Huntingdon College
Baseball
From the Sports Information Department
Huntingdon College
May 26, 2009
GSAC Regular-Season Champion Hawks Place Two on All-South Region Team
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Huntingdon senior Brad Vest was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team, while junior Kyle Eller earned Third-Team honors, when the organization announced its all-region team on Tuesday.
In his final season with the Hawks, Vest finished with a 6-6 overall record, while leading the Great South Athletic Conference with a 2.65 earned run average. The Falkville, Ala., native also ranked third in the conference and second on the team with 62 strikeouts, while leading the squad in opponent’s batting average at .227. Vest tossed a team-high 88 1/3 innings, made 17 appearances and threw two complete games.
A four-year player at Huntingdon, Vest made 35 career appearances and recorded an 11-7 overall record. He tossed 157 1/3 innings, striking out 113 and posted a 3.20 earned run average, including an ERA of 2.26 in 20 career starts.
A three-year starter for the Hawks, Eller earned the Hawks’ Triple Crown last season, leading the team in batting (.370), home runs (8) and runs batted in (42). He also scored a team-leading 40 runs, pounded out 57 hits, added four doubles and two triples, and stole 18 bases. He also committed just two errors in 112 attempts in the field.
For his career, Eller has 165 hits, including 29 doubles, five triples and 11 home runs. He has driven in 96 runs and stolen 33 bases, while posting a career batting average of .361.
Salisbury swept both the South Region Player and Pitcher of the Year awards, as Mike Celenza earned Player and Eric Willey captured Pitcher of the Year honors. Shenendoah’s head coach Kevin Anderson was named the South Region Coach of the Year.
Huntingdon, the GSAC Regular Season Champions, finished the 2009 season with a 26-15 overall record and a 6-3 mark in league play.
