2012
Baseball
NCAA National
Tournament:
Mount Olive - (Regional Quarterfinals & Host)
Conference
Carolinas Tournament Champion: Mount Olive
Conference
Carolinas Regular Season Champions:
Mount Olive, Eastern Division & Belmont Abbey,
Western Division
2012 Standings
East Division Standings
|
Conference
|
|
Overall
|
|
GP
|
Record
|
Win %
|
PF
|
PA
|
|
GP
|
Record
|
Win %
|
PF
|
PA
|
Last 10
|
Streak
|
Mount Olive
|
26
|
23-3
|
0.885
|
292
|
104
|
|
54
|
44-10
|
0.815
|
572
|
247
|
7-3
|
Lost 2
|
Pfeiffer
|
27
|
16-11
|
0.593
|
131
|
135
|
|
50
|
25-25
|
0.500
|
235
|
304
|
4-6
|
Lost 2
|
Coker
|
27
|
13-14
|
0.481
|
142
|
141
|
|
46
|
23-23
|
0.500
|
244
|
251
|
5-5
|
Lost 2
|
Barton
|
25
|
8-17
|
0.320
|
110
|
161
|
|
48
|
17-31
|
0.354
|
243
|
332
|
4-6
|
Won 2
|
St. Andrews
|
27
|
4-23
|
0.148
|
98
|
236
|
|
48
|
11-37
|
0.229
|
198
|
376
|
2-8
|
Lost 6
|
West Division Standings
|
Conference
|
|
Overall
|
|
GP
|
Record
|
Win %
|
PF
|
PA
|
|
GP
|
Record
|
Win %
|
PF
|
PA
|
Last 10
|
Streak
|
Belmont Abbey
|
27
|
18-9
|
0.667
|
190
|
134
|
|
51
|
30-21
|
0.588
|
329
|
254
|
4-6
|
Lost 2
|
King (TN)
|
27
|
16-11
|
0.593
|
143
|
130
|
|
50
|
30-20
|
0.600
|
320
|
270
|
6-4
|
Won 1
|
Erskine
|
27
|
14-13
|
0.519
|
125
|
136
|
|
55
|
32-23
|
0.582
|
308
|
303
|
7-3
|
Won 2
|
North Greenville
|
27
|
14-13
|
0.519
|
133
|
114
|
|
54
|
28-26
|
0.519
|
357
|
281
|
3-7
|
Lost 3
|
Limestone
|
26
|
7-19
|
0.269
|
111
|
184
|
|
49
|
17-32
|
0.347
|
265
|
329
|
5-5
|
Won 1
|
Baseball Standings
|
Conference
|
|
Overall
|
|
GP
|
Record
|
Win %
|
PF
|
PA
|
|
GP
|
Record
|
Win %
|
PF
|
PA
|
Last 10
|
Streak
|
Mount Olive
|
26
|
23-3
|
0.885
|
292
|
104
|
|
54
|
44-10
|
0.815
|
572
|
247
|
7-3
|
Lost 2
|
Belmont Abbey
|
27
|
18-9
|
0.667
|
190
|
134
|
|
51
|
30-21
|
0.588
|
329
|
254
|
4-6
|
Lost 2
|
King (TN)
|
27
|
16-11
|
0.593
|
143
|
130
|
|
50
|
30-20
|
0.600
|
320
|
270
|
6-4
|
Won 1
|
Pfeiffer
|
27
|
16-11
|
0.593
|
131
|
135
|
|
50
|
25-25
|
0.500
|
235
|
304
|
4-6
|
Lost 2
|
Erskine
|
27
|
14-13
|
0.519
|
125
|
136
|
|
55
|
32-23
|
0.582
|
308
|
303
|
7-3
|
Won 2
|
North Greenville
|
27
|
14-13
|
0.519
|
133
|
114
|
|
54
|
28-26
|
0.519
|
357
|
281
|
3-7
|
Lost 3
|
Coker
|
27
|
13-14
|
0.481
|
142
|
141
|
|
46
|
23-23
|
0.500
|
244
|
251
|
5-5
|
Lost 2
|
Barton
|
25
|
8-17
|
0.320
|
110
|
161
|
|
48
|
17-31
|
0.354
|
243
|
332
|
4-6
|
Won 2
|
Limestone
|
26
|
7-19
|
0.269
|
111
|
184
|
|
49
|
17-32
|
0.347
|
265
|
329
|
5-5
|
Won 1
|
St. Andrews
|
27
|
4-23
|
0.148
|
98
|
236
|
|
48
|
11-37
|
0.229
|
198
|
376
|
2-8
|
Lost 6
|
All-Conference
Awards:
All-Conference
First Team:
Jacob Rogers, Mount Olive – 1B
Allen Staton, North Greenville – 2B
Michael Hughey, Limestone – SS
Jermaine Berry, Mount Olive – 3B
Geno Escalante, Mount Olive –C
Nick Gaeta, Mount Olive – DH
Derek Fulmer, North Greenville – OF
Antonio Callaway, Mount Olive –OF
Justin Vasquez, Belmont Abbey – OF
Braden Reitano, Mount Olive –OF
Emilio Pagan, Belmont Abbey – Relief
Pitcher
Matt Dillon, Mount Olive – P
Bryan Tuttle, Pfeiffer – P
Drew Provence, North Greenville – P
Zach Smith, Mount Olive – P
Mike Mercurio, Mount Olive –Utility
All-Conference Second Team:
Drew Willingham, Erskine – 1B
Cameron Sherrer, Mount Olive – 2B
Collins Cuthrell, Barton – SS
Stephen Mullins, King – 3B
Josh Lyon, Limestone – C
Justin Harris, Pfeiffer – DH
Will Huff, Erskine - DH
Tyler Gaby, King – OF
Chase Corn, Erskine – OF
Will Bynum, Mount Olive – OF
Markus Duckworth, North Greenville–
OF
Craig Bolton, Pfeiffer – Relief
Pitcher
Ryan Woodring, North Greenville – P
Josh White, Limestone – P
Cory Rhodes, King – P
Jake Moser, Mount Olive – P
Phillip Williams, Barton – Utility
Freshman of
the Year:
Allen Staton – North Greenville
Allen Staton burst onto the scene this season and made an
immediate impact. The dynamic diaper dandy stepped into a senior
laden lineup and finished the regular season with a .395 batting
average. Staton was second on the team with 15 doubles and 42 RBI.
Staton also tallied four home runs in his freshman campaign. Along
with holding down a starting spot at second base, Staton saw time
at third base while also making 11 appearances on the mound
including six starts.
Coach of the
Year:
Carl Lancaster – Mount Olive College
Carl Lancaster earns his 10th Conference Carolinas Coach of the
Year award in his 25-year coaching career at Mount Olive. Lancaster
guided Mount Olive to the East Division title for the Trojans' 11th
regular season conference championship and fifth in the last six
years. Mount Olive was ranked No. 1 in this year's first regular
season Collegiate Baseball Division II Top 30 Poll and enters this
year's Conference Carolinas Tournament as the top-ranked team in
the Collegiate Baseball Poll.
Pitcher of the
Year:
Matt Dillon – Mount Olive College
Matt Dillon enters the Conference Carolinas Tournament with an
8-0 record and a 1.60 earned run average. Dillon is one of only
nine undefeated pitchers in the nation with at least eight wins.
Dillon has recorded wins in each of his eight starts and has gone
at least seven innings in his last six starts, including a complete
game victory over Erskine and eight shutout innings against North
Greenville. Nationally top-ranked Mount Olive is 31-2 since Dillon
moved into the starting rotation March 2.
Player of the
Year:
Jacob Rogers – Mount Olive
Jacob Rogers leads the nation in runs scored and ranks in the
top 15 in home runs and runs batted in. A three-time Conference
Carolinas Player of the Week winner this season, Rogers became the
first player in Mount Olive baseball history to hit two home runs
in a game in three consecutive games. A 2011 All-American, Rogers
enters the Conference Carolinas Tournament batting .418 with 14
home runs, 53 runs batted in and 75 runs scored in 45 games.
All-Tournament
Team:
2012 Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team
MVP - Jacob Rogers (Mount Olive)
Geno Escalante (Mount Olive)
Mike Mercurio (Mount Olive)
Derek Justice (Mount Olive)
Jake Moser (Mount Olive)
Heath Gray (Erskine)
Logan Galliher (Erskine)
Will Huff (Erskine)
Derek Fulmer (North Greenville)
Cody Snyder (King)
2011
Softball & Baseball Academic All-Conference Teams
Link
2012
Spring Tournament Championship (Archive) Link
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2011
Spring Scholar Athletes of the Year Link
2011
Spring ‘Team Sportsmanship Award Winners’
Link
*Note: For all sports in 2011-12 season, St. Andrews was
a scheduling partner only