAA DIVISION II ABCA/RAWLINGS
ALL-SOUTH REGION FIRST TEAM
CLINTON, S.C. – The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced today its All-South Region team with Presbyterian College senior starting pitcher Richard Barkley (Sumter, SC) and junior center fielder Kevin White (Spartanburg, SC) selected to the first team.
The Blue Hose finished the season 27-28 overall and 12-8 in the South Atlantic Conference good for third overall. PC swept the SAC Baseball Tournament and won their first outright SAC Tournament Championship this season. The Blue Hose finished the season ranked third in the South Region and participated in the NCAA Division II South Region Tournament in Lakeland, FL where they advanced to the semifinals of the elimination bracket.
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Barkley, a 6-1, 175-lb starting pitcher, finishes his four-year career as one of the best pitchers in modern Blue Hose baseball history. The preseason ABCA All-American and All-SAC selection led the PC staff with a 10-3 record, 2.41 ERA, 99 strikeouts, 108.1 innings pitched, eight complete games, and two shutouts. This year he also set the single season mark for most wins, most strikeouts, and tied the record for most innings pitched in a season. Barkley finishes his career tied for third in most wins (23), second in complete games (15), second in innings pitched (302.1), tied for first in shutouts (5), and first in strikeouts (259) and ERA (3.29). |
| White, a 6-2, 180-lb center fielder, once again led the Blue Hose offense this season. The preseason ABCA All-American and All-SAC selection led PC hitters with a .397 batting average, 85 hits, 144 total bases, 56 runs, 50 RBI, and 13 homeruns. White now holds the career record for homeruns (36), batting average (.379), and slugging percentage (.615) in Blue Hose history as well as ranking fifth in runs (155), fourth in hits (243), second in total bases (408), and third in RBI (163). |  |
Both players now go on to the national ballot for the All-American team that will be announced later this month.
2003 NCAA ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region Team Baseball Division II
First
Team
| 1B | Ricky Luttrell | Carson-Newman |
| 2B |
Beau McMillan |
Lynn |
| SS |
Gene Reynolds |
Tampa |
| 3B | Guy O'Connell | Tusculum |
| UT |
Billy Zbacnik |
Lynn |
| C | John Spencer | Wingate |
| DH | Sherman Greer | Wingate |
| OF |
George Branch |
Lynn |
| OF | Kevin White | Presbyterian |
| OF | Jason Cloar | Rollins |
| OF | Josh Beauregard | Eckerd |
| P | Ryan Thompson | Florida Southern |
| P |
Kyle Ruwe |
Nova Southeastern |
| P | Richard Barkley | Presbyterian |
| P | Eric Beattie | Tampa |
| RP | Mathew Van Fleet | Florida Tech |
Second
Team
| 1B |
Matt Baker |
Catawba |
| 2B | Mike Calano | Tusculum |
| SS | Robbie Bouman | Tusculum |
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3B |
Bill Zoffinger | Barry |
| UT | Jeff Lucas | Florida Southern |
| C | Toby Rice | Rollins |
| DH | Matt Armstrong | Tampa |
| OF |
Geoff Strickland |
Florida Southern |
| OF | Nathan Gravely | Carson-Newman |
| OF | Dustin Lewis | Albany State |
| OF | Mike Stepp | St. Leo |
| P | Stephen Edsal | Rollins |
| P | Zach Snyder | Catawba |
| P | Travis Osborn | Lynn |
| P | Ryan West | Carson-Newman |
| RP |
John Schulz |
Lynn |
Player
of the Year: Guy O'Connell (Tusculum)
Pitcher
of the Year: Kyle Ruwe (Nova Southeastern)
Coach
of the Year: Joe Urso (Tampa)