NEWBERRY– For the tenth year in a row, the Newberry College baseball team has ended the 2022-23 season with the highest GPA in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The Wolves maintained a 3.456 GPA for the 2022-23 scholastic year.
Among the Wolves, sophomore infielder Jomar Lugo was named the 2023 SAC Wealth Enhancement Group Elite Award winner. The Wealth Enhancement Group Elite 23 Award honors the student-athlete with the top cumulative grade-point average in each of the league's 23 team championship sports.
Junior Catcher Rhett Jolly was named 2023 Third-Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).
Five Wolves were named CSC Academic All-Region (Rhett Jolly, Jesse Free, Jomar Lugo, Kade Faircloth, and Joe LaFiora).
The Wolves had 38 players who made the SAC Commissioner's honor roll in the 2022-23 season. The Commissioner's honor roll is rewarded to players who maintain a 3.30 GPA throughout the school year.
The 38 athletes that made the Commissioner's list include.
Ryan Barnett
Cooper Gentry
Kade Faircloth
John Forrester
Luke White
Matthew Davidson
Trevor Testerman
Connor Hanley-Hodge
Wyatt Carey
Matias Marchesini
Jomar Lugo
Gabrial Rogers
Jesse Free
james Graham
Ryley Stout
Anthony Plotkin
Wesley Livingston
Rhett Jolly
Bryce Peterson
Scott Templeton
Hunter French
Bradford Brooks
Christopher Morrison
Bennett Roemer
Joseph LaFiora
Brayden Gilson
Colm O'Shea
Braylin Marine
Parker Fenton
Brody Winter
Rylan Brown
Jonathan Velez
Gunnar Erickson
Johnathan White
James Gibson
Kenneth Miller
Donovan Ford
Trevor Linaman
