Georgia pitcher Victoria Sink was named a third-team All-American by
Daktronics. UNG’s Courtney Poole and USC Aiken’s India Kornegay were
named an honorable mentions by the organization.
Mercer, the two-time Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year led
the conference in home runs with 22, slugging percentage at 1.045, and
ranks second in batting average at .425. She is the national co-leader in
home runs per game blasting her 22 in just 44 total games and ranks
second in the nation for slugging percentage.The junior shortstop from
Rincon, Ga., also set the single-season home run record for Armstrong
while tying the Peach Belt Conference record - which she could break as
the team plays in the NCAA Division II World Series beginning on Thursday.
Walker makes her appearance on the All-America teams at the designated player position. The junior from Ooltewah, Tenn., boasted the
best batting average in the Peach Belt with an impressive .442 and also
led the conference with 54 runs batted in on the year. Her batting average was good for a 26th national ranking while her slugging percentage
of .818 places her at 21st in the nation.
Okvist earns All-America honors for the second time in her career,
she was named to the NFCA first team in 2012. The senior outfielder broke
the Peach Belt Conference career stolen base record this year and ranks
5th all-time nationally with 163 career stolen bases. The Kennesaw, Ga.,
senior ended her final season batting .435, which ranks second in the
conference and she was also a PBC first-team selection.
North Georgia’s Victoria Sink was named the Peach Belt Conference
and the Daktronics Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year. The senior from
Hoschton, Ga., rounded out her final campaign with a 24-2 record and
tossed just the second 7-inning perfect game in PBC history this season.
She led the conference in ERA 1.90 and was ranked 7th in strikeouts with
115.
Young Harris’ Sydnee Weaver Named Softball Academic
All-American!
TOWSON, Md. – Young Harris College’s Sydnee Weaver has been named
to the Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Softball First
Team as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of
America).
Weaver becomes Young Harris’ third-ever student-athlete named to
the first team for the prestigious program, joining men’s soccer’s Ilija Ilic
and baseball’s David Atwood who were selected in 2013.
Weaver, a 5-foot-6 junior outfielder from Sylvania, Georgia, led the
Mountain Lions with a .396 batting average (63-of-159), 42 runs scored
and 21 stolen bases, and .455 on-base percentage and was third with
a .447 slugging percentage. The All-Peach Belt Conference second team
performer added six doubles and a triple as Weaver drove in nine runs as
a leadoff hitter.
The two-time PBC All-Academic team selection is a member of the
Alpha Chi National Honor Society and received YHC’s Outstanding Soph-
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2014 PBC Softball
All-Region Selections
NFCA Southeast Region
First Team
Victoria Sink
North Georgia
Kim McMillan
North Georgia
Alexis Mercer
Armstrong
Whitney Okvist
Georgia College
Lacye Walker
Armstrong
Kaitlyn White
USC Aiken
Second Team
Courtney Poole
North Georgia
India Kornegay
USC Aiken
Casey Googe
Columbus State
Lauren Bessent
Flagler
Meagan May
North Georgia
Chandler Stooksbury Young Harris
Baseball
Lander Captures First PBC Baseball Tournament
Championship!
AIKEN – Graham Ramos and Thomas Berrycombined to drive in nine
runs as the nationally second-ranked Lander Bearcats reached another
new milestone in their historic season, beating the University of Montevallo 15-5 Sunday evening at USC Aiken’s Roberto Hernandez Stadium
to win their first Peach Belt Conference Tournament baseball championship in school history. It was Lander’s 17th consecutive win.
The Bearcats (47-6) received an automatic berth into the NCAA
Division II National Tournament for the second time in school history
though Lander had cemented its place in the field of 48 many victories
ago.
Lander will likely host the NCAA Southeast Regionals at Dolny Sta-
seventh seed Montevallo.
Ramos belted a three-run homer and two-run single while Berry
added a two-run homer and two-run double as Lander extended its
school record for victories in a season. The Bearcats won their first ever
PBC regular season title two weeks ago. Montevallo ended its season at
31-21.
The Bearcats have not lost since falling 6-1 to USC Aiken at Roberto
Hernandez Stadium on April 5.
Lander picked mid-week starting pitcher Ryan Jones to start Sunday
evening’s championship game, choosing to save ace Dylan Wol