NCCU’s Sweet, ECU’s Ingle named to Freshman All-America team

N.C. Central pitcher Devin Sweet was named to the 2015 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Freshman All-American Team, the organization announced Monday.

East Carolina’s Joe Ingle was also named to the team.

Sweet finished with a team-best 2.93 earned run average in 15 appearances on the mound with 10 starts, earning a 4-2 record to top NCCU. In 672/3 innings pitched, he recorded a team-high 54 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .226 batting average.

Ingle appeared in a team and conference-best 32 games out of the bullpen posting a 1-0 record with eight saves in 312/3 innings. He allowed just five runs (four earned) on 17 hits sporting a team-best 1.14 ERA with 41 strikeouts to 23 walks.

ECU: Dorian Jackson has been hired as director of creative services for athletics.

Duke: Incoming freshman Taylor Racioppi and the United States U-20 Women’s National Team won its final two matches of the NTC Invitational over the weekend to earn a runner-up finish at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif.

Duke: Duke men’s tennis finished with the No. 2 incoming freshman class in the nation.

Joining the Blue Devils for the 2015-16 season, Adrian Chamdani, Catalin Mateas, Vincent Lin and Ryan Dickerson comprise of the No. 2 group, totalling 592 points out of a possible 625.

This story was originally published June 8, 2015 at 8:41 PM with the headline "NCCU’s Sweet, ECU’s Ingle named to Freshman All-America team."