FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgc.edu

SGC Lefty Named to Gold Glove Team

South Georgia Tiger Brice Baker, a sophomore left-handed pitcher from Rome, has been named to the Rawlings 2011 Gold Glove Team, according to an announcement from the National Junior College Athletic Association and Rawlings.

The Rawlings Gold Glove Award is the benchmark of excellence and performance on the diamond in Major League Baseball. However, in 2007 the award began to also symbolize the best of the best at the collegiate and high school levels. For the fifth consecutive year, college and high school players flashing serious leather were awarded Rawlings Gold Glove Awards as Rawlings celebrates its 54th year of the Rawlings Gold Glove Award.

Baker did not commit an error during the 2011 season. He also posted an 8-6 record with a 5.97 ERA. “We stress fundamentals every day in practice at all positions. Brice worked extremely hard on all facets of his game this year, particularly on his defensive skills. All that work paid off, and this award is proof of that. He is a very deserving young man,” says Jeff Timothy, SGC head baseball coach.

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