FRANKLIN STUBBS
1b - Hamlet, N.C.
As a sophomore in 1981, he
became the first Tech baseball
player to earn first-team AllAmerica honors ... Was picked
as the DH on the All-America
Baseball News (now Baseball America) All-America
squad and was a second-team choice at first base
on the American Association of College Baseball
Coaches’ team ... Earned those honors by hitting
.417, driving in 83 runs, stealing 34 bases and
slugging 29 home runs ... Set nine school records
and led the nation in home runs and slugging
percentage (.969) ... The following season as a
junior, he was named to The Sporting News’ AllAmerica team.
JIM STEWART
Kevin Barker was the 1996 Atlantic 10
Player of the Year.
Jim Stewart led the Hokies
in both batting average and
earned run average in 1982.
3b/p - Seabrook, Md.
Was named the first-team
third baseman on the 1982
American
Association
of
College Baseball Coaches’ AllAmerica team following an
outstanding senior season ... Led the team with
a .404 batting average ... Contributed 88 hits
(a school record at the time), 18 home runs and
68 RBIs ... Also aided the Tech cause as a short
reliever, compiling a 4-1 record with four saves and
a team-leading 2.31 earned run average.
GEORGE CANALE
1b - Roanoke, Va.
Led the nation in home
runs with 29 as a junior
(1986) on the way to earning
first team All-America honors
from Baseball America and
The Sporting News ... Led
the team in hitting with a .373 average ... Also
contributed 71 runs batted in, 76 runs scored and a
team-high 47 bases on balls ... Established school
career marks for home runs (76), total bases (502)
and runs batted in (227) ... Considered Tech’s top
defensive first baseman.
TREY MCCOY
lf - Virginia Beach, Va.
Earned third-team AllAmerica honors from the
American
Association
of
Baseball Coaches as a
sophomore in 1987 ... Hit .406
with 21 home runs, 66 RBIs and 48 bases on balls
... Led the team in 11 offensive categories ... Was
named the University Division Player of the Year in
the state of Virginia and led the Metro Conference
in batting, home runs and RBIs.
DEE DALTON
ss - Roanoke, Va.
Named third team on the
1993 NCAA Division I AllAmerica squad selected by
Collegiate Baseball following
his sophomore season ... Hit
VIRGINIA TECH
.341 and drove in 42 runs for the Hokies ... Led the
team in home runs (14), triples (3), walks (38), runs
scored (49) and slugging percentage (.665) ... Fielded
.932 overall and .966 in Metro Conference games ...
Carried a .459 batting average in league games with
seven homers ... His combined offensive and defensive
skills rank him as one of the top shortstops in school
history.
KEVIN BARKER
of - Mendota, Va.
A second-team pick as an
outfielder on the 1996 Baseball
America All-America team ... Was
voted the Atlantic 10 Conference
Player of the Year after finishing
his junior season with a .361 batting average, 20
home runs and 62 runs batted in ... Led the team
with 73 hits, 52 walks and a .492 on-base percentage
... Set a school single-season mark for triples with
nine and became the Hokies’ all-time leader in that
category with 17 ... Started all 59 games in center
field, committing just one error ... Was only the fifth
Tech player to hit 20 homers in a season.
CHARLIE GILLIAN
p - Beckley, W.Va.
Finished the 1996 season
among the national leaders in
saves ... Named to the thirdteam Mizuno All-America squad
selected by Collegiate Baseball ...
Posted a Tech single-season record 14 saves to go with
a 2-1 record and 1.98 earned run average ... Registered
35 strikeouts in 27.1 innings, while walking just eight
batters ... Opponents hit just .186 against the righthanded junior during his 31 appearances.
MATT GRISWOLD
of - Severna Park, Md.
The fourth sophomore to
earn All-America honors at Tech
during Coach Chuck Hartman’s
tenure ... Was named to the
third team of the 1997 American
Baseball Coaches’ Association All-America squad ...
Finished the season with a team-leading .408 batting
average ... Contributed 69 runs batted in and 13
home runs ... Also led the team in walks (49) and
on-base percentage (.527) ... Put together a 29-game
hitting streak during the season ... Was also named
an honorable mention All-American by the National
Collegiate Baseball Writers in 1999.
BARRY GAUCH
c - Woodbridge, Va.
Was selected third-team
All-America by the American
Baseball Coaches’ Association
following his senior season in
1999 … Batted .374 that season
and led the team in runs batted in with 61 … Also
topped the Hokies in hits (85), multiple-hit games
(28) and multiple-RBI games (17) … He contributed
17 doubles, three triples and 10 home runs … Named
first-team All-Atlantic 10 and was selected to the A-10
All-Championships team.
LARRY BOWLES
p/1b - Boones Mill, Va.
Named third-team All-America as a
sophomore in 1999 by both Collegiate
Baseball (Louisville Slugger TPX team)
and the National Collegiate Baseball
Writers … The MVP of the Atlantic 10
Baseball Championships … Posted a 10-3 pitching record
with a 4.27 earned run average and a team-leading 106
strikeouts in 105.1 innings … Also played first base and
led the team in batting (.390), home runs (14), extra-base
hits (34) and slugging (.700) … Drove in 58 runs and put
together a 27-game hitting streak.
Marc Tugwell was the
BIG EAST Co-Player of
the Year in 2003.
MATT DALTON
p - Monroeville, Pa.
A member of the 16-man first
team of the 2003 National Collegiate
Baseball Writers Association AllAmerica team … Also named third
team on the 2003 American Baseball
Coaches Association/Rawlings A-A squad … Did not
surrender a run during his first 26 appearances of the
season … Finished with a 0.76 earned run average …
Posted a 3-1 record and tied a school single-season mark
for saves with 14 … Pitched 35 2/3 innings during 29
appearances … Allowed just 16 hits, only one of which
went for extra bases … Struck out 28 batters and walked
just six … Became the first pure relief pitcher to be named
first-team All-BIG EAST.
MARC TUGWELL
2b - Springfield, Va.
Was picked second team AllAmerica by both the American Baseball
Coaches Association and Collegiate
Baseball following the 2003 season
… Named the BIG EAST Co-Player of
the Year after batting a team-leading .398 and fielding
.981 … Also led the team in at bats (226), runs (64), hits
(90), doubles (17) and slugging percentage (.580) … Was
second on the squad in runs batted in (59), stolen bases
(16) and on-base percentage (.445) … Committed just six
errors in 308 total chances … A two-time All-BIG EAST
selection at second base.
Steve Domecus broke
or tied three singleseason school records,
two that had stood
since the 1980s.
STEVE DOMECUS
c - Novato, Calif.
Was a third team All-America
selection by Ping!Baseball (now
College Baseball Lineup) after the
2010 season … Broke or tied three
single-season school records, two that
had stood since the 1980s ... Equaled the hits mark with
92 and set the doubles mark with 27 ... Behind the plate,
had 55 assists, also a school record ... Led the team with
62 runs scored, 160 total bases and a slugging percentage
of .635 ... Tied for the team-lead with 13 home runs and
14 hit-by-pitches ... Ranked second in average (.365), RBIs
(60), and stolen bases (12).
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
(as selected by CoSIDA)
1970.............. Wayne Jarvis, 1st team, IF
1975.............. Tony Varbonceour, 1st team, 1B
1991.............. Steve Render, 3rd team, OF
1992.............. Steve Render, 1st team, OF
2003.............. Spencer Harris, 2nd team, SS
2004.............. Tom Blaszak, 1st team, 2B
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