SAVANNAH, Ga. --- Tusculum College's Craig Goodman has been named the 2012 American Baseball Coaches Association's Division II Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year announced officials Wednesday.

Goodman, along with TC teammates Cade Stallings and Alexi Colon were also tabbed to the ABCA All-Southeast Region First Team.

Goodman, a senior from Clearwater, Fla., was also named the South Atlantic Conference co-Pitcher of the Year and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year earlier this year. The two-time All-SAC First Team standout posted a 10-0 record in his 13 starts, including three complete games. He posted a 2.00 earned run average, which is tied for the fourth lowest in school history. The Clearwater High School graduate pitched in 94.1 innings (5th in TC history) and established a new school single-season record with 89 strikeouts. He was named a national semifinalist for the Tino Martinez DII National Player of the Year Award and is a consensus All-Region selection this season.

For his career, Goodman went 22-6 (3rd in TC history) with a 2.78 ERA (T4th in TC history) in his 45 appearances, including 32 starts (T3rd in TC history). He pitched in 220 innings (4th in TC history), accounting for 196 career strikeouts for the second most in school history.

Stallings, a junior third baseman from Knoxville, Tenn., garners his third All-Region accolade this season, after being recognized earlier by the NCBWA and the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA - Daktronics). The University of Louisville transfer batted .367 with 80 hits (T8th in TC history), including 16 doubles, 11 home runs (T10th in TC history) and a team-best 63 RBI (T7th in TC history). His 64 runs scored are tied for the seventh most in school history. The Farragut High School graduate was hit by a pitch 17 times, which are the second most in TC history and one shy of the school record. He also recorded seven sacrifice flies, which are tied for the second most ever by a Pioneer.

Colon, a senior from Vineland, N.J., is second in the nation this year with 21 home runs, which are tied for the second most in school history. Colon batted .318, while leading the team with 69 runs scored and posted 61 hits, 11 doubles, three triples and 50 RBI. His 67 base on balls this season are the most in school and South Atlantic Conference history and tied for the 11th most ever by a NCAA II player.

Colon, a two-time All-Conference and All-Region selection, leaves Tusculum as its third-leading home run hitter, belting 33 over the last two seasons. He also leaves the Pioneers fifth in slugging percentage (.681), second in walks (105) and ninth in on-base percentage (.472). Including his 2009 campaign at Division II Dominican College, Colon has belted 42 home runs in his collegiate career.

Tusculum accounted for one of the best seasons in school history. The Pioneers posted a sterling 48-10 record, including 24-3 in South Atlantic Conference play as TC captured both the league's regular season and tournament championships. Tusculum advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a sixth time in school history where the Pioneers went 2-2 to finish third at the Southeast Regional. TC also earned the Pioneers its highest national ranking, being listed as the No. 2 team in the country. They are currently listed at No. 8 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Coaches' Poll.

The ABCA All-Southeast Region Team is selected by the head coaches of the colleges and universities in the region, representing the South Atlantic Conference, Conference Carolinas and the Peach Belt Conference.

Members of the All-Region First Team advance for consideration for the ABCA All-America Team, which will be announced at the NCAA Division II College World Series in Cary, N.C. later this month.

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2012 ABCA Division II All-Southeast Region Baseball Team
First Team
C - Geno Escalante, Mount Olive
1B - Kyle Koeneman, Carson-Newman
2B - Andre Rodriguez, Lincoln Memorial
3B - Cade Stallings, Tusculum
SS - A.J. Nunziato, Lander
INF - Mike Mercurio, Mount Olive
OF - Zach Taylor, Armstrong
OF - Casey Allison, Wingate
OF - Alexi Colon, Tusculum
OF - Derek Fulmer, North Greenville
DH - Garrett Furr, Catawba
SP - Chris Thomas, Lander
SP - Ethan Bader, Armstrong
SP - Craig Goodman, Tusculum
SP - Matt Dillon, Mount Olive
RP - Emilio Pagan, Belmont Abbey

Second Team
C - Josh Miller, USC Aiken
1B - Jacob Rogers, Mount Olive
2B - Will Fulmer, Montevallo
3B - Jacob Karr, Wingate
SS - Stephen Carmon, USC Aiken
INF - R.J. Dennard, Armstrong
OF - Nick Aranas, USC Aiken
OF - Josh Haley, UNC Pembroke
OF - Buddy Sosnoskie, Francis Marion
OF - Ethan Satterfield, Catawba
DH - Cody Mass, Georgia College
SP - Spencer Jordan, Francis Marion
SP - Danny Brown, Flagler
SP - JJ Jankowski, Catawba
SP - Jake Moser, Mount Olive
RP - Braxton Lewis, UNC Pembroke

Region Player of the Year: Zach Taylor, Armstrong
Region Pitcher of the Year: Craig Goodman, Tusculum
Region Coach of the Year: Jim Gantt, Catawba