DAHLONEGA, Ga. -- North Georgia College & State University announced that Travis Jarome has been selected as the Sports Information Director for the upcoming athletic season.
Jarome comes to North Georgia College and State University from LAMP High School in Montgomery, AL where he served as head girl's soccer coach.
Prior to his stint at LAMP, Jarome served as Sports Information Director at Auburn University Montgomery for two years.
During his time at AUM, he promoted Wimbledon doubles champion Wesley Moodie, former NBA player Etdrick Bohannon, and former professional baseball players Aron Andrews and Brett Holmes.
Jarome was responsible for seven intercollegiate sports at AUM, including the national championship tennis programs and perennial national power men's soccer team. He also assisted in AUM beginning a weekly television show that aired highlights of the athletic events, and for getting basketball and baseball games broadcast on the internet.
During his time at AUM, Jarome won numerous NAIA-SIDA awards for his work on media guides.
"I am honored to have been chosen," Jarome said. "North Georgia is a great place to work, and the staff is excellent. I cannot wait to begin work with the athletic department and assist them in their transition to NCAA Division II and the Peach Belt Athletic Conference."
He served as media administrator for the NAIA Women's Basketball National Championships and the NAIA National Tennis Championships in 2005. Jarome also covered the NCAA Division II Baseball Championships for The Championship Daily in 2005 and 2006.
Jarome also wrote for The Montgomery Advertiser covering various high school and collegiate events, and for The Montgomery Independent covering junior high and high school events.
Before his stint as the director at AUM, Jarome served as the Interim Sports Information Director on two occasions, the last being from October 2002 until May 2003.
Source: Peach Belt Conference
Friday, June 23, 2006
Thursday, June 22, 2006
FORMER GC&SU PITCHER SIGNS PRO DEAL
SAUGET, Illinois – Former Georgia College & State University pitcher
Christian Castorri has agreed to terms with the Gateway Grizzlies of
the Frontier League.
Castorri, a right-hander from Thomasville, Ga., recently finished his
senior season at GCSU after helping the Bobcats to a 53-12
record and their first ever Peach Belt Conference Championship.
Castorri went 7-3 with a 2.97 earned run average in 18 appearances and 12 starts for the Bobcats in 2006. He struck out 47 batters in 69.2 innings, while allowing only 18 walks and holding opposing hitters to a .258 batting average.
“This is a great opportunity for Christian,” GCSU coach Chris Calciano
said. “The Frontier League is a terrific league which attracts scouts
from major league teams, so this is a good chance for him to continue his baseball career.”
The Frontier League is a very successful professional independent
baseball league with ten teams located in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Sources: Georgia College & State University Sports Information and Gateway Grizzlies
Christian Castorri has agreed to terms with the Gateway Grizzlies of
the Frontier League.
Castorri, a right-hander from Thomasville, Ga., recently finished his
senior season at GCSU after helping the Bobcats to a 53-12
record and their first ever Peach Belt Conference Championship.
Castorri went 7-3 with a 2.97 earned run average in 18 appearances and 12 starts for the Bobcats in 2006. He struck out 47 batters in 69.2 innings, while allowing only 18 walks and holding opposing hitters to a .258 batting average.
“This is a great opportunity for Christian,” GCSU coach Chris Calciano
said. “The Frontier League is a terrific league which attracts scouts
from major league teams, so this is a good chance for him to continue his baseball career.”
The Frontier League is a very successful professional independent
baseball league with ten teams located in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Sources: Georgia College & State University Sports Information and Gateway Grizzlies
Saturday, June 10, 2006
MORE FROM THE MLB DRAFT
Six more players from D-II South Nation were taken in last week's Major League Baseball draft, five from the Gulf South Conference, and one from the SIAC. Following is the list of players drafted, with position and round listed in parentheses.
KEY:
Player Name (Pos.)
Pick number (Round number)
College/University
Organization of drafted player
James Barksdale (OF)
440th overall pick (Round 15)
North Alabama
Pittsburgh Pirates
Aubrey Miller (P)
685th overall pick (Round 23)
Arkansas Tech
Baltimore Orioles
Andy Jackson (P)
785th overall pick (Round 26)
Central Arkansas
Florida Marlins
Ryne Lawson (P)
913th overall pick (Round 30)
West Alabama
Boston Red Sox
Jeremy Hambrice (OF)
934th overall pick (Round 31)
Southern Arkansas
New York Mets
Sanduan Dubose
1,052nd overall pick (Round 35)
Stillman College
Milwaukee Brewers
KEY:
Player Name (Pos.)
Pick number (Round number)
College/University
Organization of drafted player
James Barksdale (OF)
440th overall pick (Round 15)
North Alabama
Pittsburgh Pirates
Aubrey Miller (P)
685th overall pick (Round 23)
Arkansas Tech
Baltimore Orioles
Andy Jackson (P)
785th overall pick (Round 26)
Central Arkansas
Florida Marlins
Ryne Lawson (P)
913th overall pick (Round 30)
West Alabama
Boston Red Sox
Jeremy Hambrice (OF)
934th overall pick (Round 31)
Southern Arkansas
New York Mets
Sanduan Dubose
1,052nd overall pick (Round 35)
Stillman College
Milwaukee Brewers
SIX PBC BASEBALL PLAYERS TAKEN IN DRAFT
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Six Peach Belt Conference baseball players were selected in the 2006 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, which concluded on Wednesday evening. USC Upstate’s Brandon Williams was the first conference player selected in the draft, going to the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 860th pick in the 29th round. Francis Marion’s Lee Tabor was also selected as were GC&SU’s Mike Deveaux and Michael Antonini. USC Aiken’s Nick Wandless and Robert Davis were also drafted.
Brandon Williams, from Tega Cay, SC, came to USC Upstate as a walk-on and earned a scholarship. Along the way, he worked his way into being one of the top pitchers in the history of the program. After four years in the program, Williams finished his career as USC Upstate’s all-time strikeouts leader with 202, surpassing the old mark of 158 in the first month of the season. He finished his career with an 18-11 record with 52 appearances and 42 starts in 245.1 innings of work.
Lee Tabor was taken with the 894th pick by the Cincinnati Reds in the 30th round. This past season, the Manning native posted an 8-5 record with a 3.19 earned run average. He completed eight of 16 starts with one shutout, and ranked among the NCAA Division II leaders in strikeouts with 118 in 115.2 innings. Opponents batted only .238 against him. Tabor helped lead the Patriots to their most successful season ever with a 41-18 record, earning a No. 6 national ranking, and advancing to the 2006 NCAA Division II College World Series. An honorable mention All-American in 2005, he owns an 18-10 career mark with a 2.84 ERA in three seasons at FMU. He has fanned 230 batters in 243.2 innings.
GC&SU’s Mike Deveaux was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 997th pick in the 33rd round. DeVeaux, a senior shortstop from Statesboro, GA, earned Second Team All-American honors for the second straight year. He batted .347 and was tied for the team and Peach Belt Conference lead with 10 home runs, while leading the league with 78 RBI. He also stroked 18 doubles and three triples, while scoring 53 runs and led the conference with 144 total bases. He also ranked seventh in the PBC with a .556 slugging percentage. He was the PBC Player of the Year as a junior in 2005.
USC Aiken’s Nick Wandless was also selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 1074th pick in the 36th round. Wandless, a native of Evans, Ga., was named a First-Team All-American at the conclusion of the 2006 season. He became the first Pacer pitcher in a decade to earn All-Conference honors. The four-year closer for USC Aiken turned in a 2-1 record with 17 saves and a 1.56 earned run average, striking out 48 and walking just nine in 34.2 innings pitched. He held opponents to a .137 batting average. For his career, Wandless set a new NCAA record for career appearances with 114, breaking the 17-year-old mark of 109. He is also the school’s, conference’s, and NCAA’s all-time saves leader with 32.
GC&SU’s Michael Antonini was taken by the Phillies in the 41st round with the 1237th selection. A junior left-handed pitcher from Aston, PA, Antonini was named All-American in his first year with the Bobcats after posting an 11-1 record with a 2.93 earned run average in 16 appearances and 15 starts. He tallied 63 strikeouts with only 20 walks in 101.1 innings pitched. He was tied with teammate Michael Newman for second place in the conference in victories.
USC Aiken’s Robert Davis was the final PBC player drafted, taken by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round with the 1484th pick. Davis led the Pacers in batting average (.345), hits (89), doubles (22), home runs (5), slugging percentage (.488), and RBI (57) in earning ABCA First-Team All-Region honors behind the plate. His 22 doubles ranked second in the PBC while he was fifth in runs batted in. In addition, the senior from Evans, Ga. was third in runs scored with 44. Davis set single season records in 2006 for at bats (258) and games played (64).
Sources: Major League Baseball and Peach Belt Conference
Brandon Williams, from Tega Cay, SC, came to USC Upstate as a walk-on and earned a scholarship. Along the way, he worked his way into being one of the top pitchers in the history of the program. After four years in the program, Williams finished his career as USC Upstate’s all-time strikeouts leader with 202, surpassing the old mark of 158 in the first month of the season. He finished his career with an 18-11 record with 52 appearances and 42 starts in 245.1 innings of work.
Lee Tabor was taken with the 894th pick by the Cincinnati Reds in the 30th round. This past season, the Manning native posted an 8-5 record with a 3.19 earned run average. He completed eight of 16 starts with one shutout, and ranked among the NCAA Division II leaders in strikeouts with 118 in 115.2 innings. Opponents batted only .238 against him. Tabor helped lead the Patriots to their most successful season ever with a 41-18 record, earning a No. 6 national ranking, and advancing to the 2006 NCAA Division II College World Series. An honorable mention All-American in 2005, he owns an 18-10 career mark with a 2.84 ERA in three seasons at FMU. He has fanned 230 batters in 243.2 innings.
GC&SU’s Mike Deveaux was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies with the 997th pick in the 33rd round. DeVeaux, a senior shortstop from Statesboro, GA, earned Second Team All-American honors for the second straight year. He batted .347 and was tied for the team and Peach Belt Conference lead with 10 home runs, while leading the league with 78 RBI. He also stroked 18 doubles and three triples, while scoring 53 runs and led the conference with 144 total bases. He also ranked seventh in the PBC with a .556 slugging percentage. He was the PBC Player of the Year as a junior in 2005.
USC Aiken’s Nick Wandless was also selected by the Cincinnati Reds with the 1074th pick in the 36th round. Wandless, a native of Evans, Ga., was named a First-Team All-American at the conclusion of the 2006 season. He became the first Pacer pitcher in a decade to earn All-Conference honors. The four-year closer for USC Aiken turned in a 2-1 record with 17 saves and a 1.56 earned run average, striking out 48 and walking just nine in 34.2 innings pitched. He held opponents to a .137 batting average. For his career, Wandless set a new NCAA record for career appearances with 114, breaking the 17-year-old mark of 109. He is also the school’s, conference’s, and NCAA’s all-time saves leader with 32.
GC&SU’s Michael Antonini was taken by the Phillies in the 41st round with the 1237th selection. A junior left-handed pitcher from Aston, PA, Antonini was named All-American in his first year with the Bobcats after posting an 11-1 record with a 2.93 earned run average in 16 appearances and 15 starts. He tallied 63 strikeouts with only 20 walks in 101.1 innings pitched. He was tied with teammate Michael Newman for second place in the conference in victories.
USC Aiken’s Robert Davis was the final PBC player drafted, taken by the San Francisco Giants in the 50th round with the 1484th pick. Davis led the Pacers in batting average (.345), hits (89), doubles (22), home runs (5), slugging percentage (.488), and RBI (57) in earning ABCA First-Team All-Region honors behind the plate. His 22 doubles ranked second in the PBC while he was fifth in runs batted in. In addition, the senior from Evans, Ga. was third in runs scored with 44. Davis set single season records in 2006 for at bats (258) and games played (64).
Sources: Major League Baseball and Peach Belt Conference
Thursday, June 01, 2006
MONTEVALLO BASEBALL SEASON ENDS
The University of Montevallo baseball team saw its run in the NCAA Division II World Series come to an end with a 9-5 loss to Chico State (Calif.) Thursday afternoon. Wednesday, the Falcons (43-18) staved off elimination by ousting West Chester (Pa.) 10-3.
Click here for a recap of the Falcons season-ending loss to Chico State, who will face Tampa in Saturday's national title game.
Click here for a recap of the Falcons season-ending loss to Chico State, who will face Tampa in Saturday's national title game.
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