FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Ferrum
Phone: (540) 365-4306

June 29, 2007


Hudgins, Chrismer, Naff Headline '07 College All-State Baseball Team

FERRUM, Va.  —  Virginia Wesleyan College catcher Matt Hudgins and Bridgewater College catcher Andrew Chrismer were named Player and Rookie of the Year, respectively, on the 2007 VaSID College Division All-State Baseball Team.  Ferrum College's Abe Naff has been named Coach of the Year.

2007 VaSID College Division All-State Baseball Team

Hudgins hit .447 with 18 doubles, four triples, six home runs, and 47 RBI this season.  He is currently with the Chicago Cubs in the Arizona Rookie League.

Chrismer batted .339 with five home runs and 37 RBI, and was the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Rookie of the year.  he helped the Eagles win the ODAC Tournament and advance to the NCAA regionals.

Naff led Ferrum to its 10th USA South Athletic Conference title.  Naff's Panthers shared the regular season title, then won the USA South Tournament and hosted the NCAA regional.  Ferrum advanced to the championship game before being eliminated in 12 innings by eventual national runner-up Emory University.  This is Naff's fifth VaSID Coach of the Year honor (1992, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2007).  The retiring skipper closed out his 23-year career with a 643-236-3 coaching record.

All-State teams are selected by active members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.  For more information, please visit the VaSID site at http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid.

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