Nobody sent this to us, so we decided to go get it on our own and get some of the local guys some pub on a job well done, this Spring in the Southern Conference baseball ranks…..Caleb Webster(Randleman High School/Southeast Guilford Middle School) made First Team All-Southern Conference at third base and he was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year….Cesar Trejo(Ragsdale HS), from UNCG, was named Second Team All-Conference, in the designated hitter’s role/spot and Andrew Robinson(Eastern Guilford HS/Shining Light Academy) was named to the Southern Conference, All-Freshman team…..Good work by our local young men and if we left anybody out, let us know…..Here is the full spread on the Southern Conference All-Conference Baseball Team, from the UNCG Spartans site…..
from www.uncgspartans.com:
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Caleb Webster (Randleman, N.C./Randleman) has been named the Southern Conference’s Freshman of the Year in 2017. Webster is a first team All Southern Conference selection and is joined on the first team by sophomore outfielder Andrew Moritz (Charlotte, N.C./Providence). Senior Ben Spitznagel (Cincinnati, Ohio/Wabash Valley CC) and Cesar Trejo (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale) earned All-SoCon second team honors.
Webster ended the season hitting .391, the highest of any freshman in the country by .017 points. The third baseman earned first team honors at his position. Earlier this season, Webster was the SoCon’s Player of the Month in March. He has played in 43 games, driven in 37 runs and leads UNCG with 13 doubles.
Centerfielder Moritz has played in a team-high 51 games this season as he earned first team honors. This is the second Southern Conference postseason honors for Moritz as he was named to the All-Freshman team in his rookie season. This year Moritz has hit at a league-best .403 average with 34 RBI and is fifth in the league with 54 runs scored. Moritz currently holds the school record with a .402 batting average. He currently leads the team with 15 stolen bases. A defensive standout, Moritz made ESPN’s Top 10 plays for a catch in early March.
Spitznagel earned his second Southern Conference second team award Monday morning. After being an All-SoCon performer at second base last season, the senior moved to the outfield where he earned the same accolade. Spitznagel finished seventh in the league with a .352 batting average serving as UNCG’s primary leadoff hitter. His .371 career average ranks third best in school history. Spitznagel has earned a .989 fielding percentage, committing just one error in 91 chances.
This is the second All-SoCon award for the sophomore designated hitter, Trejo. Trejo was a member of the All-Freshman team a year ago, as well as being named a D1baseball.com and Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American last season. This year, Trejo was the Spartans power bat, leading the team in home runs, RBI and slugging percentage. Trejo found his name in the middle of the Spartan lineup and has driven in multiple runs in 16 games, and six times has driven in three or more runs.
2017 SoCon Baseball Coaches All-Southern Conference Teams
Player of the Year – Ryan Hagan, Sr., SS, Mercer
Player of the Year – Bryson Bowman, R-Sr., OF, Western Carolina
Pitcher of the Year – JP Sears, Jr., LHP, The Citadel
Freshman of the Year – Caleb Webster, 3B, UNCG
Coach of the Year – Craig Gibson, Mercer
First team
SP JP Sears, The Citadel
SP Will Gaddis, Furman
RP Robert Broom, Mercer
C Hagen Owenby, ETSU
1B Brett Hash, Wofford
2B Danny Edgeworth, Mercer
2B Nobu Suzuki, Western Carolina
SS Ryan Hagan, Mercer
3B Caleb Webster, UNCG
OF Andrew Moritz, UNCG
OF Tyler Tharp, VMI
OF Bryson Bowman, Western Carolina
DH JT Thomas, Mercer
Second team
SP Josh Winder, VMI
SP Bryan Sammons, Western Carolina
RP Wyatt Burns, Samford
C Carson Waln, Wofford
1B Brandon Elmy, Furman
2B Troy Dixon, Samford
SS Brett Pope, Western Carolina
3B Jonathan Sabo, The Citadel
OF Carter Grote, Furman
OF Ben Spitznagel, UNCG
OF McClain Bradley, Wofford
DH Cesar Trejo, UNCG
All-freshman team
Will Abbott, The Citadel
Bryce Leasure, The Citadel
Cullen Smith, ETSU
Dillon Love, Furman
Alex Crotty, Mercer
Caleb Webster, UNCG
Branden Fryman, Samford
Taylor Garris, Samford
Anthony Mulrine, Samford
Ayrton Schafer, Samford
Andrew Robinson, Western Carolina
Matt Ellmyer, Wofford
Brett Rodriguez, Wofford
2017 SoCon Sports Media Association Baseball All-Conference Teams
Player of the Year – Bryson Bowman, R-Sr., OF, Western Carolina
Pitcher of the Year – JP Sears, Jr., LHP, The Citadel
Freshman of the Year – Caleb Webster, 3B, UNCG
Coach of the Year – Craig Gibson, Mercer
First team
SP JP Sears, The Citadel
SP Will Gaddis, Furman
RP Robert Broom, Mercer
C Hagen Owenby, ETSU
1B Brett Hash, Wofford
2B Nobu Suzuki, Western Carolina
SS Ryan Hagan, Mercer
3B Caleb Webster, UNCG
OF Andrew Moritz, UNCG
OF Tyler Tharp, VMI
OF Bryson Bowman, Western Carolina
DH JT Thomas, Mercer
Second team
SP Josh Winder, VMI
SP Bryan Sammons, Western Carolina
RP Wyatt Burns, Samford
C Carson Waln, Wofford
1B Brandon Elmy, Furman
2B Danny Edgeworth, Mercer
SS Brett Pope, Western Carolina
3B Taylor Garris, Samford
OF Carter Grote, Furman
OF Ben Spitznagel, UNCG
OF McClain Bradley, Wofford
DH Cody Miller, Wofford
UNCG returns to action this Wednesday as the Spartans take on the Samford Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. at Fluor Field in the opening round of the Southern Conference Tournament Presented by Holston Gases.