Brooks & Albertson Named Region Players of the Year
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The South Atlantic Conference swept the NCBWA, ABCA & Daktronics Southeast Region individual honors as Catawba's Will Albertson was tabbed the Player of the Year and teammate Craig Brooks earned the Pitcher of the Year honor. All told, the South Atlantic Conference had numerous players named to All-Region teams. Below is a look at the 2015 NCBWA & Daktronics All-Southeast Region squads.
NCBWA, ABCA & Daktronics Players of the Year
Player of the Year: Will Albertson, Catawba
Pitcher of the Year: Craig Brooks, Catawba
NCBWA FIRST TEAM
Starting Pitcher: Craig Brooks, Catawba
Catcher: Will Albertson, Catawba
First Base: Albert Baur, Newberry
Second Base: Shane Billings, Wingate
Outfield: Thomas Spitz, Wingate
Starting Pitcher: Placido Torres, Tusculum
Starting Pitcher: Wesley Camp, Newberry
Outfield: Blake Houston, Catawba
Starting Pitcher: Danny Brown, Flagler; Matt Kelley, Francis Marion; Vince Apicella, Carson-Newman; Luke Crumley, Erskine; Derek Justice, Mount Olive; Jacob Beauchamp, North Georgia; Andy Sullivan, UNC Pembroke; Shafer Shepard, Catawba. Relief Pitcher: Devan Watts, Tusculum. Catcher: Sam Tidaback, North Georgia; Chad Whitehead, UNC Pembroke. First Base: Steven Knudson, Montevallo; Zach Smith, Erskine. Second Base: Dylan Cook, Georgia College; Zak Orrison, Mount Olive. Third Base: Nick Nunziato, Belmont Abbey; Nick Morabito, Lincoln Memorial. Shortstop: Ryan Perkins, Lenoir-Rhyne; Jose Sola, King. Outfield: Izzy Perez, Pfeiffer; Matthew Haskins, Montevallo; Rayshelon Carolina, Mars Hill; Drew Cole, UNC Pembroke; Brandan Sheridan, Newberry; J.D. Crowe, Francis Marion; Ben Schmucker, UNC Pembroke; Kilgore Gailmard, Mount Olive; Nick Kranick, Flagler; Logan Galliher, Erskine. Designated Hitter: T.J. Wharton, Catawba; Bradley Brown, Wingate. Utility: Rob Shipman, Mount Olive.
2015 DAKTRONICS FIRST TEAM
First Base: Albert Baur, Newberry
Second Base: Shane Billings, Wingate
Catcher: Will Albertson, Catawba
Outfield: Thomas Spitz, Wingate
Utility/Pitcher: Hunter Donaldson, Brevard
Starting Pitcher: Craig Brooks, Catawba
Starting Pitcher: Wesley Camp, Newberry
2015 DAKTRONICS SECOND TEAM
Outfield: Blake Houston, Catawba
Designated Hitter : T.J. Wharton, Catawba
Starting Pitcher: Placido Torres, Tusculum
2015 ABCA/RAWLINGS ALL-SOUTHEAST REGION TEAMS
First Team
1B Albert Baur, Newberry
2B Shane Billings, Wingate
C Will Albertson, Catawba
OF Thomas Spitz, Wingate
OF Blake Houston, Catawba
P Craig Brooks, Catawba
P Placido Torres, Tusculum
Second Team
DH TJ Wharton, Catawba
P Wesley Camp, Newberry
P Vince Apicella, Carson Newman