MEAC Baseball All-Conference Honors (PDF)

NORFOLK, VA. – A combination of seniors on the North Carolina Central University baseball team were named to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Baseball All-Conference squads as Luis Diaz (Geneva, N.Y.) was selected to the first team, while Glenn Frye (Lillington, N.C.) earned second team honors the league announced on Wednesday.
 
Diaz becomes the first student-athlete in the modern era of the program to earn all-league mention in back-to-back years as the versatile senior played in both the infield and the outfield during the year.  He finished the regular season batting .307 at the dish with a team-high 55 hits and was fifth in the conference in runs scored with 42.  Diaz earned first-team All-MEAC honors in his junior season and compiled 120 hits in two seasons and currently has the top career batting average (.330) in the modern era of the program.
 
Frye becomes the first pitcher in the school’s modern era to earn all-league honors as the senior righty also became the first Eagle to record over 200 career strikeouts during his career.  Frye finished the regular season with a 3.64 earned run average while racking up five wins with 58 strikeouts and only 10 walks in 81.2 innings pitched during his final season at NCCU.
  
The program finished the regular season with a 25-27 record which was not only the first 20-plus win campaign at the NCAA Division I level, but the most since the 21 victories in 2007. 
 
Diaz, Frye, and the Eagles will try to stave off elimination in the 2013 MEAC Baseball Championships on Thursday, May 16 at 9:00 a.m. against the Hawks of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore at Marty Miller Field in Norfolk, Va. 
 
2013 MEAC Baseball All-Conference Honors
 
Player of the Year                                                                               Pitcher of the Year
Kelvin Freeman, North Carolina A&T                                             Kyle McGowin, Savannah State
 
Rookie of the Year                                                                              Coach of the Year
Mendez Elder, Savannah State                                                       Carlton Hardy, Savannah State
 
First Team

Pos	Name	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
P	Kyle McGowin	Savannah State	Jr.	6-3	180	Sag Harbor, N.Y.
P	Montana Durapau	Bethune-Cookman	Jr.	5-10	175	Deltona, Fla.
RP	Jordan Dailey	Bethune-Cookman	Sr.	6-0	205	Orlando, Fla.
C	Eddie Sorondo	Delaware State	Jr.	6-0	190	Jersey City, N.J.
1B	Kelvin Freeman	North Carolina A&T	Sr.	6-5	235	Wilmington, N.C.
2B	JP Frey	Delaware State	Sr.	6-1	185	Erie, Pa.
3B	Cameron Cecil	Delaware State	Jr.	5-9	180	Gloucester, Va.
SS	Luke Tendler	North Carolina A&T	Jr.	6-0	195	Wilmington, N.C.
OF	Josh Johnson	Bethune-Cookman	Jr.	5-10	196	Tampa, Fla.
OF	Aaron Nardone	Delaware State	Jr.	6-0	185	Chesapeake, Va.
OF	Luis Diaz	North Carolina Central	Sr.	5-10	200	Geneva, N.Y.
DH	Mike Alexander	Delaware State	Jr.	5-10	180	New Castle, Del.

 
Second Team

Pos	Name	School	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown
P	Glenn Frye	North Carolina Central	Jr.	6-3	200	Lillington, N.C.
P	Elliott Gardner	Delaware State	Sr.	6-2	190	Middletown, Del.
RP	George Michael	Delaware State	Fr.	5-10	160	Milford, Del.
C	Brandon Schott	Maryland Eastern Shore	Sr.	5-10	200	Warren, Pa.
1B	Zach Markel	Norfolk State	Jr.	6-2	210	Elizabethville, Pa.
2B	Joshua James	Maryland Eastern Shore	So.	5-8	170	Milford, Del.
3B	Joseph McCrary	Savannah State	Sr.	6-1	175	Stone Mountain, Ga.
SS	Todd Hagan	Savannah State	Jr.	5-9	160	Bristol, Ga.
OF	Hassan Evans	Delaware State	Jr.	6-3	210	Brooklyn, N.Y.
OF	Marlon Gibbs	Florida A&M	So.	5-9	185	Orange Park, Fla.
OF	Cameron Day	Norfolk State	Jr.	6-0	205	Virginia Beach, Va.

 
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