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Weiss Named PreSeason All-Southern Conference
2/11/2010 11:45:00 AM | Baseball
DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Coming off an All-Southern Conference sophomore season, junior Danny Weiss has been named to the preseason All-Southern Conference Second Team, as selected by the league's head coaches and announced by the conference office today.
Weiss was named to the preseason team after bating .323 (51-for-158) last season and earning a spot on the 2009 All-Southern Conference Second Team in the designated hitter position. He hit six home runs and 14 doubles and drove in 37 runs in 43 games a season ago.
The Wildcats open the 2010 campaign with a three-game series against Georgetown this weekend. First pitch is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday Feb. 19.
The College of Charleston's Joey Bergman was selected SoCon Preseason Player of the Year, and Elon's Jimmy Reyes was named SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
The co-Player of the Year a season ago, Bergman led the country in both runs (88) and on base percentage (.551) in 2009 while finishing second nationally with a .452 batting average. The senior, who split time between shortstop and third base a season ago, also hit 15 home runs and had 57 RBIs while recording two or more hits in 35 of the 56 games.
Reyes, a junior left-handed pitcher, was a perfect 8-0 in 14 starts last season. The ace of the Phoenix staff, Reyes amassed 101 strikeouts in 84.2 innings of work while only surrendering 19 walks. Reyes enters the 2010 season with an 11-0 career record as a collegiate pitcher.
The league also released its preseason polls, with the Wildcats picked to finish 10th by both the media and the coaches. The 2009 Southern Conference regular season champion, Elon, and tournament champion, Georgia Southern, have been tabbed co-favorites for the 2010 campaign in balloting of the league's 11 baseball coaches. while the media selected Elon as the top team in 2010, narrowly edging out GSU.
2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason All-Conference Team
Player of the Year – Joey Bergman, Sr., SS/3B, College of Charleston
Pitcher of the Year – Jimmy Reyes, Jr., LHP, Elon
First Team
P Jimmy Reyes, Elon
P Matt Talley, The Citadel
RP Thomas Girdwood, Elon
C Mike Melillo, Elon
1B David Towarnicky, Appalachian State
2B Wes Hobson, Appalachian State
SS Joey Bergman, College of Charleston
3B Brian Harrison, Furman
OF Nick Orvin, The Citadel
OF David Schulze, Samford
OF Justin Hilt, Elon
DH Ryan Daniels, College of Charleston
Second Team
P Asher Wojciechowski, The Citadel
P Matt Murray, Georgia Southern
RP Drew Mahaffey, The Citadel
C Ed Jayjack, UNC Greensboro
1B Danny Weiss, Davidson
2B Ross Heffley, Western Carolina
SS Neal Pritchard, Elon
3B A.J. Wirnsberger, Georgia Southern
OF Cole Rakar, College of Charleston
OF Wayne Miller, Samford
OF Harry Austin, Elon
DH Kyle Blackburn, Georgia Southern
2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
Place School (First), Points
1t. Elon (5), 91
1t. Georgia Southern (4), 91
3. The Citadel (2), 80
4. College of Charleston, 76
5. Western Carolina, 71
6. Appalachian State, 50
7. Samford, 40
8. Furman, 33
9. UNC Greensboro, 31
10. Davidson, 24
11. Wofford, 18
2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason Media Poll
Place School (First), Points
1. Elon (12), 253
2. Georgia Southern (10), 250
3. College of Charleston (2), 219
4. The Citadel (1), 213
5. Western Carolina, 178
6. Appalachian State, 159
7. Furman, 103
8. UNC Greensboro, 84
9. Samford, 82
10. Davidson, 60
11. Wofford, 49
Weiss was named to the preseason team after bating .323 (51-for-158) last season and earning a spot on the 2009 All-Southern Conference Second Team in the designated hitter position. He hit six home runs and 14 doubles and drove in 37 runs in 43 games a season ago.
The Wildcats open the 2010 campaign with a three-game series against Georgetown this weekend. First pitch is tentatively scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday Feb. 19.
The College of Charleston's Joey Bergman was selected SoCon Preseason Player of the Year, and Elon's Jimmy Reyes was named SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
The co-Player of the Year a season ago, Bergman led the country in both runs (88) and on base percentage (.551) in 2009 while finishing second nationally with a .452 batting average. The senior, who split time between shortstop and third base a season ago, also hit 15 home runs and had 57 RBIs while recording two or more hits in 35 of the 56 games.
Reyes, a junior left-handed pitcher, was a perfect 8-0 in 14 starts last season. The ace of the Phoenix staff, Reyes amassed 101 strikeouts in 84.2 innings of work while only surrendering 19 walks. Reyes enters the 2010 season with an 11-0 career record as a collegiate pitcher.
The league also released its preseason polls, with the Wildcats picked to finish 10th by both the media and the coaches. The 2009 Southern Conference regular season champion, Elon, and tournament champion, Georgia Southern, have been tabbed co-favorites for the 2010 campaign in balloting of the league's 11 baseball coaches. while the media selected Elon as the top team in 2010, narrowly edging out GSU.
2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason All-Conference Team
Player of the Year – Joey Bergman, Sr., SS/3B, College of Charleston
Pitcher of the Year – Jimmy Reyes, Jr., LHP, Elon
First Team
P Jimmy Reyes, Elon
P Matt Talley, The Citadel
RP Thomas Girdwood, Elon
C Mike Melillo, Elon
1B David Towarnicky, Appalachian State
2B Wes Hobson, Appalachian State
SS Joey Bergman, College of Charleston
3B Brian Harrison, Furman
OF Nick Orvin, The Citadel
OF David Schulze, Samford
OF Justin Hilt, Elon
DH Ryan Daniels, College of Charleston
Second Team
P Asher Wojciechowski, The Citadel
P Matt Murray, Georgia Southern
RP Drew Mahaffey, The Citadel
C Ed Jayjack, UNC Greensboro
1B Danny Weiss, Davidson
2B Ross Heffley, Western Carolina
SS Neal Pritchard, Elon
3B A.J. Wirnsberger, Georgia Southern
OF Cole Rakar, College of Charleston
OF Wayne Miller, Samford
OF Harry Austin, Elon
DH Kyle Blackburn, Georgia Southern
2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
Place School (First), Points
1t. Elon (5), 91
1t. Georgia Southern (4), 91
3. The Citadel (2), 80
4. College of Charleston, 76
5. Western Carolina, 71
6. Appalachian State, 50
7. Samford, 40
8. Furman, 33
9. UNC Greensboro, 31
10. Davidson, 24
11. Wofford, 18
2010 SoCon Baseball Preseason Media Poll
Place School (First), Points
1. Elon (12), 253
2. Georgia Southern (10), 250
3. College of Charleston (2), 219
4. The Citadel (1), 213
5. Western Carolina, 178
6. Appalachian State, 159
7. Furman, 103
8. UNC Greensboro, 84
9. Samford, 82
10. Davidson, 60
11. Wofford, 49
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