6/11/2007 12:00:00 AM

Jones Named to Inaugural All-Ping! Freshman Team

Charleston, S.C. The Citadel freshman Richard Jones was named to the inaugural All-Ping! Freshman Team for his performance as designated hitter in his first season with the Bulldogs. Jones continues to be recognized for his efforts as he was recently named Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American and was tabbed Southern Conference Freshman of the Year.

The Sumter, S.C. native paced the Bulldogs with 15 home runs, enough for sixth all-time on The Citadel's single-season charts. Jones also entered the single-season RBI list in 10^th with 61 during his freshman campaign and finished third on the club with a .335 batting average behind All-SoCon performers Sonny Meade and Zach Brown. He also registered a team-best .645 slugging percentage while collecting 15 multi-RBI outings.

The rosters were selected by the Ping!Baseball staff after countless hours searching rosters for the premier freshmen players in the nation. This year's offensive team includes the Freshman Player of the Year, North Carolina first baseman Dustin Ackley. The rest of the infielders are just as impressive. USC second sacker, Grant Green hit .316 for the Trojans with double digit doubles and triples. For the hot corner, Ping! selected Hofstra third baseman Matt Prokopowicz. The final infielder is Mississippi State shortstop Brandon Turner whose talented play was helped the Bulldogs reach the College World Series for the first time since 1998.

Behind the plate, Ping! chose Santa Clara catcher Tommy Medica who hit .373 his first season with the Broncos. The All Ping! outfield is made up of Anthony Gallas of Kent State, Gabe Cohen of UCLA and Miami Hurricane Mark Sobolewski. The young trio combined to hit .342 with nearly 30 homeruns and each had at least 20 extra base hits. Richard Jones from the Citadel, who mashed 15 home runs for the Bulldogs, was named the All Ping! designated hitter. Jace Brinkerhoff from Utah Valley State batted .371 when playing third base and also pitched in 12 games, throwing two complete games to help lead the Wolverines to their highest win total since their move to Division I, and was named the First Team utility player.

For the complete release and more information on Ping! Baseball, please visit www.pingbaseball.com. Below is the complete listing of the 2007 All-Ping! Freshman Team.

Catcher	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Medica, Tommy, Santa Clara	0.373	44	41	161	32	60	9	4	1	23	6	15	5
*Second Team*
Cortez, Cole, Jacksonville State	0.357	42	36	126	27	45	8	4	0	31	15	14	14
Klocke, Jim, Southeast Missouri State	0.324	56	56	179	38	58	10	0	4	38	34	13	3
*Third Team*
Whitmer, Jace, Kennesaw State	0.293	51	51	191	26	56	13	1	4	43	28	35	1
Lugbauer, Myckie, Maine	0.301	45	41	153	20	46	9	1	5	27	15	31	1
*Honorable Mention:* Prince, Josh, Texas; Smith, Drew, Saint Josephs; Petro, Danny, Eastern Tennessee; Ochinko, Sean, LSU; Peppenhorst, Kory, Eastern Illinois

First Base	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Ackley, Dustin, North Carolina	0.427	63	63	255	63	109	19	3	7	65	24	16	10
*Second Team*
Bour, Justin, George Mason	0.366	53	51	202	40	74	17	3	13	50	6	24	0
Kort, Shaun, Nevada	0.392	59	57	222	44	87	17	4	6	50	28	31	5
*Third Team*
Krauss, Marc, Ohio	0.369	52	48	187	41	69	19	1	8	42	35	37	6
Gomes, Yan, Tennessee	0.310	59	59	226	48	70	11	0	8	47	31	46	4
*Honorable Mention:* Aona, Bucky, Southen Utah; Eward, Chris, George Washington; Clayton Tom, Youngstown State

Second Base	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Green, Grant, Southern California	0.316	56	56	228	42	72	14	10	2	24	25	51	6
*Second Team*
Wells, Randy, Saint Marys	0.354	44	42	178	26	63	11	3	1	37	6	27	5
Thompson, TJ, North Florida	0.326	41	32	132	20	43	10	1	1	23	16	13	1
*Third Team*
Hood, Jordin, Northern Illinois	0.294	52	49	194	32	57	8	3	6	29	12	24	11
Zebroski, Tom, George Washington	0.314	52	48	169	32	53	4	0	0	23	19	14	11
*Honorable Mention:* Brooks, Robert, Auburn; Yoder, Ben, Bucknell; Kovanda, Cory, Ohio State; Carden, Mark, IPFW

Third Base	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Prokopowicz, Matt, Hofstra	0.416	54	54	197	41	82	11	1	6	52	17	15	8
*Second Team*
Pollock, AJ, Notre Dame	0.372	54	52	196	39	73	7	2	3	28	32	18	11
Stidham, Jason, Florida State	0.366	61	61	235	59	86	17	3	6	48	30	35	5
*Third Team*
Powers, Conor, Mississippi State	0.300	54	51	203	37	61	12	2	7	34	14	53	0
Parker, Steve, BYU	0.347	55	55	196	40	68	13	4	6	38	35	52	6
*Honorable Mention:* Dominguez, Chris, Louisville; Opachich, Chuck, Jacksonville; Campbell, Raynor, Baylor; Belfonte, DJ, Nebraska

Shortstop	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Turner, Brandon, Mississippi State	0.402	52	48	194	45	78	12	1	2	44	15	25	4
*Second Team*
Figueroa, Cole, Florida	0.332	58	58	262	48	87	12	0	11	50	19	29	7
Knight, Austin, Dallas Baptist	0.338	56	56	213	59	72	12	2	1	43	51	33	6
*Third Team*
Bellows, Kyle, San Jose State	0.343	60	60	236	48	81	14	0	6	47	24	41	3
Javis, Brandon, Savannah State	0.321	53	53	196	42	63	14	2	7	36	23	18	13
*Honorable Mention:* Abel, Robert, Arizona; Randhawa, KJ, Air Force

Outfield	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Gallas, Anthony, Kent State	0.332	57	55	211	44	70	14	1	10	46	32	52	4
Cohen, Gabe, UCLA	0.348	54	49	198	34	69	11	0	10	36	16	46	4
Sobolewski, Mark, Miami FL	0.347	60	60	251	46	87	16	1	7	52	17	56	14
*Second Team*
Songco, Angelo, Loyola Marymount	0.321	56	54	193	36	62	22	3	4	33	30	37	5
Choy, Ian, Canisius	0.358	51	46	173	15	62	12	1	1	26	22	17	2
Henry, Jordan, Mississippi	0.375	63	62	253	59	95	4	2	1	17	22	20	12
Kemp, Brian, St. Johns	0.348	56	56	230	53	80	10	2	1	33	16	24	25
Fedroff, Tim, North Carolina	0.358	54	47	173	44	62	7	5	4	36	18	16	5
Gonzales, Joey, UC Riverside	0.356	54	41	180	41	64	14	0	2	19	19	31	9
*Third Team*
Kuzdale, Robby, Hight Point	0.330	57	57	227	51	75	14	3	4	38	22	24	18
Dean, Blake, LSU	0.316	56	56	206	30	65	12	3	7	47	20	25	1
Richard, Myrio, Prarie View A&M	0.329	53	45	155	45	51	10	2	4	35	11	22	23
Foltz, Alex, James Madison	0.309	52	50	175	33	54	9	2	2	15	19	17	20
Roberts, Chris, Michigan State	0.331	44	43	145	23	48	6	1	2	27	19	18	3
Pilkington, Derek, New Mexico	0.342	41	34	120	21	41	9	3	2	16	19	35	3
Roberts, Aaron, Southern Illinois	0.349	56	55	218	52	76	5	1	0	17	19	28	13
Pizzuto, Bobby, Buffalo	0.314	44	41	172	25	54	4	2	1	26	10	27	12
Malloy, John, LaSalle	0.327	48	47	211	28	69	17	2	1	18	14	21	5
*Honorable Mention:* Smith, Kyle, Texas Southern; Coleman, Trevor, Missouri; Yoder, Luke, Cal Poly; Santomauro, Nick, Dartmouth; Smith, Blake, California; Evans, Darryl, Florida A&M; Wells, Stephen, BYU

Designated Hitter	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Jones, Richard, *The Citadel*	0.335	57	49	200	41	67	11	3	15	61	14	60	2
*Second Team*
Roller, Kyle, East Carolina	0.306	39	28	111	22	34	2	2	11	30	16	20	1
Schwaner, Nick, New Orleans	0.353	48	52	133	25	47	3	3	4	23	9	26	3
*Third Team*
Palincsar, Tim, UT San Antonio	0.304	58	54	207	56	63	13	3	6	37	30	48	13
Stephan, Michael, Stonybrook	0.328	48	44	134	36	44	7	0	3	16	26	18	0
*Honorable Mention:* Catricala, Vinnie, Hawaii; Madigan, Sean, UC Irvine; Anderson, Billy, Central Michigan

Utility	AVE	G	GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB
Brinkerhoff, Jace, Utah Valley State	0.371	45	42	167	37	62	12	1	4	26	10	31	2
*Second Team*
Gilmartin, Mike, Wofford	0.313	57	57	240	51	75	9	0	13	47	18	41	3
Browning, Matt, James Madison	0.393	41	22	107	15	42	10	0	4	31	9	17	1
*Third Team*
Aliotti, Anthony, Saint Marys	0.320	50	50	172	23	55	2	0	1	37	30	38	2
Kimble, Scott, Longwood	0.336	49	46	149	35	50	9	1	2	29	7	25	9
*Honorable Mention:* Henderson, Chris, George Mason; Lee, Drew, Morehead State; Derbak, Richie, Eastern Illinois; Dorrell, Wes, Cal Poly; McGrew, Casey, Wright State; Palumbo, Dan, Lockwood, Jeff, Tennessee

Pitchers	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	BB	K
Berry, Ryan, Rice	2.71	11	2	21	18	1	0	0	116.1	102	32	119
Brothers, Rex, Lipscomb	3.51	7	4	16	16	1	0	0	95.0	68	57	93
Marks, Justin, Lousiville	2.61	8	2	17	16	0	0	0	93.0	66	29	77
Boxberger, Brad, USC	3.20	3	5	14	14	0	0	0	90.0	78	34	72
Minor, Mike, Vanderbilt	3.09	9	1	19	14	0	0	2	90.1	76	18	88
Erickson, Eric, Miami FL	2.50	10	4	16	13	0	0	1	90.0	84	16	63
Leake, Mike, Arizona State	3.57	13	1	22	11	2	0	1	110.2	101	27	85
Bischoff, Matt, Purdue	2.85	3	2	14	6	1	1	2	60.0	55	8	61
Griffin AJ, San Diego	2.70	6	2	34	0	0	0	11	63.1	49	23	65
Strasburg, Stephen, San Diego State	2.43	1	3	25	0	0	0	7	37.0	18	15	47

*Second Team*	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	BB	K
Crnkovich, Steve, UIC	2.39	4	4	18	15	2	0	0	94.0	90	17	54
Musick, Wes, Houston	3.00	6	5	15	15	0	0	0	93.0	87	34	73
Buch, Ryan, Monmouth	2.44	9	2	14	13	1	0	0	81.0	67	37	76
Marciel, Wally, Kansas	3.94	5	3	19	10	0	0	0	59.1	60	18	47
Roth, Todd, Penn	1.98	6	2	13	9	7	2	0	68.1	57	14	62
McCully, Nick, Coastal Carolina	3.48	7	3	23	8	0	0	4	54.1	47	18	43
Claypool, Garrett, UCLA	3.54	3	1	24	7	0	0	4	53.1	44	18	35
Pendergast, Brian, Manhtattan	3.05	8	1	21	2	0	0	5	56.0	49	17	43
Kelly, Joe, UC Riverside	1.32	3	1	22	0	0	0	6	27.1	28	11	19
Matta, Mike, Mount Saint Marys	2.37	4	3	22	0	0	0	8	30.1	33	11	17
Robinson, Dakota, Centenary	3.16	2	4	30	0	0	0	4	57.0	55	7	37
Seander, Michael, Duke	1.61	0	2	28	0	0	0	9	50.1	43	12	46

*Third Team*	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SH	SV	IP	H	BB	K
Wymer, Josh, UT Pan American	3.74	5	7	16	16	4	0	0	110.2	106	45	65
Cropper, Daniel, UNC Wilmington	3.75	5	5	15	15	1	1	0	84.0	80	22	54
Zielinski, Matt, Richmond	3.30	6	5	15	14	1	0	0	90.0	94	29	70
Carter, Bart, Western Kentucky	4.13	6	5	19	12	2	1	0	85.0	82	37	64
Heckathorn, Kyle, Kennesaw State	3.31	4	2	11	11	0	0	0	68.0	60	24	77
Dechert, Justin, Stetson	4.65	6	3	27	7	0	0	4	69.2	68	28	45
Perlman, Max, Harvard	2.91	5	1	7	6	3	1	0	43.1	40	8	30
Valcarcel, Miguel, St. Johns	3.60	6	2	13	6	0	0	0	40.0	39	10	28
Altbach, Brad, Bradley	2.66	7	2	22	4	0	0	5	61.0	56	22	37
Toohey, Jake, Illinois	3.63	2	1	22	1	0	0	7	34.2	30	12	30

*Honorable Mention:* Tootle, Ben, Jacksonville State; Nathan Baker, Mississippi; Tony Sedlmeyer, Purdue; Dallas Keuchel, Arkansas; Wheeler, Tim, Troy

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