Charlotte pitcher Corey Roberts was named to Baseball America's freshman All-American second team.
Roberts, who played at Charlotte's Olympic High, led the 49ers with six victories and also led the Atlantic 10 with a 3.81 ERA and also made the league's all-freshman team.
Friday, July 9, 2010
49ers' Roberts makes 2nd team freshman AA team
49ers make staff changes
The Charlotte 49ers made some moves in the athletics department Friday:
-- Chris Thomasson was promoted to associate athletics director in charge of compliance and championships. Thomasson has been with the 49ers since 2005.
-- Hudson Jacobs has been named video coordinator for men's and women's basketball. He had been administrative assistant for the women's basketball and volleyball teams and is a former student manager for N.C. State's women's basketball team.
-- Scott Byrd was named assistant director of compliance. A North Carolina graduate, he's a former director of compliance at N.C. State and was a compliance specialist at Wake Forest.
-- Jesse Garber was named assistant ticket manager.
Goetschius wins bronze
Charlotte's Amanda Goetschius won the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the NACACA Under-23 Championships at Miramar, Fla., today. Goetschius, a rising senior for the 49ers, had a time of 37:18.81 minutes. Goetschius was an All-American in the 5,000 meters for the 49ers last season.