Three SAC Baseball Players Named to Academic All-District Team
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Three baseball players from the South Atlantic Conference have been named to the 2007 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV College Division Baseball Team announced College officials Thursday.
Tusculum College's Kevin Hammons and Dustin Morrow and
Carson-Newman's Brandon Burchfield were honored for their academic
and athletic achievements.
Hammons, a senior left-handed pitcher from Jonesborough, Tenn., was
named to the Academic All-District First Team, while Morrow, a
junior first baseman from Lexington, Ky., was tabbed to the Second
Team.
Kevin Hammons |
Brandon Burchfield |
Dustin Morrow |
Burchfield has been named a first team CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine
Academic All-District honoree in consecutive seasons.
Being named to the First Team, Hammons and Burchfield now advance
to the Academic All-America® ballot, which will be announced at
the end of this month.
Hammons has posted a 3.55 cumulative grade point average while
majoring in Physical Education. The David Crockett High School
graduate was named the 2007 South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of
the Year. Hammons earned All-Conference First Team recognition
while posting an impressive 9-1 record, including 6-0 in conference
outings. His 2.27 earned run average is best in the league and
41st in NCAA Division II.
Morrow has posted a 3.91 GPA while majoring in Secondary Math
Education at Tusculum. Morrow, a 2007 All-SAC Second Team
selection, is hitting .322 with eight doubles, a triple and two
home runs to go along with 25 runs batted in. The Dunbar High
School graduate accounted for the longest hitting streak this
season as he hit safely in 21 consecutive games, sparking
Tusculum's incredible 23-game winning streak.
Tusculum (48-12) is ranked No. 12 in NCAA Division II and is
awaiting word of a possible at-large berth to next week's NCAA
Tournament. The announcement of the 48-team field will be
announced by the NCAA this Sunday. The Pioneers recorded its
seventh consecutive winning season and third straight 40-win
campaign. TC has also won three South Atlantic Conference
Championships in a row and will be looking to make its third NCAA
postseason appearance in the last five years.
Burchfield, a senior from Maryville, has earned a perfect 4.0 grade point average as a business administration major. He is a member of Alpha Chi honors society and was named the South Atlantic Conference's Scholar Athlete in baseball for 2007. He batted .295 this season and helped the Eagles claim the 2007 South Atlantic Conference Tournament championship.
Burchfield and his Eagle teammates will begin play in the NCAA
South Regional tournament on May 17. The team will learn their
destination and their first round opponent on Sunday, May 13.
Members of the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Team are
selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America,
which include all colleges and universities from Tennessee,
Kentucky, Alabama, Ohio and Michigan which comprise District
IV.
District III
College Division
FIRST TEAM
Pitcher Ben Pearson NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Sr.
Culpeper, Va. 3.74 Computer Information Systems
Pitcher Nick Carris NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Jr. Orlando, Fla.
3.82 Biology
Catcher Chris Rosenbaum TAMPA, UNIVERSITY OF Gr. Castleton, N.Y.
3.90, 3.78 (grad) MBA, Finance (undergrad degree earned)
Infield Daniel Ziccardy SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY Sr. Harrisonburg, Va.
4.00 Political Science/Spanish
Infield David Miller WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Sr. Oak Hill,
Va. 3.80 business administration
Infield Bennett Mayfield AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY Sr. Cumming, Ga.
3.67 Marketing
Infield David Cooper MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE Jr. Edmonton, Alberta 3.32
Biology
Infield Brandon Custer EMORY UNIVERSITY Sr. Overland Park, Kan.
3.43 Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology
Outfield Bryan Shaughnessy GEORGIA COLLEGE & STATE UNIVERSITY
Sr. Florissant, Mo. 3.52 Management
Outfield Sean VanGuilder SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY Sr. Tallahassee, Fla.
3.48 MBA
Outfield James Madden WASHINGTON & LEE UNIVERSITY Jr. Dallas,
Texas 3.78 Spanish & History
Designated Hitter Josh Carter MOUNT OLIVE COLLEGE Sr. Goldsboro,
N.C. 3.70 Exercise Science
District IV
College Division
FIRST TEAM
Pitcher Ryan Decker MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY Sr. Dover, Pa.
3.98 History & Criminal Justice
Pitcher Kevin Hammons TUSCULUM COLLEGE Sr. Jonesborough,
Tenn. 3.61 Physical Education
Catcher Nick McIntosh OLIVET COLLEGE Sr. Petoskey, Mich.
3.74 Psychology/Criminal Justice
Infield Casey Jirsa ASHLAND UNIVERSITY Sr. Tallmadge, OH 3.87
Accounting
Infield Sheldon Steiner WOOSTER, THE COLLEGE OF Sr. Dalton, Ohio
3.86 Biology
Infield Brandon Mauck OTTERBEIN COLLEGE Jr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio 3.99
Accounting
Infield Kyle Sherman OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY Sr. Plain City, Ohio
3.62 History
Infield Eric Moore CENTRE COLLEGE Sr. Bowling Green, Ky. 3.39
History
Outfield Brandon Burchfield CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE Sr.
Maryville, Tennessee 4.0 Business Administration
Outfield Andrew Shaver LEE UNIVERSITY Sr. Harrison, TN
3.75 Business Administration
Outfield Richard Hurd RHODES COLLEGE Jr. Marietta, GA 3.86
Spanish
Designated Hitter Zack Helm MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY Sr.
Centerville, Ohio 3.93 Communication Studies
SECOND TEAM
Pitcher James Clear DENISON UNIVERSITY Jr. Hamilton, Ohio
3.76 Biomechanics
Pitcher Jason Decker MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY So. Dover,
Pa. 4.00 Criminal Justice & Intercultural Studies
Catcher Chris Martin OTTERBEIN COLLEGE Sr. Worthington, Ohio 3.24
Sports Management
Infield Mark Foster CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY Jr. Cordova,
Tenn. 3.60 Mechanical Engineering
Infield Dustin Morrow TUSCULUM COLLEGE Jr. Lexington, Ky.
3.91 Secondary Math Education
Infield Dan Skirka GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY Sr.
Union City, Mich. 3.83 Social Studies
Outfield Justin Held DENISON UNIVERSITY So. Hudson, Ohio 3.88
Economics
Outfield Cody Kidd BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE So. Wellington, Ohio
3.72 Biology/ Pre-Med
Outfield Matt Van Beek HOPE COLLEGE Sr. Hudsonville MI 3.74
Biology
Outfield Mike Morosi KALAMAZOO COLLEGE Sr. Essexville, Mich. 3.91
Economics
Designated Hitter Jeffrey Williams CENTRE COLLEGE So. Knoxville,
Tenn. 3.53 Pre-med student majoring in Philosophy