Six Conference Carolinas Baseball Players Earn NCBWA Preseason Accolades
Six Conference Carolinas Baseball Players Earn NCBWA Preseason Accolades
PEMBROKE, N.C. – Conference Carolinas was well-represented on the NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) preseason awards list that were released recently. The Conference had six players earn recognition, including three preseason All-America picks.
Limestone College's Chase Allen, University of Mount Olive's Nate Estes and North Greenville University's Tucker Burgess were each named preseason All-Americans. Allen was tabbed first team, while Burgess and Estes were tabbed second and third team, respectively.
In addition to All-America honors, Allen, Burgess and Estes were each named to the first team All-Southeast region team. Erskine College's Drew Yniesta and North Greenville duo Ethan Garner and Jeffrey Chandler were each named to the second team.
Full NCBWA Release
2019 Preseason All-America Team
First Team
Third Base: Chase Allen, Limestone (S.C.)
Second Team
Starting Pitcher: Tucker Burgess, North Greenville (S.C.)
Third Team
Utility: Nate Estes, Mount Olive (N.C.)
2019 Preseason All-Southeast Region Team
First Team
Starting Pitcher: Tucker Burgess, North Greenville (S.C.)
Third Base: Chase Allen, Limestone (S.C.)
Utility: Nate Estes, Mount Olive (N.C.)
Second Team
Starting Pitcher: Ethan Garner, North Greenville (S.C.)
Outfield: Jeffrey Chandler, North Greenville (S.C.)
Utility: Drew Yniesta Erskine (S.C.)
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 11 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, and Southern Wesleyan University.