CLEMSON BASEBALL

Mitchell, Parker Earn All-ACC Accolades


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CLEMSON -- Junior righthander D.J. Mitchell and freshman utility player Kyle Parker were both named First-Team All-ACC in 2008. The team was compiled by a vote of the 12 ACC head coaches.

Mitchell has a 6-4 record and 3.11 ERA in 13 starts and six relief appearances. In 92.2 innings pitched, he has allowed 89 hits (.254 opponents? batting average) and 37 walks with 95 strikeouts. He has also allowed just 16 extra-base hits, including only four home runs.

Mitchell, who did not even pitch in a game at Clemson until his sophomore season in 2007, leads the ACC in innings pitched and strikeouts.

Parker, who should be in his senior year of high school after graduating from Bartram Trail High School in Jacksonville, FL a semester early, was one of only two freshmen to earn first-team honors, joining ACC Freshman-of-the-Year Chris Hernandez, a lefthander from Miami (FL).

Parker is one of the nation?s highest-rated quarterbacks who signed to play football at Clemson. In 2008, he is hitting .310 with 12 doubles, 14 homers, 49 RBIs, and a .405 on-base percentage in 54 games (52 starts).

He excelled against ACC competition as well. In 29 ACC regular-season games, Parker hit .336 with six doubles, 10 homers, 34 RBIs, and a .441 on-base percentage. He tied for second in homers, was second in RBIs, and was fifth in slugging percentage (.673) in ACC regular-season games among all players.

2008 ALL-ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE BASEBALL TEAMS


FIRST TEAM

Name Cl. Position School

Yonder Alonso Jr. First Base Miami

Tim Fedroff So. Outfield North Carolina

Jimmy Gillheeney So. Relief Pitcher NC State

Chris Hernandez Fr. Start Pitcher Miami

Ryan Jackson So. Shortstop Miami

Greg Miclat Jr. Shortstop Virginia

D.J. Mitchell Jr. Start Pitcher Clemson

Kyle Parker Fr. DH/Utililty Clemson

Buster Posey Jr. Catcher Florida State

Jack Rye Sr. Outfield Florida State

Clayton Shunick Jr. Start Pitcher NC State

Mark Sobolewski So. Third Base Miami

Blake Tekotte Jr. Outfield Miami

Elih Villanueva Jr. Start Pitcher Florida State

Jemile Weeks Jr. Second Base Miami

Alex White So. Start Pitcher North Carolina

SECOND TEAM

Name Cl. Position School

Dustin Ackley So. First Base North Carolina

Charlie Blackmon RS-Jr. Outfield Georgia Tech

Tony Delmonico Jr. Shortstop Florida State

Derek Dietrich Fr. Shortstop Georgia Tech

David Duncan Jr. Start Pitcher Georgia Tech

Eric Erickson So. Start Pitcher Miami

Matt Fairel So. Start Pitcher Florida State

Tim Federowicz Jr. Catcher North Carolina

Brad Feltes Sr. Third Base Georgia Tech

Carlos Gutierrez RS-Jr. Relief Pitcher Miami

Alex Hassan So. DH/Utility Duke

Marcus Jones Jr. Outfield NC State

Pat McAnaney Sr. Start Pitcher Virginia

Matt Payne Sr. Outfield NC State

Kyle Seager So. Second Base North Carolina

Rob Wooten Sr. Relief Pitcher North Carolina

Player of the Year ? Buster Posey, Florida State

Pitcher of the Year ? Alex White, North Carolina

Freshman of the Year ? Chris Hernandez, Miami

Coach of the Year ? Jim Morris, Miami

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