Baseball Media Guide Released for 2010 Campaign
DAHLONEGA, GA
– With the North Georgia College & State University
baseball team just 46 days away from opening the 2010 season with a
three-game home stand, the Sports Information Office has released
the media guide to the public.
North Georgia’s 50-game slate opens February 5th, hosting
Pfeiffer University for a three-game weekend series, while the
regular season will wrap up in St. Augustine, Florida, taking on
Flagler College for a trio of games.
North Georgia opens Peach Belt Conference action on February 27,
hosting UNC Pembroke for a three-game slate, before traveling to
Milledgeville, Ga., the following weekend for a trio of games
against in-state rival GCSU.
The Saints have 28 home games on the schedule in 2010, and will
look to make their second NCAA Tournament in the last three years.
Last season in a heavily favored home schedule, the Saints were
22-14, while posting a 12-10 mark away from Bob Stein Stadium.
North Georgia returns eight starting position players from a year
ago, including infielder Andre Airich who was named second-team
ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region after earning PBC First-Team
All-Conference honors and being named to the 2009 Peach Belt
Conference All-Tournament team. He hit .386 during the 2009 season
with 10 home runs, 63 runs batted in, and 143 total bases.
Daniel Petitti returns behind home plate after picking up his
second ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region Gold Glove last season.
The Roswell, Ga., native committed just three errors during the
2009 season for a .992 fielding percentage. He threw out 21 base
stealers, picked off 10 runners, and recorded a .563 stolen base
against percentage.
Brad Hall returns for his junior season after being named to the
2009 Peach Belt All-Conference team. Hall hit .305 during the last
season with 13 home runs, 11 doubles, and 55 runs batted in, and
was fifth in the PBC in home runs, and had a slugging percentage of
.592.
Head coach Tom Cantrell enters his 11th season at the helm of the
Saints in 2010, posting an overall record of 407-219 during is
tenure at North Georgia.