Trio Of Pirates Named To Regional All-Tournament Team
June 04, 2007 | Baseball
June 4, 2007
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Stephen Batts, Jamie Ray and Corey Kemp were named to the 2007 Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team following North Carolina's 6-5 regional championship win over Western Carolina, tournament officials announced Monday afternoon.
Batts, a sophomore from Wilmington, N.C., batted .429 (6-for-14) with a home run, three doubles, five RBI and established a new school record for consecutive games with a hit (29). His 29-game streak also ranks as the third longest in the nation and is the nation's longest active streak.
Ray, who has a 15-game active hit streak, pounded out six hits in the regional, batted .462 with two runs scored and a double. In three games, he had a team-best six RBI and tied for the team lead with his six base knocks with Kyle Roller and Batts.
Kemp was named as the all-tournament team catcher after leading the Pirates (40-23) with a .556 average (5-for-9). Against Western Carolina in the opening game, his pinch-hit three-run home run spear-headed a dramatic 9-8 come from behind win. He also slugged a team-best 1.333 in his three games played.
2007 NCAA Baseball Tournament
June 1-4, 2007 - Chapel Hill, N.C.
Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament Team
P - Drew Saberhagen ¬ Western Carolina
P - Rob Wooten ¬ North Carolina
1B - Stephen Batts ¬ East Carolina
2B - Kenny Smith ¬ Western Carolina
SS - Josh Horton ¬ North Carolina (MVP)
3B - Nick Liles ¬ Western Carolina
OF - Reid Fronk ¬ North Carolina
OF - Steven Strausbaugh ¬ Western Carolina
OF - Jamie Ray ¬ East Carolina
C - Corey Kemp ¬ East Carolina
DH - John Ingram ¬ Western Carolina
