Intro into CIAA Spring Sports Championships: CIAA Baseball All-Conference, Rookie Team and Players of the Year Announced
April 15, 2008
Hampton, VA... The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in conjunction with the CIAA Baseball Coaches Association announces its 2008 Baseball All-CIAA and CIAA Rookie Teams. The CIAA Baseball Championship will begin on April 17, on the campus of Virginia State University with games beginning at 10:00am, 1:00pm and 4:00pm.
Averill Bryant (SU), Nick Johnson (ECSU) and Mike Grant (SU) return for a third-straight year on the All-Conference team. Shaw University dominates the honors this year, with nine student-athletes selected between the three teams.
The 2008 Player and Rookie of the Year and teams will be formally honored at the Baseball Social at Virginia State University on Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
The 2008 CIAA Baseball All-Conference Team and Rookie Team
are listed below:
2008 ALL CIAA BASEBALL TEAM
| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HT. | MAJOR | HOMETOWN |
| RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER | |||||
| Edgar Huff | SHAW | JR | n/a | Political Science | Hubert, NC |
| LEFT-HANDED PITCHER | |||||
| Roy Maddox | SHAW | FR | na/ | Business | Mechanicville, MD |
| OUTFIELDERS | |||||
| Avery Bryant | SHAW | SR | n/a | Recreation | Laurinburg, NC |
| Marcus Morgan | VSU | SR | 5'11 | Sports Management | Dinwiddie, VA |
| Brandon Crumo | VSU | SO | 5'10 | Health Physical | Union City, GA |
| DESIGNATED HITTER | |||||
| Averill Bryant | SHAW | SR | n/a | Recreation | Laurinburg, NC |
| UTILITY | |||||
| Andrew Holt | VSU | SO | 6'1 | Accouting | Colonial Heights, VA |
| CATCHER | |||||
| Eric Byers | SPC | SO | N/A | Computer Science | n/a |
| FIRST BASE | |||||
| Nick Johnson | ECSU | SR | 6'4 | Computer Science | Greensboro, NC |
| SECOND BASE | |||||
| Dusty Todd | ECSU | SO | 5'9 | n/a | Windsor, NC |
| THIRD BASE | |||||
| Mike Grant | SHAW | SR | n/a | Criminal Justice | Woodland, NC |
| SHORT STOP | |||||
| JC Cannon | SHAW | JR | n/a | Athletic Training | Detroit, MI |
| PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||||
| JC Cannon | SHAW | JR | n/a | Athletic Training | Detroit, MI |
| 2008 ALL CIAA BASEBALL 2ND TEAM | |||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HT. | MAJOR | HOMETOWN |
| RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER | |||||
| Styron Barfield | ECSU | SO | 5'10 | Sports Management | Williamston, NC |
| LEFT-HANDED PITCHER | |||||
| Deshawn Fletcher | ECSU | JR | 5'10 | Computer Science | Durham, NC |
| OUTFIELDERS | |||||
| James Houses | ECSU | SR | 6'0 | Communcations | Williamston, NC |
| Brandon Cotton | ECSU | SO | 6'1 | Sports Management | Jackson, SC |
| AJ Burnette | SAC | SR | 5'10 | n/a | Annapolis, MD |
| DESIGNATED HITTER | |||||
| Jeff Shelton | VSU | SR | 6'1 | Accounting | Colonial Heights, VA |
| UTILITY | |||||
| Greg Johnson | SHAW | SR | n/a | Business | Detroit, MI |
| CATCHER | |||||
| Josh Bishop | SAC | FR | 5'9 | n/a | Richmond, VA |
| FIRST BASE | |||||
| Jeff Shelton | VSU | SR | 6'1 | Accounting | Greensboro, NC |
| SECOND BASE | |||||
| Fred Miller | SHAW | JR | n/a | Business | Euawville, SC |
| THIRD BASE | |||||
| Andrew Holt | VSU | SO | 6'1 | Accounting | Colonial Heights, VA |
| SHORT STOP | |||||
| Michael Knight | VSU | JR | 6'1 | Criminal Justice | Newport News, VA |
| 2008 ALL CIAA BASEBALL ROOKIE TEAM | |||||
| NAME | SCHOOL | CLASS | HT. | MAJOR | HOMETOWN |
| RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER | |||||
| Roy Maddox | SHAW | FR | 5'5 | n/a | Mechanicville, MD |
| LEFT-HANDED PITCHER | |||||
| Walter Hart | SHAW | FR | 6'0 | n/a | Detroit, MI |
| OUTFIELDERS | |||||
| Billy Kellum | ECSU | FR | 6'1 | Undecided | Jacksonville, NC |
| Joseph Pierce | SAC | FR | 6'1 | n/a | Montgomery, AL |
| Michael Buchanan | VSU | FR | 5'11 | Business | Virginia Beach, VA |
| DESIGNATED HITTER | |||||
| Shannon Rush | VSU | FR | 6'3 | Criminal Justice | Charlottsville, VA |
| UTILITY | |||||
| White Kevin | SAC | FR | 5'8 | n/a | Dunn, NC |
| CATCHER | |||||
| Nathan Anger | VSU | FR | 5'9 | Business | Colonial Heights, VA |
| FIRST BASE | |||||
| Alejandro Crisastomo | SAC | FR | 6'0 | n/a | Dominican Republic |
| SECOND BASE | |||||
| Joshua Cox | VSU | FR | 5'9 | Marketing | Dinwiddie, VA |
| THIRD BASE | |||||
| Saline Sulliva | SPC | FR | n/a | Business Adm | |
| SHORT STOP | |||||
| Richard Ingram | SAC | FR | 5'11 | n/a | Savannah, GA |
| ROOKIE OF THE YEAR | |||||
| Billy Kellum | ECSU | FR | 6'1 | Undecided | Jacksonville, NC |