Big South Announces 2010-19 Baseball All-Decade Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) -- The Big South Conference announced today the 2010-19 Baseball All-Decade Team presented by Hercules Tires. The league’s All-Decade Teams were first unveiled as part of the Big South’s 30th Anniversary celebration in 2013-14 to recognize the student-athletes and coaches who excelled in their respective sport in each decade since the Conference’s founding in 1983.
A 15-person committee of Big South Conference administrators served as the official voting panel to determine the All-Decade Team, with fan voting comprising 20 percent of the overall total. The 2010-19 Baseball All-Decade Team is listed below in alphabetical order by position and features six starting pitchers, four relief pitchers, five outfielders, six infielders, one catcher, two utility players, one designated hitter and one head coach. In case of ties, additional honorees have been added.
2010-19 BASEBALL ALL-DECADE TEAM PRESENTED BY HERCULES TIRES
Position – Name, School - Notables
SP – Eddie Butler, Radford - Co-Pitcher of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
SP – Michael Horrell, Campbell - Pitcher of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
SP – Jared Lyons, Liberty - All-American, Pitcher of the Year
SP – Anthony Meo, Coastal Carolina - All-American, 3-time All-Conference
SP – Nate Pawelczyk, Winthrop - 3-time All-Conference
SP – Cody Wheeler, Coastal Carolina - 2-time All-American, Pitcher of the Year
RP – Andrew Beckwith, Coastal Carolina - All-American, CWS Most Outstanding Player
RP – Aaron Burke, Coastal Carolina - All-American, Co-Pitcher of the Year
RP – Matt Rein, Coastal Carolina - All-American, Pitcher of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
RP – Ryan Thompson, Campbell - 2-time All-American, Pitcher of the Year
OF – D.J. Artis, Liberty - All-American, Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
OF – Matthew Barefoot, Campbell - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Daniel Bowman, Coastal Carolina - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
OF – Matt Hillsinger, Radford - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Bobby Ison, Charleston Southern - 3-time All-Conference
OF – Rico Noel, Coastal Carolina - All-American, 2-time All-Conference
INF – Spencer Angelis, High Point - 3-time All-Conference
INF – Michael Felton, Campbell - All-American, 2-time All-Conference
INF – Spencer Horwitz, Radford - 3-time All-Conference
INF – Tommy La Stella, Coastal Carolina - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
INF – Michael Paez, Coastal Carolina - 2-time All-Conference
INF – Zach Remillard, Coastal Carolina - All-American, Raleigh Regional MVP
INF – Collin Thacker, Gardner-Webb - All-American, 2-time All-Conference
INF – Scott Woodward, Coastal Carolina - All-American, 3-time All-Conference
C – Jose Iglesias, Coastal Carolina - All-American
C – Justin Kunz, Gardner-Webb - 2-time All-Conference
UTL – Cole Hallum, Campbell - All-American, Player of the Year, 2-time All-Conference
UTL – Connor Owings, Coastal Carolina - All-American, Player of the Year, 3-time All-Conference
DH – Eddie Rohan, Winthrop - 4-time All-Conference
DH – Brad Zebedis, Presbyterian - All-American, 2-time All-Conference
Head Coach, School - Notables
Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina - 2016 National Champion, 4 Big South Championships, 6-NCAA Tournaments, 3-time Coach of the Year, 132-41 Big South record, 294-144 overall
Baseball All-Decade Team candidates were determined based on being at least one of the following: 1) Was a multiple All-Conference honoree; 2) Was named an All-American; 3) Is a member of the Big South Conference Hall of Fame; 4) Student-athletes must be a college graduate or in good academic standing with their respective institution; 5) Won a Conference Championship as a coach and/or was voted Conference Coach of the Year. Candidates that participated in two different decades were placed in a specific decade based on consultation from member institutions, and were listed under their primary position during their careers. Member institutions also had final determination in regards to inclusion of student-athletes and coaches. Previous Baseball All-Decade Teams were recognized for the years 1986-89, 1990-99 and 2000-09.