ROCK HILL, S.C.— Six Winthrop Eagle baseball players were honored by the league's coaches and sports information directors Wednesday night as members of the 2004 All-Big South Conference first and second teams.
Voted to the first team were sophomore outfielder Daniel Carte,, sophomore shortstop Matt Repec, and senior third baseman David Scoggin. Second team selections included sophomore outfielder Jacob Dempsey, sophomore pitcher Kevin Slowey and junior pitcher Jon Wilson.
Birmingham-Southern’s Brian Shoop and Coastal Carolina’s Mike Costanzo were named Big South Coach and Player of the Year, respectively. Shoop led the Panthers to a 42-14 overall record (21-3 Big South) and the top seed in the 2004 Big South Baseball Tournament. Costanzo’s 20 home runs and 71 RBI were tops in the League. The sophomore from Springfield, Pa. also claimed first team All-League honors at designated hitter.
UNC Asheville’s David A. Williams was named the League’s Freshman of the Year, while Winthrop’s Jeff Reeves earned Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Williams, who was also tabbed a second team All-Conference selection, struck out 70 batters in 77.2 innings pitched. Reeves, a Presidential scholar at Winthrop from 1999-2003, is pursuing his Master’s degree in business administration.
The 2004 Big South Baseball Championship will conclude this weekend with the winner earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Every game of the championships can be viewed via live StatCasts. A real-time display of statistics and play-by-play, the StatCast allows Big South baseball fans to follow each pitch of the 2004 Championship. The live StatCasts will be available at BigSouthSports.com.
2004 Big South All-Conference Baseball Teams
First Team
Outfield
Jared Walker, Birmingham-Southern
Jeremiah Boles, Liberty
Daniel Carte, Winthrop
Designated Hitter
Mike Costanzo, Coastal Carolina
First Base
Mark Fleisher, Radford
Second Base
David R. Williams, UNC Asheville
Shortstop
Matt Repec, Winthrop
Third Base
David Scoggin, Winthrop
Catcher
Ryan Griffith, Birmingham-Southern
Pitcher
Wes Letson, Birmingham-Southern
R.J. Swindle, Charleston Southern
Steven Carter, Coastal Carolina
Second Team
Outfield
Jordan Haar, Charleston Southern
Matt Bogue, Birmingham-Southern
Jacob Dempsey, Winthrop
Designated Hitter
Steve Sherman, UNC Asheville
First Base
Connor Robertson, Birmingham-Southern
Second Base
Alan Ashworth, Radford
Shortstop
Brett Grandstrand, Coastal Carolina
Third Base
Carlos Garcia, Liberty
Catcher
Chad Oxendine, Coastal Carolina
Pitcher
Jon Wilson, Winthrop
Kevin Slowey, Winthrop
David A. Williams, UNC Asheville
Freshman of the Year
David A. Williams, UNC Asheville
Most Valuable Player
Mike Costanzo, Coastal Carolina
Coach of the Year
Brian Shoop, Birmingham-Southern
