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Baseball Announces Freshman Class, 2014 Schedule
1/21/2014 3:32:00 PM | Baseball
2014 Schedule
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson head baseball coach Dick Cooke announced the freshmen class and schedule for the 2014 season Tuesday, which will open with an 11-game homestand beginning Valentine's Day.
The new Wildcats hail from seven different states and the District of Columbia. Brian Fortier (Holly Springs H.S.) and Cameron Marshall (Cary Academy) are the lone in-state products. The additions include three position players, three pitchers and four two-way players.
Catcher Jake Sidwell was drafted in the 39th round of the 2013 MLB Player Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is the first baseball player drafted out of high school to enroll at Davidson.
The entire class is listed below:
#1 Tyler Agard
INF | 5-10 | 165 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Alpharetta
Four-year letterwinner at Alpharetta H.S. … named to the all-region and all-region all-academic teams as a senior … two-time defensive player of the year … earned scholar-athlete honors and named to super honor roll.
#28 Brian Fortier
INF/RHP | 6-6 | 215 | Holly Springs, N.C. | Holly Springs
Three-year letterwinner at Holly Springs H.S. … named 4A first-team all-metro, all-state and NC Preps All-State … also named Tri-9 first-team All-Conference … received a Perfect Game Under Armour East Coast Honorable Mention … member of 2011 4A State Champion team … batted .436 as a senior with five home runs and 27 RBI, and also posted a 2.08 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 60.2 innings pitched … also played basketball as a freshman …member of National Honor Society … N.C. Scholar.
#9 Cameron Marshall
OF/LHP | 6-2 | 195 | Raleigh, N.C.| Cary Academy
Four-year letterwinner at Cary Academy … named to All-NCISAA team as a junior and senior … batted .523 with two home runs and four triples … set school record with six triples in 2012 … honor roll student all four years.
#21 Chase Plebani
RHP | 6-3 | 200 | Washington, D.C.| Sidwell Friends School
Three-year letterwinner at Sidwell Friends School … named all-conference in football and baseball junior and senior year … holds school records for strikeouts in a season (67), game (13) and career (164) … was a team captain and starting quarterback on the football team for three years.
#24 Lukas Pracher
INF | 6-2 | 170 | Manhasset, N.Y. | Manhasset
Four-year letterwinner at Manhasset H.S. … earned all-league, all-conference, all-county and league MVP honors … batted .426 with 21 stolen bases as a senior… member of math, Spanish, English, Exemplars and National Honor Societies … named to high-honor roll all four years …. AP Scholar with Distinction.
#41 Will Robertson
OF | 6-2 | 175 | Greenville, S.C. | The Bolles School
Five-year letterwinner that finished high school career at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. … started high school career in South Carolina in eighth grade, earning place on all-state team in 2010 … named all-region as a freshman and sophomore … named Florida Times-Union third team as a junior and senior … batted .395 with 29 runs, 30 RBI, and five home runs as a senior … also lettered in basketball as a sophomore … National Merit Commended Scholar … inducted into National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society …. AP Scholar with Distinction.
#29 Jake Sidwell
C | 5-10 | 175 | Windermere, Fla. u Olympia
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round (1,174th overall) of the 2013 MLB Entry Draft … three-year letterwinner at Olympia H.S. … named honorable mention all-area … for two consecutive years, team won district championship and was regional runner-up … named to National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta … AP Scholar with Distinction.
#42 Max Torbiner
C | 6-1 | 185 | Los Angeles, Calif. | Harvard Westlake
Earned two letters playing for Harvard Westlake H.S. before joining a club team for senior season … posted a career .389 batting average at Harvard Westlake … named to school's honor roll.
#39 Cody White
RHP | 6-0 | 190 | Plano, Texas | Trinity Christian Academy
Three-year letterwinner at Trinity Christian Academy … named first-team all-district, second-team all-state and academic all-state as a junior, as well as the team offensive MVP … honored as a second-team all-district and Rawlings All-American Honorable Mention as a senior … posted a 1.87 ERA in district play … also lettered in football as a sophomore … was named to magna cum laude honor roll throughout high school … inducted into National Honor Society … AP Scholar as a junior and senior.
#27 Westin Whitmire
RHP | 6-1 | 170 | Dallas, Texas | Trinity Christian Academy
Three-year letterwinner at Trinity Christian Academy … 2013 all-state honorable mention … earned all-district recognition three times, including first-team honors as a senior … named 2013 team MVP … totaled 78 strikeouts as a senior and posted a career ERA of 2.20 … member of National and Spanish National Honor Society …. graduated magna cum laude.
The 2014 season will be Cooke's 24th at the helm and is slated to include 52 regular season games. Of those, 33 will be at Wilson Field, including 25 of the first 27. It will begin with a three-game series with Buffalo on Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. The Wildcats will then host Wake Forest Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the first game of a home-and-home series. Cooke was a recipient of the College Baseball Insider Inspiration Award this past summer that is named after Demon Deacons coach Tom Walter. Walter donated a kidney to a freshman outfielder before the 2011 season, which inspired the now annual award. Cooke was honored for returning to the diamond after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident caused by a drunk driver just before the start of fall practice.
Davidson will host Fairleigh Dickinson and Mount St. Mary's (Md.) Feb. 21-23 before hitting the road for the first time at NC State Tuesday, Feb. 25. Miami (Ohio) will visit for a three-game weekend series Feb. 28-Mar. 2 before the 'Cats play their third-straight ACC mid-week game at North Carolina Wednesday, Mar. 5.
The Wildcats will play four games in three days when hosting Massachusetts and North Carolina A&T Mar. 7-9, and then open their final Southern Conference season by hosting The Citadel, Mar. 14-16. Following a visit to Wake Forest (Mar. 18), the 'Cats will play their next eight at home, hosting Wofford (Mar. 21-23), Duke (Mar. 25), Georgia Southern (Mar. 28-30) and Winthrop (Apr. 1).
Davidson will travel to Furman (Apr. 4-6) and UNC Asheville (Apr. 8) before returning to Wilson Field Apr. 11-13 to host Samford. The home-and-home series with Duke will conclude Tuesday, Apr. 15 in Durham, and then the 'Cats will host their final weekend series at home Apr. 17-19 against UNCG.
Ten of the 'Cats' final 12 games will be on the road, starting Tuesday, Apr. 22 at South Carolina. Davidson will then face Appalachian State (Apr. 25-27), Winthrop (Apr. 29) and defending conference champion Elon (May 2-4) before hosting UNC Asheville Wednesday, May 7, and then NC Central the following day in the home finale. The regular season will conclude at Western Carolina with a Thursday, May 15 doubleheader and a single game Friday.
All 10 Southern Conference teams will participate in the conference tournament, which will begin Tuesday, May 20 in Riley Park in Charleston, S.C.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson head baseball coach Dick Cooke announced the freshmen class and schedule for the 2014 season Tuesday, which will open with an 11-game homestand beginning Valentine's Day.
The new Wildcats hail from seven different states and the District of Columbia. Brian Fortier (Holly Springs H.S.) and Cameron Marshall (Cary Academy) are the lone in-state products. The additions include three position players, three pitchers and four two-way players.
Catcher Jake Sidwell was drafted in the 39th round of the 2013 MLB Player Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is the first baseball player drafted out of high school to enroll at Davidson.
The entire class is listed below:
#1 Tyler Agard
INF | 5-10 | 165 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Alpharetta
Four-year letterwinner at Alpharetta H.S. … named to the all-region and all-region all-academic teams as a senior … two-time defensive player of the year … earned scholar-athlete honors and named to super honor roll.
#28 Brian Fortier
INF/RHP | 6-6 | 215 | Holly Springs, N.C. | Holly Springs
Three-year letterwinner at Holly Springs H.S. … named 4A first-team all-metro, all-state and NC Preps All-State … also named Tri-9 first-team All-Conference … received a Perfect Game Under Armour East Coast Honorable Mention … member of 2011 4A State Champion team … batted .436 as a senior with five home runs and 27 RBI, and also posted a 2.08 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 60.2 innings pitched … also played basketball as a freshman …member of National Honor Society … N.C. Scholar.
#9 Cameron Marshall
OF/LHP | 6-2 | 195 | Raleigh, N.C.| Cary Academy
Four-year letterwinner at Cary Academy … named to All-NCISAA team as a junior and senior … batted .523 with two home runs and four triples … set school record with six triples in 2012 … honor roll student all four years.
#21 Chase Plebani
RHP | 6-3 | 200 | Washington, D.C.| Sidwell Friends School
Three-year letterwinner at Sidwell Friends School … named all-conference in football and baseball junior and senior year … holds school records for strikeouts in a season (67), game (13) and career (164) … was a team captain and starting quarterback on the football team for three years.
#24 Lukas Pracher
INF | 6-2 | 170 | Manhasset, N.Y. | Manhasset
Four-year letterwinner at Manhasset H.S. … earned all-league, all-conference, all-county and league MVP honors … batted .426 with 21 stolen bases as a senior… member of math, Spanish, English, Exemplars and National Honor Societies … named to high-honor roll all four years …. AP Scholar with Distinction.
#41 Will Robertson
OF | 6-2 | 175 | Greenville, S.C. | The Bolles School
Five-year letterwinner that finished high school career at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. … started high school career in South Carolina in eighth grade, earning place on all-state team in 2010 … named all-region as a freshman and sophomore … named Florida Times-Union third team as a junior and senior … batted .395 with 29 runs, 30 RBI, and five home runs as a senior … also lettered in basketball as a sophomore … National Merit Commended Scholar … inducted into National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society …. AP Scholar with Distinction.
#29 Jake Sidwell
C | 5-10 | 175 | Windermere, Fla. u Olympia
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 39th round (1,174th overall) of the 2013 MLB Entry Draft … three-year letterwinner at Olympia H.S. … named honorable mention all-area … for two consecutive years, team won district championship and was regional runner-up … named to National Honor Society, National English Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta … AP Scholar with Distinction.
#42 Max Torbiner
C | 6-1 | 185 | Los Angeles, Calif. | Harvard Westlake
Earned two letters playing for Harvard Westlake H.S. before joining a club team for senior season … posted a career .389 batting average at Harvard Westlake … named to school's honor roll.
#39 Cody White
RHP | 6-0 | 190 | Plano, Texas | Trinity Christian Academy
Three-year letterwinner at Trinity Christian Academy … named first-team all-district, second-team all-state and academic all-state as a junior, as well as the team offensive MVP … honored as a second-team all-district and Rawlings All-American Honorable Mention as a senior … posted a 1.87 ERA in district play … also lettered in football as a sophomore … was named to magna cum laude honor roll throughout high school … inducted into National Honor Society … AP Scholar as a junior and senior.
#27 Westin Whitmire
RHP | 6-1 | 170 | Dallas, Texas | Trinity Christian Academy
Three-year letterwinner at Trinity Christian Academy … 2013 all-state honorable mention … earned all-district recognition three times, including first-team honors as a senior … named 2013 team MVP … totaled 78 strikeouts as a senior and posted a career ERA of 2.20 … member of National and Spanish National Honor Society …. graduated magna cum laude.
The 2014 season will be Cooke's 24th at the helm and is slated to include 52 regular season games. Of those, 33 will be at Wilson Field, including 25 of the first 27. It will begin with a three-game series with Buffalo on Friday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. The Wildcats will then host Wake Forest Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the first game of a home-and-home series. Cooke was a recipient of the College Baseball Insider Inspiration Award this past summer that is named after Demon Deacons coach Tom Walter. Walter donated a kidney to a freshman outfielder before the 2011 season, which inspired the now annual award. Cooke was honored for returning to the diamond after sustaining serious injuries in a car accident caused by a drunk driver just before the start of fall practice.
Davidson will host Fairleigh Dickinson and Mount St. Mary's (Md.) Feb. 21-23 before hitting the road for the first time at NC State Tuesday, Feb. 25. Miami (Ohio) will visit for a three-game weekend series Feb. 28-Mar. 2 before the 'Cats play their third-straight ACC mid-week game at North Carolina Wednesday, Mar. 5.
The Wildcats will play four games in three days when hosting Massachusetts and North Carolina A&T Mar. 7-9, and then open their final Southern Conference season by hosting The Citadel, Mar. 14-16. Following a visit to Wake Forest (Mar. 18), the 'Cats will play their next eight at home, hosting Wofford (Mar. 21-23), Duke (Mar. 25), Georgia Southern (Mar. 28-30) and Winthrop (Apr. 1).
Davidson will travel to Furman (Apr. 4-6) and UNC Asheville (Apr. 8) before returning to Wilson Field Apr. 11-13 to host Samford. The home-and-home series with Duke will conclude Tuesday, Apr. 15 in Durham, and then the 'Cats will host their final weekend series at home Apr. 17-19 against UNCG.
Ten of the 'Cats' final 12 games will be on the road, starting Tuesday, Apr. 22 at South Carolina. Davidson will then face Appalachian State (Apr. 25-27), Winthrop (Apr. 29) and defending conference champion Elon (May 2-4) before hosting UNC Asheville Wednesday, May 7, and then NC Central the following day in the home finale. The regular season will conclude at Western Carolina with a Thursday, May 15 doubleheader and a single game Friday.
All 10 Southern Conference teams will participate in the conference tournament, which will begin Tuesday, May 20 in Riley Park in Charleston, S.C.
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