RIVERS NAMED ALL FROSH OVC

JACKSON, Tenn. – Four Gamecocks earned all-conference recognition for the 2010 season on Tuesday at the pre-tournament banquet for the Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Championship.Senior Bert Smith and junior Todd Cunningham received first team all-conference honors, while senior Daniel Adamson was a second team All-OVC selection. Freshman pitcher Hunter Rivers was named to the league’s All-Freshman squad at the banquet, which was held at the Jackson Doubletree hotel on the eve of the league’s six-team championship tournament.

Nav Players Head to Conference Tournaments

Navigator Players begin a weekend of Tournament action around the country. Anthony Melchionda and Hunter Gordon of BC face off in ACC Championship action in North Carolina vs. Virginia; Miami & Florida State. Fellow ACC players Kevin Kyle and Dominic Leone & their Clemson Tiger teammates square off vs. NC State, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech.

Sooners Jarek Pritchard, Jack Mayfield and Brandon Bargass square off vs. Kansas, Baylor and Kansas State in Oklahoma City in the Big XII Championships.

Gators Cody Dent and Ben Brown host the LSU Tigers in the opening round of the SEC Championship.

Mason Heyne and his Rider Bronco squad square off vs. Marist in Fishkill, NY in the Opening Round of the MAAC Championship, while Hunter Rivers and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks square off in the OVC Championship.