ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Junior Ethan Baucom picked up Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year recognition and was joined on the all-conference squad by sophomore Trevor Clemons and senior Luke Jackson with the announcement of the league's 2019 Baseball All-Conference Team on Thursday evening.
 
The announcement marked the second all-conference award for both Baucom and Jackson, while Clemons was crowned all-league for the first time in his career. It is the 11^th time in the last 12 seasons that the Black & Gold has sent multiple representatives to the all-PBC squad. Baucom became just the second player (Collins Cuthrell, 2015) to pick up the PBC Player of the Year award.
 
A product of Rockingham, Baucom currently leads NCAA Division II with 71 RBI, while also posting the country's fourth-best home run total (20). The every-day centerfielder started all 48 games for the Braves this season and registered a .306 batting average with 29 extra-base hits and 57 runs scored, while also proving successful of nine of his 11 stolen base attempts. He finished his junior campaign with a .658 slugging percentage, while also toting a .409 on-base percentage. Baucom also notched a team-best 23 multiple-RBI outings this season, as well as 19 multiple-hit games.
 
Clemons started in 47 games for the Black & Gold and finished his sophomore campaign with a .333 batting average that complemented 15 extra-base hits (2 HR), 20 RBI and 48 runs scored. The Randleman native finished the regular season with a team-best 35 walks (7^th PBC), while also ranking fourth among league leaders with 15 stolen bases (19 attempts). He recorded 20 multiple-hit and a quartet of multi-RBI outings, while also scoring two or more runs in 13 contests.
 
Jackson, a product of Kinston, ranks among the league's top-10 leaders in 11 statistical categories and finished the 2019 season with a .321 batting average to go along with 23 extra-base hits (6 HR), 42 RBI and 56 runs scored. The 2018 all-America selection tacked up five of his home runs and 27 RBI against PBC competition, and also boasted 22 multiple-hit and 12 multiple-RBI contests. Jackson currently ranks second among league leaders (behind only Baucom) in runs scored, and is listed third in the conference in stolen bases, doubles and hit by pitch.