ROCK HILL, S.C. --- Tusculum University sophomore midfielder Damien Baltide has been named honorable mention All-South Atlantic Conference in men's soccer for the 2021 spring season, the SAC announced Tuesday.
Baltide, a native of Fort-de-France, Martinique, led the Pioneers with three goals and three assists for nine points in seven matches in his first season at Tusculum. He had at least one point in four of the Pioneers' seven matches, and led the team with 20 shot attempts and 12 shots on goal.
He received SAC AstroTurf Offensive Player of the Week honors for the week ending Feb. 21 after assisting on two goals in Tusculum's season-opening 3-1 win over King on Feb. 17. Baltide scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw at Mars Hill on March 20, and had an assist in a 2-1 overtime loss at Lincoln Memorial on March 22. In the season finale against Lincoln Memorial on April 1, Baltide scored both goals in the second half of a 2-0 victory for the Pioneers.
Victor Cascon of Lenoir-Rhyne was selected Offensive Player of the Year, with teammate Dani Fernandez earning Defensive Player of the Year. Theo Hardenby Ohrwall of Carson-Newman was voted Freshman of the Year, with Mars Hill's Gregg Munn named Coach of the Year.
Tusculum finished the 2021 spring season with a 2-4-1 overall record and a 1-4-1 mark in SAC round-robin play.
2021 South Atlantic Conference Men's Soccer Spring All-Conference
First Team
F – Sebastian Bertilsson, Mars Hill
F – Felipe Mendonca, Queens
F – Thaylan Silva, Carson-Newman
F – Soren Nygaard, Wingate
MF – Victor Cascon, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Mikkel Fahlen bruun, Wingate
MF – Carles Montoliu lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Theo Hardenby Öhrwall, Carson-Newman
D – Owen Marshall, Wingate
D – Niclas Wittur, Wingate
D – Devin Scully, Wingate
D – Dani Fernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – Bram Kaarsgaren, Carson-Newman
Second Team
F – Tristyn De laaf, Limestone
F – Alexandre Cox-Ashwood, Anderson
F – Harry Ward, Anderson
F – Harry Whitehead, Carson-Newman
MF – Nic Carsh, Carson-Newman
MF – Pedro Santos, Wingate
MF – David Alvarez, Queens
MF – Greg Evans, Carson-Newman
D – Gordon Zebrowski, Carson-Newman
D – Jeppe Christensen, Mars Hill
D – Oliver Gardner, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Tevin Lessey, Anderson
GK – Juan Basabe, Lenoir-Rhyne
Honorable Mention
F – Keegan Burton, Queens
F – Josiah Ortiz, Limestone
F – Alex Pais caamano, Limestone
MF – Agustin Ortiz, Anderson
MF – Damien Baltide, Tusculum
MF – Florian Fromholzer, Limestone
MF – Andres Osorio, Anderson
D – Diego Delgado, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Luke Manley, Mars Hill
D – Sebastian Marx, Limestone
D – Andres Cabranes, Limestone
GK – Jens Bergendorff, Wingate
Offensive Player of the Year: Victor Cascon, Lenoir-Rhyne
Defensive Player of the Year: Dani Fernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne
Freshman of the Year: Theo Hardenby Öhrwall, Carson-Newman
Coach of the Year: Gregg Munn, Mars Hill
