ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum College placed four players on the 2009 South Atlantic Conference Baseball All-Tournament Team announced league officials Monday. Tusculum honorees included Nate Grabowski, Max Keleher, Jared Richmond and Sean Cotten.

Grabowski, a junior outfielder from Pennellville, N.Y. batted .579 with a double, a home run and six RBI. The 2009 All-SAC First Team selection went 11-for-19 at the plate, while scoring six runs and boasting an on-base percentage of .640 and drew five walks over the weekend. Grabowski is hitting a team-best .410 this season, which is currently fifth in the conference.

Keleher, a senior right-handed pitcher, didn't allow a run in his two appearances, including a six-hit shut out in Tusculum's 4-0 win over host Wingate University last Friday. Keleher has pitched back-to-back shutouts in his last two starts. The 2009 All-SAC Second Team pick posted a tournament-best 11 strikeouts without a walk as teams hit just .167 against him. Keleher, a native of Port Charlotte, Fla., improves his season record to 7-2.

Richmond, a junior outfielder from Ft. Smith, Ark., batted .391 in his five tournament games with a pair of doubles, a triple and a home run. The 2009 All-SAC First Team honoree recorded his league-leading sixth triple over the weekend. Richmond went 9-for-23 at the plate, while scoring six run and recording two outfield assists.

Cotten, a junior catcher from Mooresville, N.C., led the Pioneers in power numbers with three home runs and eight RBI. Cotten, who earns a spot on the SAC All-Tournament Team for a second straight year, went 6-for-21 (.286), scoring five runs and posting a .714 slugging percentage.

The Pioneers (36-16) posted a 3-2 record and finished runner-up in the six-team, double-elimination tournament.

Tusculum now awaits word of a possible at-large bid to next month's NCAA Division II Tournament. The announcement will be made May 10th.

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2009 South Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Baseball Team
Ryan Query, Catawba (MVP)
Craige Lylerly, Catawba
Chris Ahearn, Catawba
Trevor Mullins, Catawba
Kevin McMillan, Catawba
Tim Holmes, Catawba
Cameron White, Catawba
Blake Ketner, Catawba
Max Keleher, Tusculum
Nate Grabowski, Tusculum
Jared Richmond, Tusculum
Sean Cotten, Tusculum
Jovan Rohena, Newberry
Thomas Berryhill, Newberry
Brian Williams, Mars Hill