The South Atlantic Conference Announces 2019 Baseball Championship MVP and All-Tournament Team

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Catawba's Hunter Shepherd was tabbed the 2019 South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship MVP as voted by the tournament participant head coaches, the Conference announced today. The panel also selected a 15 member All-Tournament Team.

Shepherd, a junior from Salisbury, N.C., did it all for Catawba, earning the SAC Championship MVP Award. At the plate, he led the tournament with 9 hits and tied for second with 10 total bases. He hit for a .600 average through the Indians' four games, as Catawba went undefeated in the tournament to take the title. Shepherd collected a double, walked twice, and batted three runners in. He finished with a slugging percentage of .667 and an on-base percentage of .647. On the mound, he earned a win through 5.1 innings and combined for a shutout. Shepherd allowed only three hits and one walk, while striking out five batters. He was perfect in the field with 27 put outs and five assists with zero errors.

Catawba led the way with seven players on the All-Tournament Team, followed by Newberry with four players. Newberry and Lincoln Memorial rounded out the team with two selections each. Below is a look at the 2019 SAC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team.

2019 SAC Baseball Championship All-Tournament Team

Hunter Shepherd, Catawba (MVP)

Riley Myers, Catawba

Bryan Ketchie, Catawba

Peyton Williams, Catawba

Sawyer Strickland, Catawba

Jackson Raper, Catawba

Cameron Morrison, Catawba

Quinton Driggers, Newberry

Josh Bookbinder, Newberry

Colin Allman, Newberry

Danton Hyman, Newberry

David Nash, Wingate

Ricky Clark, Wingate

Ethan Elliott, Lincoln Memorial

Matt Mullenbach, Lincoln Memorial

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