HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Lenoir-Rhyne University relief pitcher Landon Whitson is a first-team all-state baseball player, as selected by the North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA). The school announced by press release the selection of Whitson to the first team and second-team selections of outfielder Justin Dean and pitcher John Grigg. Two other players with local ties were picked for …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Smith third-team All-American; CVCC’s had one in 7 straight seasons
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – For the seventh year in a row, a Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) baseball player has earned All-American status. Sophomore pitcher Julian Smith, from Concord, has been named a third-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). He’s the first pitcher in CVCC baseball history to be chosen as an All-American. “It’s a great feeling …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Former East Lincoln ace makes Freshman All-America team
HobbsDailyReport.com TUSCON, Ariz. – Former East Lincoln High pitching ace Alec Burleson, now playing at East Carolina, was named to the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America Team on Wednesday. Burleson, a left-hander, was the unanimous American Athletic Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year selection, after appearing in 19 games (5-2, 3.33 ERA, 49 strikeouts, 16 walks in 54 innings). When not …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears’ Dean on All-Southeast Region second team
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENSBORO – Lenoir-Rhyne University outfielder Justin Dean is on another All-Region team, selected this week for an American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings team. Dean, a junior from Mauldin, S.C., was named second-team on the All-Southeast Region team, a week after being picked for a team selected by the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA). A first-team All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) …
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Trio of Trojans to play next season for Catawba Valley
HobbsDailyReport.com CATAWBA – Three Bandys High baseball players have announced they’ve signed to play baseball next season at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC). Outfielder-pitcher Max Beam, infielder-pitcher Laz Maxwell and infielder-pitcher Elijah Carr helped the Trojans go 20-5 last season. If all three continue to pitch in college, they’ll work directly with Red Hawks pitching coach Kris Harvey, a former …