News digest, May 21

Stingers are eighth seed

Florence-Darlington Tech is the eighth seed for the National Junior College World Series beginning Saturday in Grand Junction, Colo.

The Stingers (51-10) will play No. 3 seed Iowa Western at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Sam Supolizio Field. All games of the double-elimination tournament will be available on ESPN+.

NJCAA WORLD SERIES

Sam Suplizio Field, Grand Junction, Colo.
All games on ESPN+
Saturday, May 25
Game 1: No. 7 McLennan vs. No. 4 Georgia Highlands, 11 a.m.
Game 2: No. 10 Shelton State vs. No. 1 Johnson County, 2 p.m.
Game 3: No. 9 seed Southern Nevada vs. Northwest Florida State, 5 p.m.
Game 4: No. 8 Florence-Darlington Tech vs. No. 3 Iowa Western, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 26

Game 5: No. 6 Blinn vs. No. 5 Crowder, noon

Game 6: Game 2 loser vs. Game 1 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 7: Game 4 loser vs. Game 3 loser, 9 p.m.

Monday, May 27

Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 11 a.m.
Game 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, May 28
Game 11: Game 5 loser vs. Game 8 loser, noon
Game 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 loser, 4 p.m.
Game 13: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 29
Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 loser, 4 p.m.

Game 15: Game 10 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 9 p.m.

Thursday, May 30
Game 16: Game 14 winner vs. Game 15 loser, 4 p.m.

Game 17: Game 15 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 9 p.m.

Friday, May 31
Game 18: Game 17 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 9 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

Game 19: if necessary, 9 p.m.

Honors

All-Coastal Athletic Association
* Coach of the year: Chad Holbrook, College of Charleston.

* First team: IF - Kevin Madden, College of Charleston; IF - Cole Mathis College of Charleston; OF - Avery Neaves, College of Charleston; DH - Cole Singsank, College of Charleston; RP - Davis Aiken, College of Charleston.
* Second team: SP - Jake Brink, College of Charleston; SP - Aidan Hunter, College of Charleston.

* Honorable mention: OF - Will Baumhofer, College of Charleston; SP - Connor Campbell, College of Charleston.

* All-rookie: P - Hayden Thomas, College of Charleston.

CAA

All-Southern Conference
Coaches
* Freshman of the year: Daniel Jackson, Wofford.

* First team: SP - Zac Cowan, Wofford. 3B - Dixon Black, Wofford. OF - Marshall Toole, Wofford.

* Second team: C - Daniel Jackson, Wofford.

* All-freshman: Garrett Fulmer, The Citadel; Tyler Bak, Wofford; Daniel Jackson, Wofford; Kenny Michaels, Wofford; Camden Wicker, Wofford.
Media
* Freshman of the year: Daniel Jackson, Wofford.
* First team: SP - Sac Cowan, Wofford; 3B - Dixon Black, Wofford; OF - Marshall Toole, Wofford.
* Second team: RP - Luke Kissenberth, The Citadel; RP - Mike Eggert, Wofford; C - Daniel Jackson, Wofford.
SoCon