Ford tabbed with NCBWA All-Region Honors

SALISBURY, N.C. – Junior outfielder Donovan Ford was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s first team all-southeast region announced this afternoon.

This is the second straight season that Ford has earned all-region honors as he received second team all-region honors last season.

Ford led the Wolves with a .421 batting average (tied Second in the SAC) and led the South Atlantic Conference with 35 stolen bases. Ford is currently the all-time leader with a career batting average of .396 and is number two all-time with 91 career stolen bases.

NCBWA All-Southeast Region Teams

First Team

C – Jack Enrico, Young Harris

1B – David Lewis, North Greenville

2B – Cam Harris, Wingate

3B – Kasten Harvey, Lincoln Memorial

SS – Ethan Wilder, Lander

OF – Carson Boles, Lincoln Memorial

OF – Kody O’Connor, UNC Pembroke

OF – Sean Barnett, Wingate

OF – Donovan Ford, Newberry

DH – Joey Rezek, UNC Pembroke

UT – Gabriel Wuerth, Georgia College

SP – Zach Murray, Young Harris

SP – Rijnaldo Euson, Georgia Southwestern

SP – Reece Fields, North Greenville

SP – Payne Stolsworth, Catawba

RP – Dylan Beck, Young Harris

RP – Nate Roof, North Greenville

Second Team

C – Kalvin Alexander, Georgia Southwestern

1B – Brett Adams, Wingate

2B – Josean Sánchez, Erskine

3B – Matthew Mebane, Georgia College

SS – Levi Perrell, Catawba

OF – Michael Dolberry II, UNC Pembroke

OF – Derek Wylie, Columbus State

OF – Brandon Bellflower, Georgia College

OF – Vito Patierno, Mount Olive

DH – Connor Droze, Lander

UT – Connor Tucker, Belmont Abbey

SP – Erik Johnson, Mount Olive

SP – John Luke Glanton, Georgia College

SP – Jonathan Jacobs, UNC Pembroke

SP – Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern

RP – Hunter Harritan, Carson-Newman

RP – Leo Giannoni, Columbus State

Player of the Year | Carson Boles, Lincoln Memorial

Pitcher of the Year | Zach Murray, Young Harris

Coach of the Year | Jim Gantt, Catawba

Breakdown By School:

UNC Pembroke | 4 Total: 2 First Team / 2 Second Team

Georgia College | 4 Total: 1 First Team / 3 Second Team

North Greenville | 3 Total: 3 First Team

Young Harris | 3 Total: 3 First Team

Wingate | 3 Total: 2 First Team / 1 Second Team

Georgia Southwestern: 3 Total: 1 First Team / 2 Second Team

Lincoln Memorial | 2 Total: 2 First Team

Catawba | 2 Total: 1 First Team / 1 Second Team

Lander | 2 Total: 1 First Team / 1 Second Team

Columbus State | 2 Total: 2 Second Team

Mount Olive | 2 Total: 2 Second Team

Newberry | 1 Total: 1 First Team

Belmont Abbey | 1 Total: 1 Second Team

Carson-Newman | 1 Total: 1 Second Team

Erskine | 1 Total: 1 Second Team

Breakdown by Conference:

Conference Carolinas | 14 Total: 8 First Team / 6 Second Team

Peach Belt | 11 Total: 3 First Team / 8 Second Team

South Atlantic | 9 Total: 6 First Team / 3 Second Team