Thursday, May 8, 2003
DAVIS
AND WARREN NAMED TO 2003 VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
BASEBALL TEAM
CLINTON,
S.C. – Senior shortstop Davis
Rice (Clinton, SC) was selected to the
first team Verizon Academic All-District Team III along with
senior first baseman Matt
Warren (Lexington, SC) who was selected to the
second team.
The Blue
Hose seniors led PC to its first outright South Atlantic
Conference Tournament Championship while finishing 27-24
overall and 12-8 in the SAC regular season.
PC is now ranked third in the South Region and awaits
announcement of the 2003 NCAA Division II Tournament field.
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Rice,
a 6-2, 176-lb senior infielder is a Physics major who
minors in Mathematics with a 3.69 GPA.
Last year he was selected to the Verizon
Academic All-District second team and is an eight-time
member of the school’s Dean’s List and SAC
Academic Honor Roll.
Rice has a .326 batting average and is second
on the team in hits (61) and doubles (9).
He has been a mainstay in the Blue Hose infield
playing both shortstop and second base throughout the
year. Rice
has also been a weekend pitcher and reliever with a
3-3 record, 4.79 ERA, and is second on the team with
46 strikeouts. |
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Warren, a 6-2, 222-lb senior first baseman is a Special Education major with a 3.40 GPA. Last year he was also selected to the Verizon Academic All-District second team. After transferring from the University of South Carolina he has been a member of the school’s Dean’s List and SAC Academic Honor Roll for five semesters. On the field Warren led the team with 50 RBI, and was second on the team with 10 homeruns, and 92 total bases. He also has a .990 fielding percentage from his first base position which ranks second on the team. |
Rice will
now go on to the national ballot for Verizon Academic
All-American which will be announced May 29.
2003
Verizon Academic All-District III
College Division Baseball Team
First Team
Name
|
School |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
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Pitchers |
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Peter
Dean |
Washington
and Lee |
Jr. |
Vienna,
VA |
3.61 |
Pre-Medicine |
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Evan
Weinstein |
Longwood
|
Jr. |
Toronto,
Canada |
4.00 |
Business
Administration |
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Catchers |
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Jeremy
Knicely |
Longwood
|
Sr. |
Elkton,
VA |
3.53 |
Business
Administration |
|
Infielders |
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Adam
Brandenburg |
Armstrong
Atlantic State |
Sr. |
Lacey,
WA |
3.50 |
Health
& Physical Education |
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Tommy
Forrester |
Emory
& Henry |
Jr. |
Bluff
City, TN |
3.83 |
Mathematics |
Davis
Rice
|
Presbyterian |
Sr. |
Clinton,
SC |
3.69 |
Physics |
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David
Yount |
Wingate |
Jr. |
Forest
City, NC |
3.54 |
Sports
Management |
|
Outfielders |
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Jason
Cloar |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Ormond
Beach, FL |
3.59 |
Political
Science |
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Ashley
Farr |
USC-Aiken |
Jr. |
West
Columbia, SC |
3.49 |
Communications |
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Kyle
Foster |
Emory |
Sr. |
Huntington,
W.VA |
3.82 |
Chemistry
& Computer Science |
|
Designated
Hitter |
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John
Kasiski
|
Virginia
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Chesapeake,
VA |
3.59 |
Political
Science |
Second Team
Name
|
School |
Class |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
|
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Pitchers |
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Ryan
Cahalan |
Florida
Southern |
So. |
Lakeland,
FL |
4.00 |
Business
& Mathematics |
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Reed
Harvey |
Emory |
Sr. |
Pacific
Palisades, CA |
3.81 |
Neuroscience
& Behavioral Biology |
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Catchers |
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Andrew
Ginther |
Columbus
State |
Sr. |
Carrollton,
GA |
3.37 |
Communications |
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Infielders |
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Matt
Mercurio |
Florida
Southern |
So. |
Avon
Park, FL |
3.23 |
Sports
Management |
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Jared
Taylor |
Anderson |
Jr. |
Jonesville,
SC |
3.49 |
Business
Management |
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Matt
Warren
|
Presbyterian |
Sr. |
Lexington,
SC |
3.40 |
Special
Education |
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Adrian
Watkins |
Longwood |
Sr. |
Woodbridge,
VA |
3.46 |
Business
Administration |
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Outfielders |
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Todd
Daniels |
Embry-Riddle |
Sr. |
Fountain
Valley, CA |
3.30 |
Aeronautical
Science |
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Brandon
Elliott |
Virginia
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Virginia
Beach, VA |
3.40 |
Communications |
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Jeremy
Morrison |
Greensboro |
Jr. |
Lancaster,
PA |
3.83 |
English
& Communications Studies |
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Mike
Stepp |
Saint
Leo |
Jr. |
Zephyrhills |
3.42 |
History |
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Designated
Hitter |
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Hank
Hornsby
|
Emory |
Sr. |
Maitland,
FL |
3.43 |
Economics |
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