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Tech places two on all-conference baseball teams

May 21, 2007

ATLANTA - Georgia Tech juniors Matt Wieters and Danny Payne have been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference first team, as announced by the league office Monday morning.

Payne, a two-time first-team all-conference honoree, returned to the squad after missing the last 25 games of 2006 to lead Tech in average (.382), runs (65), hits (79), doubles (19), triples (3), walks (58), stolen bases (20) and on base percentage (.517) in 2007. The center fielder has also recorded three saves on the mound while holding opponents to a .208 average in 13 appearances this season

A three time all-conference selection, Wieters, a three-year starter behind the plate for Tech, is pacing the Jackets in home runs (10), RBI (56), total bases (126) and slugging percentage (.615) this season. The catcher stands in the top-10 in doubles, RBI and saves in the Yellow Jacket career annals, and in the top-20 in five other career categories.

The Yellow Jacket tandem will lead the team into the 2007 ACC Baseball Tournament this week, with Tech's first game coming against North Carolina Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Baseball Grounds in Jacksonville, Fla.

2007 All-ACC Baseball Teams and Individual Award Winners
First Team
#       Name, School                            Position
8          Buster Posey, Florida State                   Catcher
32         Matt Wieters, Georgia Tech                   Catcher
13         Dustin Ackley, North Carolina               First Base
23         Tony Thomas, Jr., Florida State             Second Base
35         Marquez Smith, Clemson                      Third Base
13         Jason Stidham, Florida State                Third Base
7          Mark Hallberg, Florida State                Shortstop
12         Josh Horton, North Carolina                 Shortstop
20         Brandon Guyer, Virginia                       Outfield
20         Danny Payne, Georgia Tech                   Outfield
46         Jack Rye, Florida State                         Outfield
17         Eric Erickson, Miami                            Starting Pitcher
22         Bryan Henry, Florida State                   Starting Pitcher
25         Jacob Thompson, Virginia                    Starting Pitcher
8          Andrew Carignan, North Carolina          Relief Pitcher
21         Sean Doolittle, Virginia                        Designated Hitter/Utility
Second Team
#       Name, School                            Position
5          Caleb Mangum, NC State                      Catcher
19         Yonder Alonso, Miami                          First Base
10         Allan Dykstra, Wake Forest                  First Base
23         David Adams, Virginia                         Second Base
21         Eric Campbell, Boston College               Third Base
4          Taylor Harbin, Clemson                       Shortstop
8          Brad Chalk, Clemson                           Outfield
16         Tim Fedroff, North Carolina                  Outfield
7          Reid Fronk, North Carolina                   Outfield
18         Mark Gildea, Florida State                    Outfield
26         Tony Bajoczky, Duke                            Starting Pitcher
41         Daniel Moskos, Clemson                      Starting Pitcher
43         Eric Surkamp, NC State                        Starting Pitcher
20         Robert Woodard, North Carolina           Starting Pitcher
4          Casey Lambert, Virginia                       Relief Pitcher
19         Tim Federowicz, North Carolina            Designated Hitter/Utility

Player of the Year:     Tony Thomas, Jr., Florida State
Pitcher of the Year:    Bryan Henry, Florida State
Freshman of the Year:   Dustin Ackley, North Carolina
Coach of the Year:      Mike Martin, Florida State