A-Sun All-Conference Team |
A-Sun Academic All-Conference Team
MACON, Ga. – Northern Kentucky University's
Logan Spurlin was named to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman team, the league announced on Tuesday.
Spurlin finished his first season at NKU with a .271 batting average, which ranked second on the team. He saw action in 41 games this season, including 37 starts, and made the transition from the catcher to first base later in the year. He hit a team-high four home runs and collected 19 RBIs, 15 runs and five doubles.
“We are very excited that Logan made the all-freshman team for the A-Sun,” NKU head coach
Todd Asalon said. “It is an honor well deserved because Logan really worked hard to make himself a solid player. Logan takes baseball very seriously, and it is good to see that all of his hard work on the field, in the weight room and in the batting cages has paid off.”
The 6-foot-4 true freshman from Evanston, Ill., hit his first career grand slam on April 3 against Ball State in the sixth inning and followed that with an RBI single in the eighth to help lead the Norse to a 10-9 victory.
He ended the season on a high note, going 5-for-11 (.455) with three doubles, two runs, two walks, one double and one home run in the series finale against Mercer. Spurlin recorded a .538 on-base percentage and .818 slugging percentage.
Stetson's Patrick Mazeika earned Freshman of the Year honors after leading the Hatters' offense with a conference-high .392 batting average. Chesny Young of Mercer was named the A-Sun Player of the Year, while East Tennessee State's Kerry Doane received Pitcher of the Year accolades. After leading Mercer to its first A-Sun regular-season title, Craig Gibson was named Coach of the Year.
First Team All-Conference
Pos. – Name, School, Cl., Hometown, Major
C – Corey Bass, North Florida, Sr., Orlando, Fla., Health Science
1B – Patrick Mazeika, Stetson, Fr., Wilbraham, Mass., Sport Management
*2B – Brandon Bednar, FGCU, Jr., Stuart, Fla., Communications
*3B – Chesny Young, Mercer, So., Atlanta, Ga., Business
SS – Kal Simmons, Kennesaw State, Fr., Nashville, Ga., Undeclared
OF – Sean Dwyer, FGCU, Jr., Taveras, Fla., Health Sciences/Administration
OF – Derrick Workman, Mercer, Jr., Acworth, Ga., Education
OF – Tyler Marincov, North Florida, Jr., Orlando, Fla., Criminal Justice
OF – Gaither Bumgardner, USC Upstate, Sr., Fort Lawn, S.C., Physical Education
DH – Nick Backlund, Mercer, Jr., San Jose, Calif., Economics
*SP – Kerry Doane, ETSU, Sr., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Criminal Justice
*SP – Stephen Janas, Kennesaw State, Jr., Marietta, Ga., Undeclared
SP – Ricky Knapp, FGCU, Jr., Port Charlotte, Fla., Civil Engineering
RP – Dimitri Kourtis, Mercer, So., Alpharetta, Fla., Business
Second Team All-Conference
C – Max Pentecost, Kennesaw State, So., Winder, Ga., Biochemistry
1B – Clinton Freeman, ETSU, Jr., Jonesborough, Tenn., History
2B – Joe Wielbruda, North Florida, Sr., Youngstown, Ohio, Communications
3B – Peyton Hart, Kennesaw State, Sr., Sandy Cross, Ga., Undeclared
SS – Kyle Brooks, North Florida, Fr., Alachua, Fla., Sport Management
OF – Andrew Green, ETSU, Sr., Powell, Tenn., Undeclared
OF – Michael Suchy, FGCU, So., Bradenton, Fla., Education
OF – Donnie Dewees, North Florida, Fr., Crystal River, Fla., Health Science
DH – Drew Adams, Lipscomb, Jr., Lula, Ga., Undeclared
SP – Chris Anderson, Jacksonville, Jr., Lino Lakes, Minn., Sport Management
SP – Brandon Barker, Mercer, Jr., Woodstock, Fla., Engineering
SP – Michael Renner, North Florida, Sr., West Hills, Calif., Sport Management
SP – Austin Perez, Stetson, Jr., Loxahatchee, Fla., Business Administration
RP – Chad Sobotka, USC Upstate, So., Sarasota, Fla., Undeclared
Freshmen Team
*Patrick Mazeika, Stetson, Wilbraham, Mass., Sport Management
*Jeremy Taylor, ETSU, Fayetteville, Ga., Undeclared
*Michael Murray, FGCU, West Palm Beach, Fla., Exercise Science
*Nick Rivera, FGCU, Cape Coral, Fla., Criminal Justice
*Kal Simmons, Kennesaw State, Nashville, Ga., Undeclared
*Donnie Dewees, North Florida, Crystal River, Fla., Health Science
*Corbin Olmstead, North Florida, Tampa, Fla., Electrical Engineering
Kevin Phillips, ETSU, St. Louis, Mo., Undeclared
Dylan Dillard, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Fla., Business Marketing
Alex Liquori, Kennesaw State, Brooks, Ga., Undeclared
Kyle Brooks, North Florida, Alachua, Fla., Sport Management
Logan Spurlin, Northern Kentucky, Evanston, Ill., Undeclared
Kevin Fagan, Stetson, Boca Raton, Fla., Undeclared
Konner Lutz, Stetson, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Physics
Tyler Warmoth, Stetson, Longwood, Fla., Finance
* - Denotes unanimous selection
