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Seven Camels named to CAA all-conference teams to end regular season

BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Highlighted by Lawson Harrill and Grant Knipp, seven Campbell baseball players received All-CAA recognition, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.

Harrill and Knipp were each named to the All-CAA first team, and Braeden O'Shaughnessy was recognized as an honorable mention.

Peyton Bonds, Nate Brittain, Charlie Meglio and Andrew Schuldt were all named to the CAA All-Rookie team.

Harrill was recently named a semifinalist for the 2024 Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award. He hit 23 home runs this year, second-most in program history. He led the Camels in batting average, hits, runs, doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases, and hit-by-pitch.

Knipp had a stellar start to the year. Through the first 22 games of the season, Knipp led the country in home runs, RBI, and slugging percentage. He was the only conference participant to be on the Golden Spikes Midseason Watch List. Knipp was named the D1Baseball Midseason Breakout Star and first-team Midseason All-American.

O'Shaughnessy started 44 games for the Camels, batting .297 with 20 extra-base hits and 36 RBI. He finished the year with 63 putouts and 85 assists as an important piece of the infield.

Bonds became an integral part of the outfield, starting 36 games and recording 82 putouts. His rookie campaign ended with 40 hits and five home runs, and he was a perfect 14-for-14 in stolen bases.

Brittain took over a weekend starting position halfway through the season, getting seven starts. He had 41 strikeouts on the year and only gave up one home run in his 37.1 innings of work. Brittain started the Camels' only shutout this year, going six innings against Monmouth (5/12), allowing only three hits to go with seven strikeouts.

Meglio found his home on the left side of the infield this year, starting 43 games and making 46 appearances this year. He batted .275 with nine home runs. He was second on the team in hit-by-pitch, having done so 15 times.

A redshirt freshman, Schuldt started 41 games at catcher this year. He was third on the team with 46 hits and fourth in on-base percentage (.435). He had a .995 fielding percentage behind the plate and caught seven base-stealers.

Below is the full list of conference awards winners.

Co-Players of the Year: Tyler MacGregor, Northeastern and Tanner Thach, UNCW

Pitcher of the Year: Nate Knowles, William & Mary

Rookie of the Year: Erik Paulsen, Stony Brook

Defensive Player of the Year: Luke Beckstein, Northeastern

Coach of the Year: Chad Holbrook, Charleston

First Team All-CAA

C – Canyon Brown, North Carolina A&T

IF – Jac Croom, UNCW

IF – Tyler MacGregor, Northeastern

IF – Kevin Madden, Charleston

IF – Cole Mathis, Charleston

IF – Tanner Thach, UNCW

OF – Lawson Harrill, Campbell

OF – Alex Lane, Northeastern

OF – Trevor Marsh, UNCW

OF – Avery Neaves, Charleston

UT – Grant Knipp, Campbell

DH – Cole Singsank, Charleston

SP – Nate Knowles, William & Mary

SP – Carlos Martinez, Hofstra

SP – RJ Sales, UNCW

RP – Davis Aiken, Charleston

RP – Luke Craig, UNCW

Second Team All-CAA

C – Gregory Bozzo, Northeastern

IF – Luke Beckstein, Northeastern

IF – Jack Goodman, Northeastern

IF – Steve Harrington, Hofstra

IF – Tatsunori Negishi, North Carolina A&T

IF – Dylan Palmer, Hofstra

OF – Joe Delossantos, William & Mary

OF – Aaron Graeber, Delaware

OF – Kenny Mallory, Jr., Elon

OF – Ben Parker, William & Mary

UT – Evan Fox, Stony Brook

DH – Bryce Greenly, Delaware

SP – Jake Brink, Charleston

SP – Aidan Hunter, Charleston

SP – Zane Taylor, UNCW

RP – Carter Lovasz, William & Mary

RP – Mike McKenna, Hofstra

Honorable Mention: Tyler Leach, C, Delaware; Brett Lesher, IF, Delaware; Joey Loynd, IF, Delaware; Eric Ludman, IF, Delaware; Braeden O'Shaughnessy, IF, Campbell; Jordan Peyton, IF, Towson; Will Baumhofer, OF, Charleston; Elijah Dickerson, OF, Towson; Charlie Granatell, OF, Elon; Ryan Sprock, IF/P, Elon; Phil Stahl, DH, Monmouth; Connor Campbell, SP, Charleston; Eddie Smink, SP, Stony Brook; Jack Beauchesne, RP, Northeastern; Erik Paulsen, DH/RP, Stony Brook

CAA All-Rookie Team

Peyton Bonds, OF, Campbell

Nate Brittain, P, Campbell

Anthony Greco, 1B/OF, William & Mary

Wyatt Hunt, 3B, Monmouth

Charlie Megio, IF, Campbell

Erik Paulsen, DH/P, Stony Brook

Nicholas Rizzo, P, Stony Brook

Taye Robinson, IF, Towson

Andrew Schuldt, C, Campbell

Hayden Thomas, P, Charleston

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Players Mentioned

Lawson Harrill

#15 Lawson Harrill

OF
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
First
Grant Knipp

#23 Grant Knipp

C
6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
Andrew Schuldt

#9 Andrew Schuldt

C
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Nate Brittain

#41 Nate Brittain

RHP
6' 4"
Freshman
Peyton  Bonds

#25 Peyton Bonds

OF
6' 5"
Freshman
Charlie Meglio

#29 Charlie Meglio

INF
6' 4"
Freshman
Braeden O

#7 Braeden O'Shaughnessy

INF
6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Lawson Harrill

#15 Lawson Harrill

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
First
OF
Grant Knipp

#23 Grant Knipp

6' 2"
Redshirt Sophomore
C
Andrew Schuldt

#9 Andrew Schuldt

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
C
Nate Brittain

#41 Nate Brittain

6' 4"
Freshman
RHP
Peyton  Bonds

#25 Peyton Bonds

6' 5"
Freshman
OF
Charlie Meglio

#29 Charlie Meglio

6' 4"
Freshman
INF
Braeden O

#7 Braeden O'Shaughnessy

6' 2"
Graduate Student
INF