Robinson, Wilkes Garner USA South Baseball Postseason Honors

Posted: Apr 24, 2019

Joseph Marvin: Assistant Sports Information Director

BREVARD, N.C. - The USA South Conference has announced its Baseball All-Conference and All-Sportsmanship teams, tabbing Brevard College junior RHP Kross Robinson as an All-Conference Third Team selection, while sophomore JJ Wilkes earned a nod onto the All-Sportsmanship team.

Robinson, a junior from Morgantown, N.C., is the first Brevard College Baseball player to be named to the USA South All-Conference team. This season, the Tornados were eligible for weekly and postseason conference honors amidst their transition into the NCAA DIII ranks.

Robinson has struck out a team-best 56 batters thus far in 2019 while also holding a team-best 4.09 earned run average among starting pitchers. The junior has made 10 starts this season, earning a victory on April 13 against Covenant at Big League Camp in Marion, N.C. Robinson struck out 10 batters in a single game twice this season, as he set a new career high on March 17 in a no-decision against nationally-ranked Huntingdon before matching that strikeout total in his victory over Covenant.

Wilkes, a sophomore from Charlotte, N.C., earned a spot on the USA South Baseball All-Sportsmanship team. Wilkes is second on the team with a .301 batting average and leads the Tornados with 22 RBIs. Wilkes has tallied 34 hits and scored 15 runs while hitting six doubles and a home run for BC in 2019. Wilkes also earned a start on the mound for Brevard in their 9-5 road victory on April 16 over Emory & Henry.

Robinson, Wilkes, and the rest of the 2019 Brevard College Baseball team are set to close their season out this weekend as they travel to Knoxville, Tenn. to square off with Johnson University Tennessee. Game one will be on Friday, April 26 at 5 p.m., with the season concluding with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 27 at 1 and 4 p.m.

The 2019 USA South Baseball All-Conference Team:

First Team	Second Team	Third Team
1B - Andrew Burden, Piedmont 2B - Tyler Burdette, Piedmont 3B - Tucker Criswell, Methodist SS - Wes Powell, Huntingdon C - Alex Kachler, Methodist DH/Util - Bryce Marsh, Pfeiffer OF - Brady Ballstadt, Piedmont OF - Cedrick Kornegay, N.C. Wesleyan OF - Kirby Lambert, Pfeiffer SP - Sam Carpenter, Piedmont SP - Austin Fain, LaGrange SP - Nick Richmond, Pfeiffer RP - Matt Vonderschmidt, Piedmont	1B - Trey Croom, N.C. Wesleyan 2B - Ira Dorin, Pfeiffer 3B - Tyler Price, Greensboro SS - Bryan Kowalski, Pfeiffer C - Scotty McGuire, Greensboro DH/Util. - EJ Churchich, LaGrange OF - McKinley Erves, LaGrange OF - John Mitchell, Covenant OF - Joe Ruth, LaGrange SP - Wallace Henry, Huntingdon SP - Tristen Luck, Methodist SP - Nathan Ray, Pfeiffer RP - Spencer Douches, LaGrange	1B - Mason Striplin, Pfeiffer 2B - Brad Pennington, N.C. Wesleyan 3B - Mike Homan, Maryville SS - Matthias Carter, Methodist C - Chaston Gordon, Pfeiffer DH/Util. - Christian Poulsen, Maryville OF - Logan Andrews, N.C. Wesleyan OF - Ethan Carmack, Methodist OF - Lincoln Hewett, Greensboro SP - Jordan Davis, Maryville SP - Richie Post, LaGrange SP - Kross Robinson, Brevard RP - David Craft, Piedmont

	All-Sportsmanship
	Martin Nicolay, Averett Griffin Norris, Berea JJ Wilkes, Brevard Ken Alexander, Covenant Tyler Price, Greensboro Garrett Breland, Huntingdon Austin McDade, LaGrange Nick McClendon, Maryville Will Walker, Methodist Brandon Wheat, N.C. Wesleyan Ira Dorin, Pfeiffer David Craft, Piedmont Michael Milian, William Peace

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