ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Five Tusculum College baseball players have been named to the 2011 All-South Atlantic Conference Team announced league officials Tuesday.

Sean Cotten, Craig Goodman and Alexi Colon were named to the All-SAC First Team, while Dylan Hochevar and Rolondo Bonner garnered Second Team accolades as selected by the league's baseball coaches.

Cotten, a 6-2, 200-pound senior from Mooresville, N.C., is the First Team catcher for a second straight year. The 2010 All-American is fourth on the squad hitting .347 with 12 doubles, one triple, eight home runs, 42 runs batted in and a team-best 15 stolen bases, which are fifth in the SAC. The Lake Norman High School graduate is tied for the team-lead with 45 runs scored, which is tied for eighth in the conference and is tops on the team with 34 walks (3rd in SAC) and five sacrifice flies (T1st in SAC).

Cotten is already the program's all-time leader in home runs (35), RBI (185), total bases (372), walks (106) and sacrifice flies (19).

Goodman, a 6-1, 190-pound junior pitcher from Clearwater, Fla., has emerged as the ace of the Tusculum starting rotation. The right-hander has accounted for a 7-3 record in his 11 starts this season, while posting the third-best earned run average in the league at 2.96. His 67 innings pitched are eighth in the SAC, while his 63 strikeouts and .243 opposing batting average are fourth and fifth in the league, respectively.

Colon, a 5-8, 175-pound junior outfielder from Vineland, N.J., has proven to be one of the Pioneers most productive offensive threats in his first TC campaign. Colon leads Tusculum with 11 home runs, which are tied for fourth in the SAC and are the eighth-most in a TC season. He is also pacing the Pioneers with 58 RBI (3rd in SAC), 45 runs (8th in SAC), .646 slugging percentage (4th in SAC) and five sacrifice flies (T1st in SAC). He has hit safely in six of his last seven games and 11 of his last 13 contests.

Hochevar garners conference honors in his first Tusculum season, after transferring from the University of Tennessee. The 6-2, 200-pound junior right-hander from Wray, Colo., has a 5-1 record with a 3.92 ERA (8th in SAC). In his 59.2 innings, Hochevar has also posted a pair of complete game efforts, along with two saves and 56 strikeouts (6th in SAC).

Bonner rounds out the honorees for the Pioneers. The 5-8, 170-pound senior outfielder from Garner, N.C., leads the team with his .367 batting average, which is eighth in the conference. He has scored 45 runs in his 37 contests, giving him a 1.22 runs per game average, earning him SAC Statistical Champion status. Bonner has tallied 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 34 RBI and 11 stolen bases.

Junior Lukas Graves (St. Joseph, Ill.) was the SAC Statistical Champion for on-base percentage at .578. As a team, Tusculum earned SAC Statistical titles for team on-base percentage (.433) and stolen bases per game average (1.58).

Tusculum (31-14) has recorded its ninth straight 30-win campaign and the program's 11th straight winning season. The Pioneers finished tied for third in the league and will be the No. 4 seed in this week's Food Lion SAC Tournament. TC will face third-seeded Lincoln Memorial University on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at McNair Field in Forest City, N.C.

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2011 All-South Atlantic Conference Baseball Team
First Team
Catcher - Sean Cotten, Tusculum
Pitcher - Nick Lomascolo, Catawba
Pitcher - JJ Jankowski, Catawba
Pitcher - Craig Goodman, Tusculum
Relief Pitcher - Wil Huneycutt, Catawba
First Baseman - Brian Yeung, Wingate
Second Baseman - Juan Alvarez, Lincoln Memorial
Shortstop - Michael Bueker, Mars Hill
Third Baseman - Chris Dula, Catawba
Outfielder - Dodson McPherson, Wingate
Outfielder - Alexi Colon, Tusculum
Outfielder - Cody Pack, Lincoln Memorial
Designated Hitter - Garrett Furr, Catawba

Second Team
Catcher - Brian Dice, Lenoir-Rhyne
Pitcher - Austin Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
Pitcher - Justin Somers, Wingate
Pitcher - Dylan Hochevar, Tusculum
Relief Pitcher - Tyler Sturkie, Newberry
First Baseman - Randy O'Dell, Brevard
Second Baseman - Ryan Saxon, Anderson
Shortstop - Chris Love, Newberry
Third Baseman - John Couch, Lincoln Memorial
Outfielder - Michael Brittian, Mars Hill
Outfielder - Jon Dalton, Carson-Newman
Outfielder - Rolondo Bonner, Tusculum
Designated Hitter - Gelson Perez, Lincoln Memorial

SAC Coach of the Year - Jim Gantt, Catawba
SAC Freshman of the Year - Chris Dula, Catawba
SAC Pitcher of the Year - Nick Lomascolo, Catawba
SAC Player of the Year - Dodson McPherson, Wingate
SAC Scholar Athlete - Wil Huneycutt, Catawba

SAC GOLD GLOVE TEAM
Pitcher - Christian Hicks, Lenoir-Rhyne
Catcher - Josh Hohn, Catawba
First Base - Austin Moyer, Catawba
Second Base - Mike Gasque, Lenoir-Rhyne
Second Base - Julio Zubillaga, Catawba
Shortstop - Brett Underwood, Catawba
Third Base - Blake May, Anderson
Outfield - Cody Pack, Lincoln Memorial
Outfield - Cody Nix, Carson-Newman
Outfield - Ryan Bostian, Catawba

BASEBALL STATISTICAL CHAMPIONS
Batting Average - Michael Bueker, Mars Hill, .417
On-Base Percentage - Lukas Graves, Tusculum, .578
Slugging Percentage - Dodson McPherson, Wingate, .745
Home Runs Per Game - Dodson McPherson, Wingate, 0.30
RBIs Per Game - Dodson McPherson, Wingate, 1.44
Runs Scored Per Game - Rolondo Bonner, Tusculum, 1.22
Triples Per Game - Walton Shepherd, Lenoir-Rhyne, 0.11
Stolen Bases Per Game - Terrence Gray, Newberry, 0.44
Earned Run Average - Nick Lomascolo, Catawba, 2.45
Strikeouts Per Game - JJ Jankowski, Catawba, 11.12
Pitching Victories - Nick Lomascolo, Catawba, 8
Team Batting Average - Wingate, .332
Team Slugging Percentage - Wingate, .516
Triples Per Game - Wingate, 0.32
Doubles Per Game - Wingate, 2.60
Home Runs Per Game - Wingate, 1.10
RBIs Per Game - Lincoln Memorial, 8.00
Team On-Base Percentage - Tusculum, .433
Stolen Bases Per Game - Tusculum, 1.58
Team Earned Run Average - Catawba, 3.75
Strikeouts Per Game - Catawba, 8.54