BUIES CREEK, N.C. - After reaching base in every game he played
this year, Chris Bangi of Campbell University has been named to the
Atlantic Sun all-conference baseball second team.
The senior outfielder from Jacksonville, Fla., led the A-Sun and
ranked 7th nationally in on-base percentage (.548) after reaching
via a hit, walk or hit by pitch in each of his 52 games. He ended
the regular season ranked 2nd among A-Sun leaders in batting
average (.417), 3rd in stolen bases (26), 4th in walks (38) and 1st
in hit by pitch (22).
Bangi scored 58 runs, stroked 15 doubles and posted 32 RBI while
striking out just 17 times in 187 at-bats.
In addition, the former Edward White High School and Marion
Military Institute standout batted .467 with a .573 on-base
percentage in 25 games against A-Sun pitching. He also earned a
place on the 2010 A-Sun All-Academic Team.
"Chris had an amazing season and it's great that he is receiving
some accolades for all the work he put forth this year," said
Campbell head coach Greg Goff. "I'm very proud of his
accomplishments and what he has done for our program. The season he
had offensively will be one to remember for a long time."
Bangi set new school records for career on-base percentage (.543)
and times hit by pitch (52). His .379 career batting average
stands second only to 1986 2nd-round draft pick John Posey (.401)
in Campbell record books, while his 44 career steals (in only 98
games) rank 6th all-time among CU Division I era (since 1978)
leaders.
Among Campbell single-season records, Bangi's senior year OBP
(.548) stands second only to John Posey's .554 mark in 1985. He
holds the top two records for hit by pitch (30 in 2009 and 22 in
2010), and his .538 OBP in 2009 is third on CU's all-time
single-year list.
Batting at the top of the order, Bangi reached base an amazing 56.5
percent of the time (48 times in 85 chances) when leading off an
inning this year. He produced 12 RBI in 14 chances when a runner
was at 3rd base with less than two out.
Bangi's 26 steals this year tie for the 4th-most in CU Division I
history, while his .417 batting average is the 5th-highest ever
recorded by a Camel.
He smacked a career-high 5 hits (in 5 at-bats) at North Florida on
Mar. 27 and swiped a career-best 3 bases vs. Kennesaw State one
week earlier. The right-handed batter produced a career-high 4 RBI
on Mar. 23 in a 15-10 victory over North Carolina State.
Bangi hit safely in 40 of 52 outings and produced 25 multi-hit
games, while scoring more than one run 15 times. He also notched a
13-game hitting streak, longest among CU players this year.
His table-setting and run-producing skills helped Campbell rank
among the nation's top 10 schools in 7 offensive categories,
including doubles, hit by pitch, hits, batting average and stolen
bases. In addition, the Camels ranked among the nation's top-20 in
runs and runs per game. The Camels finished the year 28-27
overall and recorded back-to-back winning seasons (27-24 in 2009)
for the first time since 2001.
As a junior in 2009, Bangi led the nation in times hit by a pitch
(30) and batted .329 with a .538 OBP, scored 66 runs (3rd-most in
CU history) in 46 games and stole 18 bases.
Regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast placed six players on
the all-conference first and second teams, led by unanimous A-Sun
pitcher of the year Chris Sale, who led the league in wins (10-0),
ERA (1.97), strikeouts (135) and opposing batting average (.217).
FGCU's Dave Tollett was named A-Sun coach of the year after guiding
the Eagles to a 25-5 league mark and 37-18 overall record.
East Tennessee State first baseman Paul Hoilman was tabbed A-Sun
player of the year after leading the conference in batting average
(.428), runs (76), home runs (24), total bases (194) and slugging
(.874), while rating 3rd in RBI (77) and doubles (23). Outfielder
Dan Gulbransen of Jacksonville was selected A-Sun freshman of the
year.
2010
Atlantic Sun Baseball All-Conference Honors
* Unanimous selection
Player
of the Year: Paul Hoilman, East Tennessee State
Pitcher
of the Year: * Chris Sale, Florida
Gulf Coast
Coach
of the Year: Dave Tollett, Florida Gulf Coast
Freshman
of the Year: Dan Gulbransen, Jacksonville
First
Team All-Atlantic Sun
Pos /
Name / School
SP /
*Chris Sale / Florida Gulf Coast
SP / Josh
Smith / Lipscomb
SP / Pete
Woodworth / Florida Gulf Coast
RP / Jon
Ivie / Belmont
C / Derek
Trent / East Tennessee State
1B / Paul
Hoilman / East Tennessee State
2B /
Mikel Alvarez / Florida Gulf Coast
3B /
Jacob Tanis / Mercer
SS /
Stephen Wickens / Florida Gulf Coast
OF /
Preston Hale / North Florida
OF / Sean
Emory / Stetson
OF / Dan
Gulbransen / Jacksonville
DH / Nate
Woods / Belmont
Second
Team All-Atlantic Sun
SP / Matt
Branham / USC Upstate
SP / Matt
Tomshaw / Jacksonville
SP /
Richie Erath / Florida Gulf Coast
RP /
Chris Kaminski / Jacksonville
C /
Ronnie Freeman / Kennesaw State
1B / Zach
Maxfield / Florida Gulf Coast
2B /
Michael Langley / Mercer
3B / Bo
Reeder / East Tennessee State
SS /
Jamaal Hawkins / Jacksonville
OF /
Chris Bangi / Campbell
OF /
Dylan Craig / Belmont
OF /
Justin Perckajlo / North Florida
DH / Adam
Brett Walker / Jacksonville
Atlantic
Sun All-Freshman Team
SP / Chase Brookshire / Belmont
SP / Matt
McCall / Mercer
RP /
David Teasley / Mercer
C /
Ronnie Freeman / Kennesaw State
IF / Evan
Boyd / Mercer
IF /
Kerry Doane / East Tennessee State
IF /
Brody Greer / USC Upstate
IF /
Peyton Hart / Kennesaw State
IF / Ryan
Lashley / Stetson
OF /
Andrew Green / East Tennessee State
OF / Dan
Gulbransen / Jacksonville
OF / Lee
Wilson / Lipscomb
DH / Adam
Brett Walker / Jacksonville
