ETTRICK, VA- Virginia State's
Tahraun Hammond was named the New South Conference Baseball Player of the Year.
Ricky Jones,
Liam Simpson, and Joe Hastings also earned NSAC All-Conference Honors.
Hammond, a sophomore shortstop from Tappahannock, Virginia, enters the conference tournament batting .322 with 37 hits, 32 runs, 16 RBIs and 34 BBs. He also pitched 59.2 innings with a 3-2 record and four saves.
Senior outfielder
Ricky Jones earned an NSAC All-Conference First Team nod, while sophomore pitcher Joe Hastings and senior left fielder
Liam Simpson were named to the Second-Team All-Conference.
First Team
- Tahraun Hammond, SS, Virginia State — Player of the Year
- Nick Redman, LHP, Apprentice — Pitcher of the Year
- Alex Miller, OF, Mid-Atlantic Christian
- Hunter Johnson, INF, Apprentice
- Caleb Whitley, OF, Mid-Atlantic Christian
- Ricky Jones, OF, Virginia State
- Nathan Kuhn, OF, Salem
- Jalyn Lee, INF, Mid-Atlantic Christian
- Riggs Ellis, INF, Apprentice
- Colin Langley, P/C, Mid-Atlantic Christian
- Sam Schmitt, LHP, Salem
Second Team
- Luis Angarita, 2B, Salem
- Joe Hastings, P, Virginia State
- Jaryd Lund, LHP, Salem
- Bryce Post, RHP, Apprentice
- Liam Simpson, LF, Virginia State
- Travis Snell, OF, Mid-Atlantic Christian
- Anthony Torres, MIF, Mid-Atlantic Christian
- Camden Weston, SS, Apprentice
- Nate Yeary, CF, Apprentice
- Kaiden Zacharias, 1B/OF, Salem
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