Three Eagles Named All-South Atlantic Conference
April 18, 2007
ROCK HILL, SC-- Carson-Newman pitchers Matt Teague and Cole Draughn, along with third baseman Nick Achberger, have earned second team All-South Atlantic Conference honors.
Teague and Draughn were a 1-2 punch on the mound for the Eagles. Teague led C-N with 56 strikeouts on the season while Draughn posted a 2.73 earned run average with a 6-1 record and 35 K's. Combined, both pitchers held opposing batters to a .244 average. Achberger has started every game this season, hitting .299 with 11 doubles, four triples, four homers, and a team-best 31 RBI
Carson-Newman senior outfielder Brandon Burchfield was named the SAC's Scholar Athlete for baseball. Burchfield, a senior outfielder from Maryville, Tennessee (Maryville H.S.), carries a 4.0 GPA as a business administration major. He hit .314 this season for the Eagles and was third in the conference with 20 stolen bases. In 2006, he led the SAC with 31 stolen bases and was named First Team All-Conference as well second team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American.
| SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM | |
| FIRST TEAM | |
| Catcher - Dallas Tarleton, Lenoir-Rhyne * | |
| Catcher - Christian Rosa Tusculum * | |
| Pitcher - Brandon Petty, Newberry | |
| Pitcher - Kevin Hammons, Tusculum | |
| Pitcher - C.J. Hillyer, Tusculum | |
| 1st base - Zach Evans, Catawba | |
| 2nd base - Maikol Gonzalez, Tusculum | |
| Shortstop - Taylor MacCurdy, Lenoir-Rhyne | |
| 3rd base - Paul Finger, Tusculum | |
| Outfield - David Thomas, Catawba | |
| Outfield - Jerry Sands, Catawba | |
| Outfield - Carlos Rivera, Tusculum | |
| Designated Hitter - Josh Benton, Wingate | |
| SECOND TEAM | |
| Pitcher - Matt Teague, Carson-Newman | |
| Pitcher - Cole Draughn, Carson-Newman | |
| Pitcher - Mat Galens, Tusculum | |
| 1st base - Dustin Morrow, Tusculum | |
| 2nd base - Derek Treece, Lincoln Memorial | |
| Shortstop - Michael Parker, Wingate | |
| 3rd base - Nick Achberger, Carson-Newman* | |
| 3rd base - Craig Lyerly, Catawba * | |
| Outfield - Jordan Ackley, Lenoir-Rhyne | |
| Outfield - TeWayne Willis, Lincoln Memorial | |
| Outfield - Matt Webb, Tusculum | |
| Designated Hitter - Casey Sedley, Lincoln Memorial | |
| * tie | |
| COACH OF THE YEAR - Doug Jones, Tusculum | |
| FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR - Justin Crowell, Lenoir-Rhyne | |
| PITCHER OF THE YEAR - Kevin Hammons, Tusculum | |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Maikol Gonzalez, Tusculum | |
| SCHOLAR-ATHLETE - Brandon Burchfield, Carson-Newman | |
