Courtesy of Newberry College Athletics
SALISBURY, N.C. – Junior outfielder Donovan Ford was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s first team all-southeast region announced this afternoon.
This is the second straight season that Ford has earned all-region honors as he received second team all-region honors last season.
Ford led the Wolves with a .421 batting average (tied Second in the SAC) and led the South Atlantic Conference with 35 stolen bases. Ford is currently the all-time leader with a career batting average of .396 and is number two all-time with 91 career stolen bases.
NCBWA All-Southeast Region Teams
First Team
C – Jack Enrico, Young Harris
1B – David Lewis, North Greenville
2B – Cam Harris, Wingate
3B – Kasten Harvey, Lincoln Memorial
SS – Ethan Wilder, Lander
OF – Carson Boles, Lincoln Memorial
OF – Kody O’Connor, UNC Pembroke
OF – Sean Barnett, Wingate
OF – Donovan Ford, Newberry
DH – Joey Rezek, UNC Pembroke
UT – Gabriel Wuerth, Georgia College
SP – Zach Murray, Young Harris
SP – Rijnaldo Euson, Georgia Southwestern
SP – Reece Fields, North Greenville
SP – Payne Stolsworth, Catawba
RP – Dylan Beck, Young Harris
RP – Nate Roof, North Greenville
Second Team
C – Kalvin Alexander, Georgia Southwestern
1B – Brett Adams, Wingate
2B – Josean Sánchez, Erskine
3B – Matthew Mebane, Georgia College
SS – Levi Perrell, Catawba
OF – Michael Dolberry II, UNC Pembroke
OF – Derek Wylie, Columbus State
OF – Brandon Bellflower, Georgia College
OF – Vito Patierno, Mount Olive
DH – Connor Droze, Lander
UT – Connor Tucker, Belmont Abbey
SP – Erik Johnson, Mount Olive
SP – John Luke Glanton, Georgia College
SP – Jonathan Jacobs, UNC Pembroke
SP – Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern
RP – Hunter Harritan, Carson-Newman
RP – Leo Giannoni, Columbus State
Player of the Year | Carson Boles, Lincoln Memorial
Pitcher of the Year | Zach Murray, Young Harris
Coach of the Year | Jim Gantt, Catawba
Breakdown By School:
UNC Pembroke | 4 Total: 2 First Team / 2 Second Team
Georgia College | 4 Total: 1 First Team / 3 Second Team
North Greenville | 3 Total: 3 First Team
Young Harris | 3 Total: 3 First Team
Wingate | 3 Total: 2 First Team / 1 Second Team
Georgia Southwestern: 3 Total: 1 First Team / 2 Second Team
Lincoln Memorial | 2 Total: 2 First Team
Catawba | 2 Total: 1 First Team / 1 Second Team
Lander | 2 Total: 1 First Team / 1 Second Team
Columbus State | 2 Total: 2 Second Team
Mount Olive | 2 Total: 2 Second Team
Newberry | 1 Total: 1 First Team
Belmont Abbey | 1 Total: 1 Second Team
Carson-Newman | 1 Total: 1 Second Team
Erskine | 1 Total: 1 Second Team
Breakdown by Conference:
Conference Carolinas | 14 Total: 8 First Team / 6 Second Team
Peach Belt | 11 Total: 3 First Team / 8 Second Team
South Atlantic | 9 Total: 6 First Team / 3 Second Team