CARY, N.C. - Anderson third baseman Blake May has been named to the 2011 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team, as announced by the American Baseball Coaches Association Thursday afternoon.
Recently earning all-district recognition for his outstanding defensive effort on the diamond last season, the rising senior from Largo, Fla., led the South Atlantic Conference at the hot corner by recording a league-best .967 fielding percentage during the 2011 campaign.
May committed just five errors while helping turn four double plays and starting all 50 games for the Trojans. On the offensive side, he was fifth on the squad with a .274 batting average. May was also named to the 2011 South Atlantic Conference Gold Glove Team.
Joining May on the prestigious squads were Wingate's Dodson McPherson (First team) and Brian Yeung (Second team).
RAWLINGS / AMERICAN BASEBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION
2010 NCAA DIVISION II GOLD GLOVE TEAM
POS. Name, School, Year
1B Zane Hensley Tarleton State, Senior
2B Chase Lacomb, CSU-Pueblo, Sophomore
3B Blake May, Anderson, Junior
SS Mike Santora, Cal Poly Pomona, Junior
C Michael Wiseman, Wayne State (MI), Senior
OF Travis Taijeron, Cal Poly Pomona, Senior
OF Blake Youngblood, Assumption, Senior
OF Eric Herman, Shippensburg, Junior
SP Justin Moore, Dominican, Junior
Defensive Player of the year
Michael Wiseman, Wayne State (MI), Senior
