FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5-28-02

David Harriman Named ABCA/NCAA DII First-Team All-America

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Armstrong Atlantic State senior catcher David Harriman has earned first-team NCAA Division II All-America honors, announced by the ABCA (American Baseball Coaches' Association) on Tuesday afternoon at the NCAA DII College World Series in Montgomery, Ala.

A two-time All-PBC and All-Region honoree for the Pirates, Harriman opened the season with a 41-game hitting streak, the longest single-season hitting streak in NCAA DII history and second-longest all-time. The streak helped Harriman become the first All-America honoree for AASU since 1998 and the first first-team All-America honoree since Dave McLoughlin earned first-team All-America honors in 1994.

The Surrey, British Columbia, native led the team with a .412 average, 14 home runs and 69 RBI this season and ranks ninth all-time on the AASU charts in home runs (24) and RBI (122) in his two seasons with the Pirates. Harriman also proved his clutch hitting prowess in 2002, hitting .450 with runners on base and launching walk-off extra-inning home runs to defeat Connecticut and UNC Pembroke during the season. Harriman also earned Peach Belt and SLAM! Sports Canadian Player of the Week honors in 2002.

Harriman is the 36^th All-America honoree in the past 15 seasons for the Pirates and joins a select list of just eight players to earn first-team All-America honors for AASU.

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