News digest, May 4

Lander, USC Aiken players voted all-PBC

Lander and USC Aiken had each filled three positions on the first-team all-Peach Belt Conference squad in voting by league coaches.

The Bearcats' Will McClellan was voted to the team at catcher and utility player, while Connor Droze was selected first-team designated hitter.

First-team Pacers are outfielder Jackson Hanna, starting pitcher Jacob Fletcher and relief pitcher Dylan Wilhelm.

Lander and USCA play each other Friday in a first-round game of the conference tournament in Young Harris, Ga.

All-Peach Belt Conference
First team

1B:  Jeremy Begora, Young Harris; 2B: Ethan Underwood, Young Harris; 3B: Steven Spell, Young Harris; SS: Drew Bray, Young Harris.

C: Will McClellan, Lander.

DH: Connor Droze, Lander.

UT: Will McClellan, Lander.

OF: Derek Wylie, Columbus State; Jackson Hannon, USC Aiken; Pat Galvin, Augusta; Jake Blinstrub, Georgia Southwestern.

SP: Rijnaldo Euson, Georgia Southwestern; Jacob Fletcher, USC Aiken; Nate Lamb, Young Harris; Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern

RP: Dylan Wilhelm, USC Aiken.

Second Team

1B: Joseph Mozingo, USC Aiken; 2B: Matthew McDade, Columbus State; 3b: Ben Tuten, Georgia College; SS: Kyle Lodise, Augusta.

C: Ian King, Columbus State.

DH: Jackson Kemp, Young Harris.

UT: Miles Hartsfield, Georgia Southwestern.

OF: Win Johns, Columbus State; Harrison Aulds, Augusta; Connor Kirley, Columbus State; Brandon Bellflower, Georgia College.

SP: Gage Voorhees, Flagler; Luc Scudellari, Georgia College; Noah Windhorst, Columbus State; Colton Joyner, Columbus State.

RP: Dylan Beck, Young Harris

Elite 16 Award: Jacob Lassiat, North Georgia

Freshman of the year: Kyle Lodise, Augusta

Pitcher of the year: Nick McCollum, Georgia Southwestern

Player of the year: Jeremy Begora, Young Harris

Coach of the year: Josh McDonald, Georgia Southwestern

Peach Belt

Previews

* Appalachian State (at Coastal Carolina).

* Clemson (Louisville).

* Coastal Carolina (Appalachian State).

* College of Charleston (at N.C. A&T).

* Kentucky (South Carolina).

* Louisville (at Clemson).

* Presbyterian (at Miami).

* South Carolina (at Kentucky)

* The Citadel (VMI).

* UNC Greensboro (Wofford).

* USC Upstate (at Gardner-Webb).

* VMI (at The Citadel).

* Winthrop (at Radford).

Honors

* SoCon pitcher of the month: Lucas Mahlstedt. Wofford.