College Notebook

Wilson named to USA Baseball CNT training camp roster

N.C. State Freshman All-American Will Wilson has been added to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp Roster, the organization said Tuesday.

Wilson is one of 20 training camp invitees competing for a spot on the Collegiate National Team, which will be composed of a 28-man roster to compete in a series against Chinese Taipei before its final 24-man roster will compete in international friendship series against Cuba and Japan.

The 20 training camp players will join 14 previously identified athletes in a five-game series with teams in the Coastal Plain League and the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League before the 24-man roster is announced on Monday.

Wilson, a native of Kings Mountain, was one of two Wolfpack players to start all 61 games and one of a few freshmen in the ACC to start all his team’s games. Wilson finished the year with a .300 batting average to go along with 72 hits, tying for the second most on the team.

He tied for the ACC lead with 21 doubles, the second-highest total for any freshman in the nation. Wilson smashed eight home runs to rank second among ACC rookies in that category. In addition, he tallied 48 RBIs to pace all ACC freshmen and finish second on the team.

He was also an ACC All-Freshman Team Selection.

Elon: The CAA announced that junior Stephanie Asher has been named Spring Scholar-Athlete of the Year. An exercise science major with a minor in psychology, Asher has been a member of the President’s List three times, named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll all six of her semesters at Elon and a three-time recipient of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award. On the field, she netted a new program record 58 goals to go with 11 assists for 69 points.

Elon: The CAA announced that junior Erica Braschi has been named Spring Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Braschi, a biochemistry major with a minor in psychology, is a two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete and has made the President’s List at Elon five times. She was a second-team All-CAA selection in both singles and doubles in 2017. Braschi also earned the 2016-17 ITA Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award for the Carolina Region.

UNC: The program added Vivian Glozman and Anna Harmon to its 2017 recruiting class, head coach Brian Kalbas said. With the previous commitment of Alexandra Sanford and the additions of Glozman and Harmon, the Tar Heels boast the No. 3-ranked recruiting class, according to the Tennis Recruiting Network. The Heels have had a top-5 ranked class every season since 2012.

Durham Sports Club: Chuck Amato, associate head coach/defensive coordinator at the University of Akron, will be the guest speaker Wednesday. Amato played and later coached at N.C. State. Meetings are open to the public for a fee of $25, which includes lunch and the presentation.

UNC: The program announced the schedule for the upcoming 2017 season. The fall slate, which features three 2016 conference champions, four top-15 opponents and seven 2016 NCAA Tournament qualifiers, opens on Aug. 25 in Madison, Wisconsin. The Tar Heels’ home opener is on Sept. 8 against LIU Brooklyn in the first of two consecutive nonconference home weekends, while the team begins to defend its 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference title on Sept. 22 at N.C. State.

Duke: A pair of incoming men’s soccer Blue Devils will begin their quest for a U.S. Soccer Development Academy title before they officially arrive in Durham in August. Wilhelm Jacques and Daniel Wright start the journey Thursday with the opening games of the USSDA Playoffs.

Elon: Coach Matt Matheny announced the addition Nathan Priddy, Duje Radja and Simon Wright to the Phoenix program for the 2017-18 season. Priddy, Radja and Wright join a Phoenix team that finished 18-14 in 2016-17, including a 10-8 mark in the CAA last season. The team also returns all five starters from last season, including all four players who averaged double figure scoring.

St. Augustine’s: Sports information director Anthony Jeffries was selected the NCAA Division II national winner of the Excellence in Communications Award for his outstanding coverage for the 2016-17 season. The award highlights athletics communications representatives at conferences and/or schools who have committed to outstanding coverage and support.

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This story was originally published June 20, 2017 at 11:30 PM with the headline "College Notebook."