Catawba’s Ahearn, Wingate’s Childs Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Baseball Team

Catawba’s Ahearn, Wingate’s Childs Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Baseball Team
May 8, 2009

Catawba senior shortstop Chris Ahearn and Wingate University sophomore designated hitter Kevin Childs have been named to the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III baseball team (college division), selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America).

Ahearn (Charlotte, NC/Providence HS) was named to the first team and is elgible for the national All-American ballot. Ahearn has a 3.97 GPA while majoring in Sports Management.

Ahearn, who is a Dean's List and Presidential Honor Roll student at Catawba, has also twice been named first team All-South Atlantic Conference. He is currently hitting .354 with five homers and 37 RBI.

Childs (Anderson, S.C. / T.L. Hanna High School) earns ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III honors for the first time in his career.

Chris Ahearn
Kevin Childs


Childs is a triple threat for the Bulldogs, as he serves as a DH, pitcher and first baseman. This season, he hit .278 with four home runs and 27 RBI. Childs posted eight multiple hit games and seven multiple RBI games. He had a Bulldog season-high 16 putouts in a 5-2 victory over Newberry College on April 3.

Childs had one save in 11 pitching appearances this year. He posted a 2.55 ERA in 24 2/3 innings of work. Childs notched 17 strikeouts against only seven walks. In 2009, opponents hit .172 against him.

In the classroom, Childs possesses a 3.42 GPA. He is a sport management major at Wingate. Childs is one of only two South Atlantic Conference student-athletes to make the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III baseball teams (college division). Catawba College senior shortstop Chris Ahearn (Charlotte, N.C.) was voted to the first team.

Childs has been a member of the Phi Epsilon Kappa sport sciences fraternity for two years. In his hometown, he has served as a YMCA summer camp counselor. Childs has coached a twelve-and-under youth baseball team in Anderson for one-and-a-half years. Also, he has coached a 10-and-under youth basketball team for four Christmas vacations.

The District III College Division consists of all-non NCAA Division I colleges and universities in Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina and Virginia. To be nominated, a student-athlete must be at least a sophomore with a 3.30 cumulative grade point average. In addition, the student-athlete must be a starter or a significant reserve on his team.

The members of the College Sports Information Directors of America selected Childs for this prestigious honor. Twenty-three student-athletes were named to either the first or second ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III baseball teams. The 14 first team honorees will advance to the national ballot.

2009 ESPN The Magazine All-District III Academic Team

College Division
FIRST TEAM
P - Andrew Cox, Mary Washington (Sr. Orlando, FL, 3.57, Biology)
P - Josh Bowman, Tampa (So. St. Petersburg, FL, 3.46, Business Mgmt)
C - Scott Lambert, Shenandoah (Sr. Chantilly, VA, 3.45, Kinesiology)
INF - Chris Ahearn, CATAWBA (Sr. Charlotte, NC, 3.97, Sports Mgmt)
INF - Jon Koenigsfeld, Valdosta State (Jr. New Port Richey, FL, 4.00, Education)
INF - Drew Elkins, Bridgewater (Jr. Lynchburg, VA, 3.90, Athletic Training)
INF - Kenny Cail, Armstrong Atlantic (Sr. Savannah, GA, 3.53, Biology)
INF - Andrew Cohn, Emory (So. Marietta, GA, 3.84, Economics)
OF - Jake Broome, Shorter (Jr. Rome, GA, 3.88, Accounting/CPA)
OF - Gabe MacDougall, Lynn (Sr. Oak Run, CA, 3.65, Psychology)
OF - Jesse Lancaster, Mount Olive (Jr. Goldsboro, NC, 3.61, Phys Ed/Sports Mgmt)
OF - Will Cherry, Florida Southern (Sr. Lakeland, FL, 3.44, Criminology)
OF - Terrence McKelvey, Washington & Lee (Sr. East Islip, NY, 3.60, European History)
DH - Josh Heath, Armstrong Atlantic (So. Locust Grove, GA, 4.0, Biology)

SECOND TEAM
P - Matt Ryckman, Emory (So. Tampa, FL, 3.78, Business)
P - Chris Caputo, Roanoke (Jr. Dunwoody, GA, 3.88, Business/Finance)
C - John Sherrer, USC Aiken (Sr. LaGrange, GA, 3.58, Business Administration)
INF - Zollie Woodlief, NC Wesleyan (Sr. Wake Forest, NC, 3.58, Business Administration)
INF - Jonathan DeHoux, Apprentice School (Jr. Mathews, VA, 3.41, Maintenance Electrician)
INF - Airlon Vinson, Mount Olive (Jr. Goldsboro, NC, 3.71, Business/HR Mgmt)
OF - Alex Starbuck, Guilford (Jr. Kernersville, NC, 3.68, Psychology)
OF - Jesse More, Rollins (Sr. Maitland, FL, 3.46, Politics)
DH - Kevin Childs, Wingate (So. Anderson, SC, 3.42, Sport Management)