CLEVELAND, Tenn.-One of Lee University's best baseball seasons since moving to NCAA Division II play, was highlighted this week when three Flames were listed on DII All-American teams. Jack Nedrow was a first-team member of two of the three squads while Cam Suto and Brandon Daniels were also honored.
The Flames finished with a 39-18 record and won the GSC regular season championship. Coach Mark Brew's club received an at-large bid to the NCAA DII South Regional Tournament.
Nedrow enjoyed an outstanding season and was named All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2 CCA). The junior righthander posted an 11-0 record before falling to the No.1 team in D2, the University of Tampa, in the NCAA South Regional Championship. Nedrow had a 3.22 ERA over 78.1 innings of work. He struck out 84 batters and walked only 24.
Suto and Daniels were named third-team All-Americans by the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. II All-American committee. They were earlier joined by Dylan Standifer and Nedrow as members DII All-South Region teams.
Suto's year included a .370 batting average. He led the Flames with 90 hits, 20 homeruns and 71 RBI. He displayed his speed by stealing 25 bases in 28 attempts. Brandon Daniels was Lee's top hitter for average at .379. He topped the team with 22 doubles. Standifer was a consistent five-year player for the Flames. He joined Soto and Daniels as one of the club's leading hits and run producers. He batted .329 and paced the team in runs scored, 72. Standifer led the team with 44 walks and was hit by 16 pitches.
"What a great year for Jack, Cam and Brandon," praised coach Brew. "Each one played a huge part in our team's success. The consistency they brought to the ballpark every day helped us have one of our best seasons in the D2 era of Flames baseball. I am proud of all of them and excited they are being recognized for the excellence they brought on the field daily."