April 13, 2004
For immediate release
Contact: Bob Lowe, SID
336-272-7102, x279

The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its All-Conference awards for baseball. Greensboro College student-athletes earned five awards, second most among the conference's eight teams.

GC's AnDrew Keever (Annapolis, MD/Broadneck) was named USA South pitcher-of-the-year. A sophomore, Keever was also named to the all-conference first team. He posted a 6-2 record and 44 strikeouts this season.  Keever was 4-2 in Conference play and posted a 1.91 ERA against USA South teams.

Joining Keever on the first team was outfielder Jeremy Morrison (Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor). A junior, Morrison is hitting .408 for The Pride. He had a conference record 26-game hitting streak snapped earlier this year. Morrison has stolen 17-23 bases and boasts a team-leading .513 on-base percentage.

Chosen to the second team were juniors Kevin Mong (Franklin, PA/Franklin Area) and Chad Alligood (Nashville, NC/Northern Nash). 

A second team pick last year, first-baseman Mong is batting .327 with 13 doubles and 27 RBI for GC. Alligood is second on the club with a .339 batting average. The second baseman has knocked 14 doubles and has a .971 fielding percentage for The Pride.

The Pride finished 8-13 in the USA South regular season and is 20-15 overall. GC begins play in the USA South Tournament in Danville, Va. on Wednesday. The Pride closes the 2004 regular season with two home games next week.

The 2004 USA South Baseball All-Conference Teams follow:

USA South First Team
1B -  Tyler Daniel, Shenandoah
2B -  Vondell Johnson, Averett
3B -  Brian Massey, N.C. Wesleyan
SS -  David Jenkins, Shenandoah
C -    Kevin Griffin, Ferrum
DH - Thomas Meeks, Ferrum
Util- Jesse Bowles, Ferrum
OF - Eddie Guessford, Averett
OF -  Nick Hagler, Chowan
OF - Jeremy Morrison, Greensboro
P -   AnDrew Keever, Greensboro
P -   Gene Yost, Averett

USA South Second Team
1B -  Kevin Mong, Greensboro
2B -  Chad Alligood, Greensboro
3B -  Brandon Howlin, Chowan
SS -  Matt Lewellen, Christopher Newport
C -    Mike Arvizo, Shenandoah
DH -  Gene Yost, Averett
Util -  William Squires, Chowan
OF -  Brandon Hale, Ferrum
OF -  Josh Lipford, N.C. Wesleyan
Of -  Jason Moody, Christopher Newport
P -    Eben Brower, Christopher Newport
P-     Carlos Sanchez, Ferrum 

Player-of-the-Year: Nick Hagler, Chowan 
Pitcher-of-the-Year: AnDrew Keever, Greensboro
Rookie-of-the-Year: Mark Wooten, N.C. Wesleyan
Rookie Pitcher-of-the-Year: Curtis Taylor, Ferrum 
Coach-of-the-Year: Abe Naff, Ferrum 

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