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Jones Named CAA Player of the Year

Seahawk land five on All-CAA Squads

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Sophomore shortstop Greg Jones has been named Colonial Athletic Association Bill Brooks Player of the Year by the league's coach after producing one of the most dominant offensive seasons in the history of the UNCW program.

Jones, along with juniors Kep Brown and Cole Weiss, was named first-team All-CAA. Junior Jackson Meadows and sophomore Noah Bridges were named to the second team at second base and outfield, respectively.

Jones becomes the seventh Seahawk to earn the league's player of the year award, which is named after longtime UNCW Director of Athletics and baseball coach Bill Brooks. Jones led the league in runs scored (62), triples (8), walks (48), on base average (.482) and was second in stolen bases (37) and fourth in slugging percentage (.540).

Brown earned All-CAA honors for the first time while Weiss was a second-team selection in 2018 as a sophomore.

Brown enters the CAA championships tournament leading the league with a career-high 52 runs batted in while hitting .279 with 14 doubles and a team-high seven home runs. The Charleston, S.C., native crafted a 20-game hitting streak this season, drove in runs in 10 consecutive games, a UNCW record, and recently saw his consecutive games reached safely halted at 34.

Weiss posted a strong year at the hot corner with a .310 batting average and enters the conference tournament with a league-leading 70 hits. Weiss is second on the team and seventh in the conference runs RBI's with a career-high 43.
Meadows stepped into the starting slot at second base and responded with a .275 batting average and 36 runs scored, second on the team. He enters the conference tournament with 17 stolen bases in 20 attempts.

Bridges rounds out the UNCW honorees. The sophomore outfielder posted a .256 batting average while playing in all 56 games, making 53 starts. Bridges collected 39 RBI's, 11 doubles, two triples and a pair of home runs. He also stole 15 bases while playing a stellar centerfield.

The Seahawks open the CAA tournament on Wednesday against Northeastern at noon. The game will be streamed on CAA.tv and will air locally in Wilmington on ESPN Radio AM 630/101.7 FM.
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Players Mentioned

Noah Bridges

#22 Noah Bridges

OF
6' 2"
Sophomore
L/R
Kep Brown

#36 Kep Brown

OF
6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Greg Jones

#2 Greg Jones

IF
6' 2"
Sophomore
S/R
Jackson Meadows

#7 Jackson Meadows

IF
6' 1"
Junior
R/R
Cole Weiss

#8 Cole Weiss

IF
6' 4"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Noah Bridges

#22 Noah Bridges

6' 2"
Sophomore
L/R
OF
Kep Brown

#36 Kep Brown

6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
OF
Greg Jones

#2 Greg Jones

6' 2"
Sophomore
S/R
IF
Jackson Meadows

#7 Jackson Meadows

6' 1"
Junior
R/R
IF
Cole Weiss

#8 Cole Weiss

6' 4"
Junior
L/R
IF