Furman's A.J. Davidiuk Picks Up Second SoCon Player-of-the-Year Honor

May 25, 2006

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Furman shortstop A.J. Davidiuk has been named 2006 Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year in voting by league league media, it was announced today.

Davidiuk (Day-vah-DUKE), a senior from Indian Trail, N.C., who on Wednesday was named player-of-the-year by SoCon coaches, batted .372 with 11 home runs and 47 RBI in leading Furman to a 32-21 regular season record and 16-11, third place finish in the SoCon. He batted .430 with eight home runs and 31 RBI in conference play and was twice named league player-of-the-week, TIAA-CREF student-athlete-of-the-week, as well as conference player-of-the-month for April. He is the first Furman player to capture SoCon Player-of-the-Year honors since the league initiated the award in 1977.

Heading into Thursday's SoCon Tournament second round game against UNC-Greensboro, Davidiuk ranked first in Furman career doubles (54), second in career hits (264), fourth in career runs (155) and RBI (147), and ninth in career home runs (24).

He is a member of the 2006 Furman senior class that has posted a 115-108 record -- the winningest four-year stretch in Furman baseball history. He sports a 3.59 grade point average in neuroscience.

Davidiuk was also named to the media's all-conference first team along with Paladin junior catcher Tony Maccani. First baseman Case Cassedy was a second team selection.